RE: problem with recovery

From: Adams, Matthew (GE Consumer & Industrial) <MATT.ADAMS_at_GE.COM>
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 16:10:57 -0400
Message-ID: <9E0E38DB4ACFAA4593AD6C4A45C9D5F003C5C9B5@LOUMLVEM01.e2k.ad.ge.com>

We'll do that if we need to. I took a backup before I did anything else

Now, I'm restoring the hot backup from Aug 14. I'm going to roll it up to a point about 1 hour before the alert.log went nuts. =20

Matt Adams - GE Appliances - matt.adams_at_appl.ge.com If C gives you engouth rope to hang yourself, then C++ gives you enough rope to hang yourself, your dog, your co-workers, and everyone in your neighborhood.

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On Behalf Of Mladen Gogala Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 4:04 PM
To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: Re: problem with recovery

On 08/22/2004 03:13:33 PM, "Adams, Matthew (GE Consumer & Industrial)" = wrote:
> Can't open with "RESETLOGS", says SYSTEM tablespace
> still needs more recovery. Guess we're up the=3D20
> creek with the proverbial means of propulsion.

Matt, if more recovery is needed, then there is a dirty and dangerous = trick.
You can set _allow_resetlogs_corruption=3DTRUE,=20

_allow_read_only_corruption=3DTRUE then do alter database read_only resetlogs; and immediately do full export from the database. That way, you can = salvage the data=20
or what's left of it. I'm not a member of oracle support, these are = undocumented
parameters, you can do it, on your own risk.=20 --=20
Mladen Gogala
Oracle DBA

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