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Prerequisites

  • BRRECOVER checks whether the control files are available.

    If the control files are available, BRRECOVER remounts - that is, closes and again mounts - the database to refresh the views V$DATAFILE and V$RECOVER_FILE.

  • BRRECOVER checks the following files to identify which ones need to be overwritten:

    • Control files

    • Redo log files

    • Data files

  • BRRECOVER identifies files that need to be later deleted. It identifies files that were added after the:

    • Selected backup - for whole database reset

    • PIT - for database or tablespace PIT

      Example

      For example, a tablespace might have been extended after the selected backup or PIT. Such files need to be later deleted.

BRRECOVER writes the results of the status check to the BRRECOVER detail log file.

Context

You check the database status when using BRRECOVER to perform one of the following:

This procedure checks the availability and status of database files to determine how to handle them during restore and recovery.

Procedure


  1. Check the display and continue with the database recovery.

  2. Check the results in the BRRECOVER detail log, v<encoded timestamp>.<ext>.

    For more information on how to view the logs, see Showing Profiles and Logs with BR*Tools.