Re: Recovery Manager (RMAN)

ian_at_SLAC.Stanford.EDU wrote
> We are looking at the product. If one chooses to store the backup
> information in the target database's control files, what happpens if all
> the control files and data files are lost? For this query, assume the redo
> logs are intact.

... then you are the looser of the day. Do a run{
allocate channel...;
copy controlfile to <safe place>;
}

after your backup (the controlfile taken by the backup doesn't contain its own backup information). In ?/dbs you can also find snapshot controlfiles.

oli

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