Re: Oracle Recovery from Cold backup.

From: Rachel Carmichael <wisernet100_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:32:08 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.00394FF3.20010921111705@fatcity.com>

I think you need a backup controlfile to keep applying the archived logs
past the point of the cold backup. Otherwise Oracle thinks the database is complete and won't do recovery

so....... when you do the cold backup, backup the controlfiles, but also do a 'backup controlfile to <filename>';

so you can roll forward if you want. This presumes that the database is in archivelog mode of course.

• "Smith, Ron L." <rlsmith_at_kmg.com> wrote:
  > I have a "what if" question.
  > Say you had a complete cold backup, including control files from a
  > few days
  > ago.
  > You also had all the archive logs for the past few days.
  > Today you lost your server and had to recover.
  > You lay down all the database files, including the control files.
  > Now you want to apply your archive logs.
  > Oracle can't know about the archive logs because all the files you
  > restored
  > are old.
  > Do you just tell Oracle where the archive logs are and it keeps
  > aplying them
  > until
  > you say you are finished?
  >
  > Just wondering.
  >
  > Ron
  >
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