Re: Point-In-Time recovery question, Non-RMAN solution

Rick unless i'm missing something you need to restore ALL datafiles and then roll forward to the point in time, since all of the SCN have to match before you can get the db open.

the timestamp format for step 5 is:

RECOVER DATABASE UNTIL TIME '1998-11-23:12:47:30' hth, joe

Rick_Cale_at_teamhealth.com wrote:

>
>
>Hi DBAs,
>
>Oracle 8i, ArchiveLog, No RMAN
>Testing Point-In-Time Recovery
>
>I am confused on what time to substitute in the RECOVER DATABASE UNTIL TIME
>'timestamp';
>
>For example 2 days ago 11/04/2003 approximately 17:00 I drop a table.
>Today I decide I want that table back. I want to do an incomplete recovery
>to get the table back.
>How do I know what timestamp to use? I have an idea the I dropped the
>table but not exact.
>
>
>1. SHUTDOWN Normal
>2. BACKUP current database
>3. Restore datafile that has the table in it.
>4. connect internal
>5. startup mount
>6. recover database until time 'timestamp??????';
>7. Alter database open resetlogs;
>8. BACKUP current database
>
>Step 5 is my confusion.
>
>Also I assume all data is now lost since last archive restored to the
>present.
>The only way I know to get that data back is to
>1. Export the table that was dropped.
>2. Restore database from step2
>3. Import table from step1
>
>Is there better ways.
>
>Thanks
>Rick
>
>
>
>

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