Using ARCHIVELOG Mode Data Dictionary Views

Oracle provides several data dictionary views that can be used to monitor and manage the
online and archived redo logs.

V$ARCHIVE	The V$ARCHIVE view provides information on redo logs that are in need of being archived.
V$ARCHIVE_DEST	The V$ARCHIVE_DEST view provides information on each individual archive-log destination. Typically this view is used for Oracle Data Guard.
V$ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE	The V$ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE view provides status information on each of the  individual archive-log destination directories
V$ARCHIVE_PROCESSES	The V$ARCHIVE_PROCESSES view provides information on the different ARCH processes running on your system.
V$ARCHIVED_LOG	The V$ARCHIVED_LOG view provides information on individual archived redo logs.
V$LOG	The V$LOG view provides information on the online redo log groups.
V$LOGFILE	The V$LOGFILE view provides information on specific online redo logs
V$LOG_HISTORY	The V$LOG_HISTORY view provides historical information on all online/archived redo logs.