4.1. Understanding the Restore and Recovery Process

There are two main steps required to perform a database recovery: restoring and recovering. These are the same whether you perform a recovery using user-managed recovery procedures, Recovery Manager (RMAN), or Enterprise Manger (EM).

The restore process consists of copying the required physical files that are needed to begin the recovery of the database. If user-managed recovery is performed, the restore process will be a manual process that is based on operating systems commands or third-party tape management GUIs that help you retrieve the files from tape or disk and place the files in the appropriate locations. If using RMAN or EM to recover, this process will be performed by issuing the ...

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