Re: Starting up Oracle with "missing" datafiles

Charlie,

    I think that something like

       ALTER DATABASE DATAFILE '...' OFFLINE DROP; should be issued, which should then enable you to execute

        DROP TABLESPACE ... INCLUDING CONTENTS; But then not only the data but object definitions will be wiped away. Don't know what you have in mind, but if it's to play at 'Darling I have shrunk the prod database' I am not sure that it is the best way. You cannot keep an empty shell to have a downsized test database this way, I am afraid.

Regards,

Stephane Faroult
Oriole Corporation

Charlie Mengler wrote:

> After a clean DB shutdown, I want to grap a copy of
> just the single file holding the SYSTEM tablespace
> and the controlfiles associated with an instance;
> let's call it "PROD".
>
> I move these files onto another system and now I
> want to start this instance WITHOUT any of the
> associated "data files" containing all the data.
>
> After I
> svrmgrl
> connect internal
> startup mount
>
> What do I do for each of the tablespace I wish to eliminate from this instance
> before issuing the following command
>
> alter database open
>
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