The short answer is no. You can only use the most recent full/incremental series to restore to the most current state, i.e. using the ROLLFORWARD log. The reason is that once you do a DBB (either full or incremental) the log is reset. Therefore any older version, in your case the first DBB full, can only be used for a PIT restore.
Hang in there, I know it gets confusing at times but it really does make sense in a crazy sort of way!
-- Regards, Mark D. Rodriguez President MDR Consulting, Inc.
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Johnson, Milton [IT] wrote:
Mark / Mike,
Nice to here from you Mark. I am aware that DBSNAPSHOT can only be used for PIT restoration, at least after refreshing myself, and that only the BACKUP DB FULL/INCR resets the recovery log. What I'm now asking is can I make two DBB (full), one immediately after the other, and then use either one to do a restore to the point of failure using the recovery log?
Thanks, H. Milton Johnson Voice: (210) 677-6728
