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multiplexed controlfiles differ

edited Apr 17, 2025 1:05PM in Database Backup and Recovery (MOSC) 8 commentsAnswered ✓

Any day is good for a random test and today I had this test:

Suppose you have database with multiplexed controlfiles. This means the controlfiles - no matter how many of them - would be equal on content. I know they are because they have suspiciously the same size as indicated from my filesystem. So, OK. But, what about the content ? For us, DBA's, we're not going to open these files, mainly by lack of tools … But, we can compare content. So, that is exactly what I did. Note that in my test database I have 2 controlfiles, in my 19c (19.26) database on Windows x64, shutdown the database CLEANLY, and I

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