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Hot backups without archive logs [message #433471]

Wed, 02 December 2009 08:40

bank_master
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hi we took a hot backup of our system and placed ut ti another machine but we dont have the archive logs can we still recover the database up to that point.

thanks

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Re: Hot backups without archive logs [message #433475 is a reply to message #433471]

Wed, 02 December 2009 08:50

Michel Cadot
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Most likely no.

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Michel

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Re: Hot backups without archive logs [message #433476 is a reply to message #433475]

Wed, 02 December 2009 08:52

bank_master
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so is there anything that can be done.

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Re: Hot backups without archive logs [message #433477 is a reply to message #433476]

Wed, 02 December 2009 09:01

Kamran Agayev
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No it's impossible
To bring database to point in time, you need to apply archived redo log files. Having no archived redo log files, you can't bring database to past point in time

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Re: Hot backups without archive logs [message #433480 is a reply to message #433477]

Wed, 02 December 2009 09:06

bank_master
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The database being recovered is not to point in time i just want to know if it will come back up at all and be of use its for testing actually. I heard that at least one log needs to be applied.

Kieron

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Re: Hot backups without archive logs [message #433482 is a reply to message #433480]

Wed, 02 December 2009 09:12

babuknb
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Quote:

heard that at least one log needs to be applied.

As far as I know, you can't recover database. Do you have any proof on this?

- Babu

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Re: Hot backups without archive logs [message #433489 is a reply to message #433482]

Wed, 02 December 2009 09:32

bank_master
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The situation is this i have the hot backup but i dont have any archive logs. I have never had this situation we have done recoveries before with archive logs and all was fine, unfortunately this time all were deleted before being backed up. My question is would the recovery bring the database up to the backup point and no further, the data point doesnt matter just getting a database point in time doesnt matter.

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Re: Hot backups without archive logs [message #433491 is a reply to message #433489]

Wed, 02 December 2009 09:41

Michel Cadot
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the database up to the backup point

The main problem is that there is NO backup point, there is a backup period that starts when you start the backup and end when you finished to back up the last file.
This is why you at least need the logs that were generated during this period.

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Michel

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