Explain how you would restore a database using RMAN to Point
in Time?



Explain how you would restore a database using RMAN to Point in Time?..

Answer / braj123

Requirements for database restore using RMAN point in time:
* database must be running in Archive Log mode.
* Must have the full backup of the database and redologs
of the period from the backup and current time(find by SCN
NUMBERS).

Steps:

> SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE;
>STARTUP MOUNT;
>RUN
{
SET UNTIL SCN 1000;
# Alternatives:
# SET UNTIL TIME 'Nov 15 2004 09:00:00';
# SET UNTIL SEQUENCE 9923;
RESTORE DATABASE;
RECOVER DATABASE;
}
>alter database open resetlogs;

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