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Oracle database and data has been corrupted. Is there a way to get it back?

The Oracle database has been corrupted and both the data and backups were lost in the corruption. Is there anything I can do to recover my data? It would be terrible if it were all lost.
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Is it possible to use 'restore UNTIL SCN' with rman and Oracle 9i in NOCATALOG mode?

I'm trying to do a hot backup with rman that I can copy to a USB drive so I can recover it on a new server. The backup was done two days ago and the restore database command was working on the same ...
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ORACLE restore - how to restore specific .bkp file?

I just started working with oracle and I have some issue. My database is NONARCHIVELOG mode. I made two backups: they are at locations: ...
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What's the best way to backup DB files via network on Linux and Solaris machines?

I wonder what the best way to backup files via the network. I have Solaris machines with Oracle 10i on a Veritas cluster. Machines are connected to EMC storage. The /data/oracle directory is mounted ...
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How to influence Oracle backup output size?

I have two environment one Prod one Dev. Dev is created by Prod data and both have a similar database size. However, the backup output size varies greatly. Prod is about 300 M while Dev always above ...
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How can I backup Oracle with Listener error

On my server that I have installed Oracle, I encounter a TNS Listener error and i couldn't connect Oracle. Is it possible to backup database with Only my user and password, without listener?
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Is there a way to export Oracle's UNDO?

I tried exp utility to dump all database. Looks like this exports only the last version of data skipping undo log. Using flashback queries I see: 01466. 00000 - "unable to read data - table ...
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Difference between database dump (export) and database backup?

What is the drawback using only EXP command for a database dump (and considering it as a backup) instead of taking backups using BACKUP DATABASE command (via RMAN)? What is a difference between ...
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Retrieving data if control file is lost in oracle Database

Suppose if the databases control file is lost permanently (no backup). Can we retrieve the data from data file in Oracle database?
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Restore database from individual datafile backups

I had a script that backs up all the individual datafiles like: RMAN> BACKUP AS COMPRESSED BACKUPSET DATAFILE 'datafile<1>.dbf' So i have backupsets of all the datafiles. I'm confused as ...
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Row level restore with Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN)

We're approaching the end of 2012 and I still find myself relying on database exports to maintain the ability to do row level restore operations. While this is a proven method, it sure would be nice ...
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How to take Oracle backup and restore?

I am coming from SQL Server background where SQL Server studio has a very easy way of taking database backup and then doing a restore. I have been using Oracle 11G express edition for past couple of ...
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Oracle big datafile restore fails using Netbackup (ORA-19511, ORA-27190)

I am restoring datafiles about 1000GB in size. I am using Netbackup as a backup server. After 2 hours reading Netbackup fails with the following error: 7/25/2012 3:27:50 PM - Error bpbrm(pid=1176) ...
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ORA-00379 no free buffers

I'm trying to do collection_manager in OVPI but I'm getting db error ORA-00379 no free buffers available in buffer pool default for block size 32k oracle 10.2 Thanks for any help in advance
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Oracle backup with RMAN Options?

I'm trying to learn RMAN but getting confused everytime I read Oracle docs! Can someone help me what are the differences and when to use the following? BACKUP DATABASE PLUS ARCHIVELOG DELETE INPUT ...
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Incremental level 1 backup with no Incremental level 0?

I have done the following steps: Backed up database with INCREMENTAL LEVEL 0 Delete INCREMENTAL LEVEL 0 backup without telling controlfile. So deleted it by hand. And did not make crosscheck. Backed ...
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log 1 sequence# not archived, no available destinations

i'm facing a problem with my oracle 10.2.0 database it's running on HP-UX 11.31 the problem is when ever i try to run SQL> alter system archive log all; it show that error alter system archive log ...
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Change Location of VALIDATE RECOVERY FILES work area

Is there a way to tell the VALIDATE RECOVERY FILES command to use a different location with more available disk space? When I run the command in RMAN, it fails with the following error stack: ...
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Incremental backups - differences

What is the differene between: BACKUP INCREMENTAL LEVEL 0 DATABASE; and BACKUP INCREMENTAL LEVEL 1 CUMULATIVE DATABASE; ? I read some manuals, but I don't get the idea beacuse of my poor ...
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Backing up an Oracle 10G Express on Windows 2000 Server

Oracle 10G Express installed on Windows 2000 Server Enterprise Edition. I am trying to automate backups and on Oracle's website I have found the following documentation. ...
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What methods are available to create a snapshot of an oracle database for testing purposes?

