In theory you should always be able to do an Incomplete Recovery [until the latest archive log you have available] provided that no database file was still in backup mode till a point in time after the last archive log.
How do you backup your tablespaces ? Which archive logs are included in your D.R. backups ? You must have all the archive logs generated till the last END BACKUP command of that database backup set. Else, you'd have to restore an _OLDER_ backup set and do an incomplete recovery. Hemant At 01:46 PM 18-12-02 -0800, you wrote:
We do disaster recovery tests from time to time with a limited set of backups. We make an educated quess as to the time to recover but it doesn't always work. If I give Oracle a point in time to recover and then run out of archive logs how do I tell Oracle that that's all I have and recover with what is available? I have tried recover until cancel but Oracle always seems to need another archive log. It usually says the System file needs to be recovered. If I have all the archive logs it works fine. R.Smith If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, any use, distribution or copying of the message is prohibited. Please let me know immediately by return e-mail if you have received this message by mistake, then delete the e-mail message. Thank you. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Smith, Ron L. INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
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