How do you recover a datafile that has not been physically
been backed up since its creation and has been deleted.
Provide syntax example.
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Answer / bharath
Perform below steps
1) alter database datafile < file_id> offline;
2) alter database create datafile <file_id>;
3) recover datafile <file_id>;
4) alter database datafile <file_id> online;
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Answer / mallesh
To create datafile,we need the current controlfile or buckup controlfile that recognises the new datafile that was added.
we go to mount stage and create new datafile using command
syntax:
>alter database create datafile;
>alter tablespace <tsname> add datafile '<location>' size;
>alter system switch logfile;
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Answer / shiva
>alter database create datafile < path>;
> alter database recover automatic datafile < path> /<file_id>
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Answer / nehru
>alter database create datafile 'old path' as 'new path' size
>recover datafile 'datafile id';
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