There are 100 datafiles, numbered from 1 to 100. File number 10 is deleted and it has 500 MB of data. The database is working in archive log mode. How can be the database recovered ? While doing recovery the archive logs applied are from nos 1 to 100, but 50 gets corrupted. What do we do? Can we proceed further? If so how?



There are 100 datafiles, numbered from 1 to 100. File number 10 is deleted and it has 500 MB of data..

Answer / Jagesh Kumar

In a database recovery scenario where a datafile is deleted and archive logs are corrupted, it's essential to first recover the missing datafile from backup. Once the datafile is restored, you can apply the archive logs up to the point where corruption occurred (log 50 in this case), then restore from a backup taken after log 50, or use a standby database if available. The recovery process should be able to proceed beyond the corrupted logs as long as a clean backup exists after the last good log.

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