Edit the init.ora file to specify the archive log destination and file-name format. For more information about the init.ora file, see the Oracle database administrator guide.

Customize the appropriate server parameter file (spfile) to indicate the archived log destination, for example:

CONNECT SYS/
sys_pwd AS SYSDBA;
     ALTER SYSTEM SET 
     log_archive_dest_1 = 'location=/
oracle_path/
arch' 
     SCOPE=SPFILE;

For Oracle databases deployed in an Amazon RDS for Oracle environment, create the directories ARCHIVELOG_DIR and ONLINELOG_DIR for the archived and online redo logs, respectively. Use the following exec statements:

exec rdsadmin.rdsadmin_master_util.create_archivelog_dir; 
exec rdsadmin.rdsadmin_master_util.create_onlinelog_dir;

exec rdsadmin.rdsadmin_util.set_configuration('archivelog retention days',
number_of_days);