To restore the database, you need a copy of the server
options file. The server options file includes the file paths of the
active log, the archive log, the active log mirror, and the archive
failover log. This information is required to restore the database.
About this task
To ensure the availability of server options file, take
one or more of the following steps:
- Store at least one copy of the server options file offsite or
on a disk separate from the database.
- Store a printout of the file offsite.
- Store a copy of the file offsite with your database backups and
device configuration file.
- Store a remote copy of the file, for example, on an NFS-mounted
file system.
- DRM:
- DRM automatically saves a copy of the server options file in its
disaster recovery plan file.