Chapter 8. Maintaining Control Files

Terms you'll need to understand:

• MAXLOGFILES

• MAXLOGMEMBERS

• MAXLOGHISTORY

• MAXDATAFILES

• MAXINSTANCES

• GLOBAL_NAME

• DBA_DATA_FILES

• V$CONTROLFILE

• V$DATABASE

• V$DATAFILE

• V$LOG

• V$LOGFILE

Concepts you'll need to master:

• Explain the uses of the control file

• List the contents of the control file

• Multiplex the control file

• Manage the control file

• Obtain control file information

• Manage the control file with Oracle Managed Files