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Restore dabase + copied archivelogs [message #535474] Wed, 14 December 2011 04:34 Go to next message
Flyby
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Question: does oracle recover past the scn mentioned in the controlfile or do you need recover using backup controlfile for it? No specific scn,time specified.

Scenario: Restore database on new server + copy archivelogs from original to minimize dataloss.
Backup : 5 AM
Archivelogs: 7 AM

New server:
Configure dummy instance
Restore spfile from tape
Restore controlfile from tape: SCN 5AM
Restore database (no scn specified) from tape: : SCN 5AM
Copy archivelogs from old server to archivelog new location: SCN 7AM.
Recover database
open database -> SCN 5AM or 7AM?

Does it recover till SCN 5AM (controlfile) or SCN 7AM (latest scn in copied archivelog)
Re: Restore dabase + copied archivelogs [message #535476 is a reply to message #535474] Wed, 14 December 2011 04:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Quote:
Question: does oracle recover past the scn mentioned in the controlfile or do you need recover using backup controlfile for it?

The latter.

Regards
Michel
Re: Restore dabase + copied archivelogs [message #535481 is a reply to message #535476] Wed, 14 December 2011 04:47 Go to previous message
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Thanks for your quick answer.
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