7.35 V$ARCHIVE_PROCESSES

V$ARCHIVE_PROCESSES displays the state of the various ARCH processes for the instance.

Column Datatype Description

PROCESS

NUMBER

Identifier for the ARCH process for the instance, numbered from 0-9

STATUS

VARCHAR2(10)

Status of the ARCH process, displayed as a keyword. Possible values are: STOPPED, SCHEDULED, STARTING, ACTIVE, STOPPING, and TERMINATED.

LOG_SEQUENCE

NUMBER

This is the online redo log sequence number currently being archived, if STATE="BUSY"

STATE

VARCHAR2(4)

This is the current state of the ARCH process, displayed as a keyword. Possible keywords are IDLE or BUSY.

ROLES

VARCHAR2(36)

The list of roles assigned to the archive process. The roles include: HEART_BEAT, NO_FAL, NO_SRL, CLEAR_LOGS

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