Re: Disk is broken can't start Oracle database

"Rexx" <nebacar_at_eunet.yu> wrote in message news:8ne66g$etu$1_at_SOLAIR2.EUnet.yu...
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> > Yes. Get yourself into the mount stage (asusming that it's not your
 Control
> > File that's bitten the dust), and then issue the command 'alter database
> > datafile 'path/filename' offline drop'; You'll lose all the data that
 was
> > stored in the file, of course.
> >
> > Repeat as often as necessary until all missing datafiles are thus
 removed.
> >
> > Then: Alter database open, then 'alter tablespace X drop';
> >
> > Finally, re-create the tablespace(s) on new disks. Use exactly the same
> > tablespace names as before.
> >
> > To re-populate the tablespace with the lost data, run import on your
 full
> > export dump file, and select to import by Table. You'll need to know
 what
> > tables were stored in the original tablespace (you DO have that
 information
> > handy, I hope). Name all the tables, and Import should re-populate the
> > freshly-created tablespace (import uses the tablespace name to house the
 new
> > tables, not the data file paths and/or filenames).
> >
> > > 2. read the name of lost files (or tablespaces) on broken disk from
 oracle
> > > server (maybe from dictionary ).
> >
> > There are some V$ that tell you what files are stuffed.
> > V$Recovery_files???? I can never remember the damned things off the top
 of
> > my head. I suggest you 'select * from dictionary where table_name like
> > 'Recover*' ' and see what you get. Sorry to be so vague.
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> My problem is how read the name of lost files (or tablespaces) on broken
> disk from oracle server, when I am in mount stage. Can I in that moment
> use V$ tables to get some useful data?
> I know that I can use V$ to get data when Oracle DB is live, but in Mount
> stage .....
>

Absolutely. Once you are in mount stage, you have read the Control File, and hence all V$ views relating to physical disk structures can be read (since the Control File has pointers to all the files in the database). For example, v$datafile, v$logfile, v$log, v$controlfile.

Regards
HJR
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Received on Thu Aug 17 2000 - 16:31:24 CDT