Chapter 15. Restoring Data
In Chapter 14, we discussed taking backups of critical database data and their importance for data protection because they provide the ability to recover from system or disk failures which could cause data loss. In addition to taking backups, another one of the most important roles of a database administrator (DBA) is being able to restore data that has been backed up. Taking backups is just one side of the story. Successfully restoring that data is the other side.
In this chapter we discuss the fundatmentals of the restore process and define terminology and concepts. Then we discuss the different ways to restore ...
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