Recovering from Noncritical Losses

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Objectives
After completing this lesson, you should be able to: Recover temporary tablespaces Recover a redo log group member Recover from a lost index Re-create the pass ord file

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!auses of "ile Loss

"ile loss can be caused by: #ser error Application error $edia failure

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!ritical %ersus Noncritical

A noncritical file loss is one continue to function& here the database can

'ou fix the problem by ta(ing one of these actions: !reate a ne file& Rebuild the file& Recover the lost or damaged file&

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Losing a TEMPFILE
)*L statements that re+uire TEMP space to execute fail if one of the tempfiles is missing&
SQL> select * from big_table order by 1,2, ,!,",#,$,%,&,1',11,12,1 ( select * from big_table order by 1,2, ,!,",#,$,%,&,1',11,12,1 * E))*) at li+e 1, *)-.'1"#", error i+ ide+tifyi+g file /01'10a220oracle0oradata0orcl0tem2'13dbf/ *)-.2$' $, 1+able to obtai+ file stat1s Li+14 Error, 2, 5o s1c6 file or directory

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Recovering from a TEMPFILE Loss

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,arameter file ,ass ord file

Redo log Redo log file 2A file 23 Redo log Redo log file 4A file 43 !ontrol files

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Log 5roup )tatus: Revie

A redo log group has a status of one of the follo ing values at any given time: 78))E5T: -he L56R process is currently riting redo data to it& -7TI9E: 1t is no longer being ritten to, but it is still re+uired for instance recovery& I5-7TI9E: 1t is no longer being ritten to, and it is no longer re+uired for instance recovery&

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Losing a Redo Log 5roup $ember

-he alert log and the archiver process 7AR!n8 trace file record an error hen a redo member file is missing&

Errors i+ file 01'10a220oracle0admi+0orcl0bd1m20orcl_arc1_2"$ &3trc, *)-.'' 1 , o2e+ failed for members of log gro12 2 of t6read 1 *)-.'' 12, o+li+e log 2 t6read 1, /01'10a220oracle0oradata0orcl0redo'2b3log/ *)-.2$' $, 1+able to obtai+ file stat1s Li+14 Error, 2, 5o s1c6 file or directory

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Re-creating Redo Log "iles

Redo log Redo log file 2A file 23 Redo log Redo log file 4A file 43 !ontrol files

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,arameter file ,ass ord file

)')A#/

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SQL> > SQL> SQL> > >

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-LTE) :-T-;-SE :)*P L*<FILE MEM;E) /01'10a220oracle0oradata0orcl0redo'2b3log/( =rm 01'10a220oracle0oradata0orcl0redo'2b3log -LTE) :-T-;-SE -:: L*<FILE MEM;E) /01'10a220oracle0oradata0orcl0redo'2b3log/ T* <)*8P 2(
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#ecreati$g #edo %og &iles '$otes o$ly slide(

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#ecreati$g #edo %og &iles '$otes o$ly slide(

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Re-creating Redo Log "iles

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Re-creating 1ndexes
#se options to reduce the time it ta(es to create the index: P-)-LLEL 5*L*<<I5<
SQL> 7)E-TE I5:E> r+ame_id4 2 *5 6r3regio+s ?regio+_+ame@ P-)-LLEL !(

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Authentication $ethods for 0atabase Administrators

Remote database administration Local database administration

0o you have a secure connection9

'es

0o you ant to use O) authentication9

'es

#se O) authentication&

N o

No

#se a pass ord file&

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Re-creating a ,ass ord Authentication "ile

2& Log in to the database by using O) authentication& 4& )et the )EM*TE_L*<I5_P-SSA*):FILE parameter to 5*5E and restart the database& :& Re-create the pass ord file by using ora2Bd&
C ora2Bd fileDC*)-7LE_E*ME0dbs0ora2B*)7L 2assBordDadmi+ e+triesD"

;& )et )EM*TE_L*<I5_P-SSA*):FILE to E>7L8SI9E& <& Add users to the pass ord file and assign appropriate privileges to each user& =& Restart the instance&

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)ummary
1n this lesson, you should have learned ho Recover temporary tablespaces Recover a redo log group member Recover from a lost index Re-create the pass ord file to:

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,ractice Overvie : Recovering from Lost TEMPFILE and Redo Log "ile
-his practice covers the follo ing topics: )tarting the database ith a missing tempfile !reating a ne temp file Altering the default temporary tablespace for a database Recovering from a lost online redo log member

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