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Oracle RMAN full backup due to gaps in ARCHIVE LOGs

I've recently recovered a Data Guard configuration. Simple setup that syncs from primary to standby using Data Guard. Because it's been on-line for a sustained period, some logs are missing and I ...
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Oracle 9i - Data guard target DB - lost control files, can I recreate from primary database?

I'm dealing with a problem whereby a I have a database that is managed using data guard using Redo Apply, so redo logs are copied to the target database, applied and kept in sync ready for fail over. ...
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Cannot open oracle 9i database: ORA-16038: log 4 sequence# 1781 cannot be archived

my server was unexpectedly rebooted. after the server boot up I received the following error when trying to start up the database: ORA-16038: log 4 sequence# 1781 cannot be archived ORA-19504: ...
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"Oracle initialization or shut down in progress" problem

I installed oracle 9i before 20 days, it was working fine till now but now when i try to login from scott user with correct password it is giving oracle initialization or shut down in progress error ...
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Alternative for OPTIMIZER_FEATURES_ENABLE

I've installed a PHP driven application in a client's 9i server (Oracle9i Release 9.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production). Certain queries are having an awful performance (it can use from 15 minutes to hours ...
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How to change OPTIMIZER_FEATURES_ENABLE in Oracle 9i

I want to change the OPTIMIZER_FEATURES_ENABLE parameter in a local installation of Oracle 9i (32bit 9.2.0.1.0 Enterprise Edition running on Windows Server 2003) in an attempt to reproduce a ...
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How to delete data and free up disk space in Oracle DBMS 9i

I would like to know how usually one would delete data from an Oracle 9i DBMS which actually frees up disc space. Past scenario, we have had cases where clearing up 1-2 million rows of data does not ...
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how modify username in oracle

I create a username in oracle that has spelling mistake, I want to modify it now but I am not successful. would you please help me how I can modify my username in all_users table? I use oracle 9.
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Oracle Move from 9 to 11

I have an oracle 9 database. There is a requirement to move this to Oracle 11. What is the best way to achieve this. Is it enough to export the database on 9 and import it again on 11 or is there an ...
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How to move Oracle database to another PC without restoring backup?

Take this scenario: Suppose the customer has no backup of Oracle 9i or 10g database. The customer wants to move the database from one PC to another. The other PC has a fresh installation of Oracle. ...
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Difference between IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY and IDENTIFIED GLOBALLY in Oracle

What's meaning of IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY and IDENTIFIED GLOBALLY respectively? I'm now puzzled by their concepts. Thanks in advance. Kind regards!
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What's the difference between an instance and a server process in Oracle database?

What is the difference between an instance and a server process, and what are their respective lifecycles?
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Single Oracle Session For Data Export

What is the standard way of only allowing a single login during an Oracle 9i database export to prevent others from modifying the database during or after the export?
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Open source scripts for Oracle health check?

I want to put together some scripts to run an automated health check of Oracle 9i and 10g databases. Before I start from scratch, I was wondering if anyone know of any available open source scripts ...
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Oracle9i export error

When I rut the following: set ORACLE_SID=orcl exp.exe 'SYS/system as sysdba' full=y log=exp.log file=mydump.dmp in the end i see the following: EXP-00056: ORACLE error 942 encountered ORA-00942: ...
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