{"id":242809,"date":"2025-04-24T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/?p=242809"},"modified":"2025-09-16T12:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T19:35:16","slug":"creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/blog\/creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating and Sizing the Oracle Fast Recovery Area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When creating the fast recovery area, place it on a separate disk from the database binaries and data files. For this example, I am using the C drive because this is on a VM, which is what is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The size of your fast recovery will also depend on several factors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Space available at the OS level<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Size of your backups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your backup retention policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The size and location of the fast recovery area are managed by two parameters: db_recovery_file_dest and db_recovery_file_dest_size. To view the current settings for these parameters, log into your database and execute the command: show parameter reco. If you have not set the parameters, they will both be null.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area-size-and-location-parameters.png\" alt=\"Creating and Sizing the Oracle Fast Recovery Area size and Location Parameters\" class=\"wp-image-242810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area-size-and-location-parameters.png 797w, https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area-size-and-location-parameters-480x284.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 797px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will need to set the db_recovery_file_dest_size before you can set the db_recovery_file_dest. If you try to set the db_recovery_file_dest first, you will get the following error:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>alter system set db_recovery_file_dest = 'C:\\fast_recovery_area'\nError report -\nORA-02097: parameter cannot be modified because specified value is invalid\nORA-19802: cannot use DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST without DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST_SIZE<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>To set the db_recovery_file_dest and db_recovery_file_dest_size run the following commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>alter system set db_recovery_file_dest_size=100G;\n\nalter system set db_recovery_file_dest = 'C:\\fast_recovery_area';<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area-set-db-recovery-file-dest.png\" alt=\"Creating and Sizing the Oracle Fast Recovery Area Set db_recovery_file_dest\" class=\"wp-image-242811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area-set-db-recovery-file-dest.png 784w, https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area-set-db-recovery-file-dest-480x269.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 784px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, check to see your changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area-db-recovery-file-dest-see-changes.png\" alt=\"Creating and Sizing the Oracle Fast Recovery Area db_recovery_file_dest See Changes\" class=\"wp-image-242812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area-db-recovery-file-dest-see-changes.png 777w, https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area-db-recovery-file-dest-see-changes-480x125.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 777px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The database does not need to be bounced for the changes to take effect. This can be verified by running the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>set line 200\ncol name for a30\ncol value for a30\ncol issys_modifiable a30\nselect name, value, issys_modifiable\nfrom v$parameter\nwhere name like 'db_recovery%';<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area-database-does-not-need-to-be-bounced.png\" alt=\"Creating and Sizing the Oracle Fast Recovery Area Database Does Not Need to be Bounced\" class=\"wp-image-242813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area-database-does-not-need-to-be-bounced.png 886w, https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area-database-does-not-need-to-be-bounced-480x108.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 886px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To see what is being used in the fast recovery area and how much space is being used, you can query the v$flash_recovery_area_usage view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"921\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area-see-what-is-being-used.png\" alt=\"Creating and Sizing the Oracle Fast Recovery Area See What is Being Used\" class=\"wp-image-242814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area-see-what-is-being-used.png 921w, https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-creating-and-sizing-the-oracle-fast-recovery-area-see-what-is-being-used-480x155.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 921px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For any questions, <a href=\"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/contact-us\/\">please contact us.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When creating the fast recovery area, place it on a separate disk from the database binaries and data files. 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