Re: Disaster Recovery

From: Terry Dykstra <tdykstra_at_cfol.ab.ca>
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 13:58:28 -0600
Message-ID: <37d81117@news.cadvision.com>

Makes it easier, but it is not required. You can bring up the database mounted and then rename the datafiles.

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Terry Dykstra
Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.

Paul Mattes wrote in message ...
>*,
>If I have an oracle 7.3.3.6 database running under solaris, and I want to
>recover from a disaster (say the building getting hit by a rocket or
>something) then
>my recovery machine would have to be configured EXACTLY as my production
>machine in order to simply restore from tape, right ?
>
>I'm pretty sure this is the case (since the control files and datafiles
>would have to reference the same devices) but I'd like a little
>confirmation.
>
>Correct me if I'm wrong, but the other option would be to do a complete
>EXPORT, create a database on the recovery machine and then IMPORT into it .
>
>thoughts ?
>
>--
>
>Paul
>
>
Received on Thu Sep 09 1999 - 14:58:28 CDT