Oracle
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Archive log
how to setup:
http://www.beyondoracle.com/2008/05/08/setup-oracle-database-archivelog-mode/
sql plus:
shutdown immediate; startup mount; alter database archivelog; alter database open;
examine:
archive log list; select log_mode from v$database;
Quick tour http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/text.102/b14217/quicktour.htm