TMF Reference Manual (G06.26+)

TMFCOM Commands

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RECOVER FILES

TIME {month[-]day[-]year, hr:min[:sec] [GMT] }

{day[-]month[-]year, hr: min[:sec] [GMT] }

applies the FROMARCHIVE option (whether it is specified or not), recovering all

files requested from the relevant online and audit dumps, and directs that file

recovery redo all transactions that were committed before the specified time.

Transactions that began before the specified time but that were not yet committed

are backed out. The database is recovered to the time specified, rather than to the

most recent consistent state. Be certain to enter the date and time for this option

completely and accurately.

If you do not specify the TIME option, the time at which you issue the RECOVER

FILES command is used for the file recovery operation.

month

is a three-character abbreviation for the name of the month:

{JAN|FEB|MAR|APR|MAY|JUN|JUL|AUG|SEP|OCT|NOV|DEC}

day

is a two-digit integer for the day of the month.

year

is a four-digit integer for the calendar year.

is an integer for the hour, from 0 through 23.

min

is an integer for the minute, from 00 through 59.

sec

is an integer for the second, from 00 through 59.

Caution. When you issue a RECOVER FILES command to initiate file recovery to a

timestamp, and the time listed in the TMF catalog is not the time that the online dump actually

took place, you risk destruction of your database because you will probably not recover all the

data you need.

When you use the TIME option in a RECOVER FILES command, the value you enter must be

greater than the actual dump time by at least one second to ensure a proper recovery;

otherwise, TMF recovers no files.

Note. You can use either dashes (-) or spaces, or both, as delimiters to separate the

month, day, and year values, but you must use at least one of these delimiters.