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Published inJul 2012
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Asif Momen
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Asif Momen

Asif Momen has been working with Oracle technologies for over 12 years and has expertise in Database Architecture, Performance Tuning, and High Availability. He has a Master's degree in Software Systems from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani. Asif is honored by the prestigious Oracle ACE award from Oracle Technology Network. He has the following certifications: OCP 11g DBA, OCP 9i Forms Developer and is an Oracle Certified Expert in RAC 10g. Asif is a presenter for conferences like Oracle OpenWorld-2010, All India Oracle User Group (AIOUG), and Brain Surface. In addition, he is the Member of Editorial Board of "Oracle Connect"the quarterly publication of AIOUG and Select magazine of the United Kingdom Oracle User Group (UKOUG) His articles have also appeared in Oracle Support - Customer Knowledge Exchange . His particular interests are Database & SQL tuning, Oracle RAC and Backup & Recovery. He posts his ideas and opinions on The Momen Blog (http://momendba.blogspot.com). Asif can be reached at asif.momen@gmail.com.
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Restoring the ARCHIVELOG database


The steps involved in recovering an ARCHIVELOG mode database differ from that of the NOARCHIVELOG mode database. The steps involved are as follows:

  1. 1. Start the database instance in the NOMOUNT mode.

  2. 2. Restore the controlfile.

  3. 3. Mount the database.

  4. 4. Restore the database.

  5. 5. Recover the database.

  6. 6. Open the database.

  7. 7. Query the hr_test table to confirm the change.

Start the database instance in the NOMOUNT mode using either SQL*Plus or the RMAN client. The next step in the process is to restore controlfile and mount the database. Restore controlfile from the autobackup, as shown in the following screenshot:

RMAN searches for a backup of controlfile in the default location, and once located, RMAN restores controlfile to its default location. Now mount the database using the ALTER DATABASE MOUNT command.

The database is now mounted and it is the time to restore the database. The control file has all the information of the backup and when we restore the database...

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Asif Momen

Asif Momen has been working with Oracle technologies for over 12 years and has expertise in Database Architecture, Performance Tuning, and High Availability. He has a Master's degree in Software Systems from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani. Asif is honored by the prestigious Oracle ACE award from Oracle Technology Network. He has the following certifications: OCP 11g DBA, OCP 9i Forms Developer and is an Oracle Certified Expert in RAC 10g. Asif is a presenter for conferences like Oracle OpenWorld-2010, All India Oracle User Group (AIOUG), and Brain Surface. In addition, he is the Member of Editorial Board of "Oracle Connect"the quarterly publication of AIOUG and Select magazine of the United Kingdom Oracle User Group (UKOUG) His articles have also appeared in Oracle Support - Customer Knowledge Exchange . His particular interests are Database & SQL tuning, Oracle RAC and Backup & Recovery. He posts his ideas and opinions on The Momen Blog (http://momendba.blogspot.com). Asif can be reached at asif.momen@gmail.com.
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