Recovery from a Journal File

The following two procedures enable recovery of a database from a journal file:

  1. Forward Recovery (roll forward by applying )

  2. Backward Recovery (roll back to a checkpoint, optionally followed by a subsequent roll forward)

[Note]

In a multi-site database replication configuration, you might use these recovery procedures to refresh a replicating instance from the backup of an originating instance. However, the steps for both these recovery procedures are different.