THE RETENTION TARGET IS ONLY A TARGET, AND ORACLE WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION EVEN IF IT CANNOT BE MET—BUT YOUR FLASHBACKS MAY FAIL

7. þ C. The retention target is only a target, and Oracle will continue to

function even if it cannot be met—but your flashbacks may fail.

ý A, B, and D. A is what happens if it is not possible to archive logs. B is an

attribute that can be applied to datafiles, not the flash recovery area. D will

only happen if you instruct RMAN to do it.