8.158 V$RECOVERY_LOG

V$RECOVERY_LOG lists information about archived logs that are needed to complete media recovery. This information is derived from the log history view, V$LOG_HISTORY.

V$RECOVERY_LOG contains useful information only for the Oracle process doing the recovery. When Recovery Manager directs a server process to perform recovery, only Recovery Manager can view the relevant information in this view. V$RECOVERY_LOG will be empty to all other Oracle users.

Column Datatype Description

THREAD#

NUMBER

Thread number of the archived log

SEQUENCE#

NUMBER

Sequence number of the archived log

TIME

DATE

Time of the first entry (lowest SCN) in the log

ARCHIVE_NAME

VARCHAR2(513)

Name of the file when archived, using the naming convention specified by the LOG_ARCHIVE_FORMAT initialization parameter

See Also: "LOG_ARCHIVE_FORMAT"

CON_ID

NUMBER

The ID of the container to which the data pertains. Possible values include:

  • 0: This value is used for rows containing data that pertain to the entire CDB. This value is also used for rows in non-CDBs.

  • 1: This value is used for rows containing data that pertain to only the root

  • n: Where n is the applicable container ID for the rows containing data