Estimate flashback destination size

Sometimes application team will ask DBA to enable flashback for x number of days. In such case, a DBA needs to estimate the flashback space required for x number of days in order to store the flashback logs. The flashback log size is same as archive log size generated in a database.

• Method to estimate flashback space

• Check archive log size

Method to estimate flashback space

• Check the archive generation size via below query

• Take the average per day size of archives generated

• Multiply the average archive size with x number of days

• Ask storage team to add the required space for flashback file system

Check archive log size

Check archive generation size via below query

select to_char(COMPLETION_TIME,'DD-MON-YYYY') Arch_Date,count(*) No#_Logs,
sum((BLOCKS*512)/1024/1024/1024) Arch_LogSize_GB 
from v$archived_log 
where to_char(COMPLETION_TIME,'DD-MON-YYYY')>=trunc(sysdate-7) and DEST_ID=1
group by to_char(COMPLETION_TIME,'DD-MON-YYYY')
order by to_char(COMPLETION_TIME,'DD-MON-YYYY');

Let us assume the average archive log files size generated per day is 5 GB. Your application team wants you to enable FLASHBACK for 4 days. In this case you will need Approx 20 GB (5GB X 4Days) of space for flashback logs