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In article <3a6eabd6_at_news.iprimus.com.au>,
"Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote:
>
> <sybrandb_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:94m6u4$lq8
$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> > In article <3a6e83f5_at_news.iprimus.com.au>,
> > "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes, well... best to learn about what's involved in an incomplete
recovery,
> > > I suspect. For starters, you need to restore ALL datafiles from a
backup
> > > taken before your test -but most definitely NOT the Controlfiles
or
Online
> > > Redo Logs. The entire database is then rolled forward to a given
time, or
> > > until it's cancelled, or until a given SCN. Then you can do an
open
> > > resetlogs.
> > >
> > > The commonest error encountered when performing incomplete
recoveries
is
> > > something along the lines of "Media recovery complete, but
attempt to
open
> > > with a restlogs will generate the error 'File 1 needs more
recovery
to be
> > > consistent'.... and every time, it's because the person doing the
recovery
> > > has only restored the datafile they thought was relevant, not all
DBFs
> > > without exception.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > HJR
> > >
> > > <si_bendovi_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:3A6E69A6.14DEA570_at_hotmail.com...
> > > > I am trying to have database running in backup mode to be
> > > > able to 'rollback' all transactions after backup mode was
> > > > started. Goal is to be able to put database to the same
> > > > state as it was before certain test. But I could not make
> > > > recovery done without complaining that system tablespace
> > > > needs more recovery. I am putting all tablespaces into
> > > > backup mode, running my tests and after that doing 'shutdown
> > > > abort'.
> > > >
> > > > recover until change (last change from v$backup);
> > > >
> > > > finish with warning, that system tablespace needs more
> > > > recovery. I could not figure out what it means more :-). Any
> > > > idea? Of course 'alter database open resetlogs' fails.
> > > >
> > > > Stan
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Just ran into this one yesterday. Definitely DID restore *ALL*
> > datafiles, yet ran into the error above.
> > No logical explanation. Managed to get around it (error moved to the
> > rollback tablespace), files seemed to have change timestamps
(original
> > 'backup' was made with cp (without switches) controlfiles copied
last.
> > Is there any explanation for this.
> > Also can only shutdown this instance (8.1.5.0.0 on solaris ) by
using
> > abort. There seems to be an application process which is constantly
> > polling the database, and thus creating havoc.
> >
> > Regards,
>
> How did you copy the controlfiles? Not just a cp I hope (I'm
assuming the
> backup is done hot), 'cos the controlfile needs to be backed up
consistently
> as well -alter database backup controlfile to '/bing/bong/blah.bkp'
being
> the only known way.
>
> Regards
> HJR
>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
> >
> > All standard disclaimers apply
> >
Database down, albeit after a shutdown abort, so the backup was cold. However, I was unaware of the -p switch in cp to preserve attributes
Regards,
-- Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA All standard disclaimers apply ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/Received on Wed Jan 24 2001 - 06:39:44 CST
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