How to Multiplex Control Files in Oracle Database?
- How to add one or more control files in oracle database?
- Why do we require control file multiplexing?
- Why is it important to have multiple copies of control files in your oracle base?
Control files serve a very important role and are very crucial for database working because of the information stored inside them. You can't take the risk of losing your control file especially when the database is running. When database is properly shutdown, even if you lose your control file, you can recreate it without much trouble. But the general idea is to secure the control file but taking regular backups and also multiplexing the same. By multiplexing, we simply mean to keep multiple copies of the same file in different locations.