Script to delete applied archivelogs on a STANDBY database

This script is designed to run against STANDBY databases to deleted applied archives older than specific number of hours defined by the user. It maintains that un-applied archives remain un-touched.

Download the script:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xx5o6b94rv5ps30/delete_applied_archives_on_standby.sh?dl=0


How to use the script:

⏩ Set MAIL_LIST variable to your E-mail to receive an email alert if archives are not applied. 
    e.g. MAIL_LIST="john.smith@abc.com"

⏩ Specify the candidate archives for deletion older than N hours by setting LAST_N_HOURS variable to the number of hours.

    e.g. Deleting applied archives older than 24 hours:
     LAST_N_HOURS=24

⏩ You can EXCLUDE any instance from having the script to run against by passing the INSTANCE_NAME you want to exclude to EXL_DB variable.

e.g. excluding orcl from archive deletion:

EXL_DB="\-MGMTDB|ASM|orcl"

⏩ You can use FORCE option when deleting the archives from RMAN console: [Y|N] [Default is NO]

    e.g. FORCE_DELETION=Y

⏩ You can decide to CROSSCHECK the archivelogs after the archivelogs deletion: [Y|N] [Default is YES]

    e.g. VALIDATE_ARCHIVES=Y

⏩ Also you can schedule it to run periodically in the Oracle's user crontab as well.

DISCLAIMER: THIS SCRIPT IS DISTRIBUTED IN THE HOPE THAT IT WILL BE USEFUL, BUT WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. IT IS PROVIDED "AS IS".