MULTIPLEXING OF CONTROLFILE

To safe guard against a single point of failure of the control file.

Strongly each copy on a different disk.
Controlfiles can be multiplexed up to 8 times.

Using spfile :

• We have to bringup the database

• In sql > ALTER SYSTEM SET CONTROL_FILES =

‘/apps/venkat/oradata/control01.ctl’,
‘/apps/venkat/oradata/control02.ctl’,
‘/apps/venkat/oradata/control03.ctl’ scope=spfile,both & memory;

• Shutdown the database immediate

• Copy the new controlfile by using existing controlfile under

$ORACLE_BASE/oradata/sidname/

• After that bringup the database and check it whether additional controlfile is
added or not, by using select statement

Sql > Select * frim v$controlfile;

Using pfile :

• If database is up and running then shutdown it

• Copy the new controlfile by using existing controlfile under

$ORACLE_BASE/oradata/sidname/

• Edit the new controlfile in initsid.ora by using vi editer

• Then bringup the database and check it whether additional controlfile is added or
not , by using select statement

Sql > Select * frim v$controlfile;