Michael, See previous post. It does appear that even during a shutdown immediate (which does checkpoint) that instance recovery could be required. Thus we need redo logs. Yes they will be recreated as you stated. However, there is no way to both rename the database and perform instance recovery on a clone from a cold backup. Thus the solution is going to be either shutdown normal or perform a few log switches and shutdown right away (and cross fingers). These both should work but a straight shutdown immediate seems to be risky.
Ethan Post perotdba (AIM), epost1 (Yahoo) -------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 3:59 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L >From my understanding you do not need the on-line redo logs unless you perform a shutdown abort. As a matter of fact the database will create the logs if they do not exist when you issue the "alter database open resetlogs" command. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Post, Ethan INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
