Re: quick disaster recovery question

Steve Perry wrote:
>
> I didn't find it in the manuals and I pretty sure that it can't be done, but
> I thought I'd check.
> I have an 8.0.6 database that is shutdown and backed up Sat. night and
> restarted.
> I keep backup the archive logs and they're shipped off site.
> now it's Mon. afternoon and a disaster occurs where we have to recreate the
> environment.
> the only thing I have is the cold backup and the archive logs that were
> shipped off site.
>
> I was thinking I couldn't recover past the cold backup, but my boss says I
> can apply the archives after the backup.
> who is right?
> My initial thought is that all the files would be in sync and the archives
> wouldn't be needed and that I couldn't force Oracle to apply them.
> His thoughts are that if I have them, Oracle should do what I tell it too :)
>
> What's the right answer?
> any advice for this type of scenario where the whole database is taken out?

Your boss is correct.

Regards,
Sean Received on Thu Jun 13 2002 - 13:16:41 CDT