Re: Oracle Recovery from Cold backup.

Use the "using backup controlfile" option.

ie: recover database until cancel using backup controlfile;

Dennis

"Smith, Ron L." wrote:
>
> I have a "what if" question.
> Say you had a complete cold backup, including control files from a few days
> ago.
> You also had all the archive logs for the past few days.
> Today you lost your server and had to recover.
> You lay down all the database files, including the control files.
> Now you want to apply your archive logs.
> Oracle can't know about the archive logs because all the files you restored
> are old.
> Do you just tell Oracle where the archive logs are and it keeps aplying them
> until
> you say you are finished?
>
> Just wondering.
>
> Ron
>
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