you would basically restore the cold backup datafiles, but maintaining the
existing control file (hopefully you have a current controlfile), and
recover the database as normal, applying your archive log files. If you have
lost all control files then you are in a bit deeper !
Rob Calfee wrote in message <37dd0125.249086128_at_news.primenet.com>...
>Question:
>I was experimenting the other day with backups on a test box.
>
>What is the correct procedure to apply current archive logs to a
>previous cold backup? For example, you have taken a cold backup of a
>database on Monday, ran hot backups during the week, and for just
>fantasy sake none your database crashes on Saturday and ALL of your
>hot backups are lost save for the archive logs.
>
>How do you apply the archive logs to the cold backup? I can't seem to
>get it right on our test box.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Rob Calfee
>Rob Calfee
>DBA
>rcalfee_at_incsystem.com
Received on Mon Sep 13 1999 - 09:07:47 CDT