I am new to databases and have just been assigned to work with Oracle. We want to create a snapshot of the database for testing purposes that will allow us to revert back once we're done. I'm a bit ...
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Thoughts about Oracle backup procedure for 11.2 (beginner question)

Two days ago we "found out" that our old, not taken care of, horribly neglected, Oracle DB server was extremely important to our business. The only person who knew anything about this server was ...
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Oracle Databases - need to export nightly for backup/DR purposes

I know nothing about Oracle databases, so if my question's path seems odd, feel free to tell me the right way to do things. I have 2 ways I see currently that I can backup a server running 3 Oracle ...
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Are there performance benefits to turning off archivelogging? Is it wise?

The first part of the question is pretty simple; has anyone run a DB in both archivelog and noarchivelog mode? Were there any measurable performance benefits to turning off logging that you could ...
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Oracle 11g production database copy to USB drive

What is the correct commands for backing up a production Oracle 11g database (while still running) to an external USB drive or different directory. I am new to Oracle and but have experience with SQL ...
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How do I pull a backup of an oracle database so I can send it to a vendor

First of all, I know squat about Oracle databases. A vendor who is looking at converting our data from an older piece of software with an Oracle DB back-end wants a dump of our database to see what ...
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Can anyone explain to me the concept “incarnation” in Oracle database in an easy-to-understand way?

The Oracle documentation describe incarnation as: incarnation A separate version of a database. The incarnation of the database changes when you open it with the RESETLOGS option, but you ...
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Oracle 10g Administration

Redo log files are not multiplexed in our database. Redo log blocks are corrupted in group 2, and archiving has stopped. All the redo logs are filled and database activity is halted. Database writer ...
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Recovering from Oracle host OS disk failure (options)?

If an Oracle host OS has a complete disk failure and the host can be restored (assuming from a recent clone of the host OS disks) from backup, is it possible to then point the host to the existing ...
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RMAN-06054: media recovery requesting unknown archived log, Where is SCN kept?

I have the following situation: Backups of DB1(located on srv1 server) database are taken everyday at 1:00 AM. I took backed up files(datafile,archivelog,controlfile,spfile) of 24/10/2011 and ...
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How to compare the database of a backup from another environment

Has anyone had any luck with taking a backup (approx 30 tables) from an Oracle database's live environment, then loading a test environment with this backup and doing a comparison between the test ...
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Oracle Backup/Recovery architecture

When we write the following: allocate channel ch1_tape type sbt; set controlfile autobackup format for device type sbt to '%F'; restore controlfile from autobackup; RELEASE CHANNEL ch1_tape; By ...
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Oracle Backup and Recovery Issue

I have backed up database located on Host1 and restored/recovered it on Host2. After a while, I backed up DB on Host1 again. Now I want DBs on Host1 and Host2 be the same using last backup. How can ...
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How and what do you backup for a simple Oracle DB?

Background: I am in the following situation: We have a JIRA instance running on a dedicated server machine (Windows Server). It uses Oracle XE to store all the data. The JIRA instance and a Oracle ...
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Why do we need to backup Oracle archive logs along with datafiles

Oracle® Database Backup and Recovery Basics 10g Release 2 (10.2) says that Archived redo logs are the key to successful media recovery. Back them up regularly. But, I wonder, why backups of ...
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Expired archived logs not deleted from RMAN catalogue

If I issue a LIST EXPIRED command in RMAN, I see a list of files with expired status, that is, they exist in the catalogue, but not on the disk (verified by ls). After issuing CROSSCHECK and DELETE ...
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Database backups in Oracle - Export the database or use other tools?

One of the "practices" that I've seen about being performed by DBA's in my organization is to treat a full database export using tools like exp / expdp as backup. Would this be a good practice ? What ...