Deleting Obsolete Backups

This section explains how to delete obsolete backups, which are those no longer needed by the configured retention policy. If you use a fast recovery area as your only disk-based backup destination, then you never have to delete obsolete backups from disk. The fast recovery area keeps files as specified by the retention policy, and deletes them only when space is needed.

To delete obsolete backups:

1. On the Database Home page, click Availability to display the Availability subpage.

2. In the Manage section, click Manage Current Backups.

   The Manage Current Backups page appears.

3. Click Delete All Obsolete.

   All obsolete backups (both backup sets and image copies) are deleted, regardless of whether you clicked Delete All Obsolete while viewing the Backup Sets or Image Copies subpage.

   The Delete All Obsolete: Specify Job Parameters page appears.

4. In the Schedule section, do one of the following:

   • Select One Time (Immediately) to run the deletion job immediately.

   • Schedule the deletion as you would a backup job.

5. Click Submit Job.