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datafile offline drop [message #290962] Wed, 02 January 2008 06:12 Go to next message
varu123
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what does this command do besides marking it offline?
SQL>alter database datafile '.../df1.dbf' offline drop.

But datafile cannot be deleted prior to 10g

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Re: datafile offline drop [message #290967 is a reply to message #290962] Wed, 02 January 2008 06:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michel Cadot
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It does nothing more than taking offline the file.
DROP option is mandatory in NOARCHIVELOG mode and is ignored in ARCHIVELOG mode.

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Re: datafile offline drop [message #291627 is a reply to message #290962] Sat, 05 January 2008 09:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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>alter database datafile '.../df1.dbf' offline drop.
above statement taking datafile offline but marked as DROP we will can't reuse once file marked as "DROP".

Re: datafile offline drop [message #291632 is a reply to message #291627] Sat, 05 January 2008 09:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Where is it marked as DROP?

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Re: datafile offline drop [message #291636 is a reply to message #291632] Sat, 05 January 2008 10:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mohammad Taj
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Michal,
I was wrong. but actually i want to say once we take datafile with "offline drop" then we can't back datafile online.

Re: datafile offline drop [message #291643 is a reply to message #290962] Sat, 05 January 2008 11:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
varu123
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>want to say once we take datafile with "offline drop" then we can't back datafile online.
Why can't we?
Re: datafile offline drop [message #291684 is a reply to message #290962] Sat, 05 January 2008 23:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Quote:

once we take datafile with "offline drop" then we can't back datafile online.


I think it is not right.
Re: datafile offline drop [message #291685 is a reply to message #290962] Sat, 05 January 2008 23:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I mean,
SQL> select log_mode from v$database;

LOG_MODE
------------
NOARCHIVELOG

SQL> alter database datafile 6 offline drop;

Database altered.

SQL> recover datafile 6;
Media recovery complete.
SQL> alter database datafile 6 online;

Database altered.
Re: datafile offline drop [message #291693 is a reply to message #291685] Sun, 06 January 2008 00:37 Go to previous message
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You can do it until the offline SCN goes out of the online redo logs.
So how long depends on your logs size and workload.

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