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Restore RMAN backup to another server for testing disaster recovery procedures as well as for cloning

  • Posted by Gavin Soorma
  • On July 5, 2013
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This note explains the procedure used to restore an Oracle Suggested Strategy incremental backup on another server. This is useful when we have to do periodic  testing of disaster recovery procedures where we simulate a scenario when the complete database server has crashed and a new server has been provisioned. But let us assume that […]
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Recovery through RESETLOGS and reset of the incarnation of the database

  • Posted by Gavin Soorma
  • On October 27, 2011
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Prior to Oracle 10g, the redo log files generated after opening the database with RESETLOGS could not be used with the backups taken before the RESETLOGS was performed. Therefore, whenever a resetlogs was done, it was important to take an immediate full database backup, since all previous backups became invalid. Just to recap, a RESETLOGS […]
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Flashback database – with and without resetlogs.

  • Posted by Arjun Raja
  • On August 11, 2009
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FLASHBACK DATABASE – IMPACT OF RESETLOGS- A flashback database can be completed and the database can either be opened for READ ONLY or opened with a RESETLOGS option. As long as the RESETLOGS option is not used, a flashback can be rolled back . Example – Create table test – insert some records – select […]
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RMAN recovery from loss of all control files

  • Posted by Gavin Soorma
  • On July 3, 2009
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SCENARIO – LOSS OF ALL CONTROLFILES (NO CATALOG) To simulate this scenario, we will create and populate a table with some records, recover the database from a loss of all control files and then perform an incomplete recovery until the point of failure. SQL> insert into myobjects select * from myobjects; 919664 rows created. SQL> […]
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Recovery from a backup taken before a RESETLOGS

  • Posted by Gavin Soorma
  • On June 28, 2009
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Simulate loss of redo log files [oracle@itlinuxdevblade08 opsdba]$ rm redo*.log Check alert log Errors in file /u02/ORACLE/opsdba/bdump/opsdba_arc1_29898.trc: ORA-00313: open failed for members of log group 1 of thread 1 ORA-00312: online log 1 thread 1: '/u02/ORACLE/opsdba/redo01.log' ORA-27037: unable to obtain file status Linux-x86_64 Error: 2: No such file or directory Additional information: 3 Wed Jun […]
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