It means that a segment in FILE# 6 has had data blocks loaded in unrecoverable or nologging mode, at that SCN (the unrecoverable_change#). If you have not backed up that data file since that SCN, you would not be able to completely recover from a media recovery. The affected blocks would be corrupt, even after recovery, since the changes to those blocks are not in the redo stream. ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Beckstrom Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 8:55 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-db-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; ORACLE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracledba@xxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-rdbms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SPAM] unnrecoverable change # Importance: Low What does this mean???? SQL> select * from v$datafile where UNRECOVERABLE_CHANGE# <>0; FILE# CREATION_CHANGE# CREATION_ TS# RFILE# STATUS ENABLED ---------- ---------------- --------- ---------- ---------- ------- ---------- CHECKPOINT_CHANGE# CHECKPOIN UNRECOVERABLE_CHANGE# UNRECOVER LAST_CHANGE# ------------------ --------- --------------------- --------- ------------ LAST_TIME OFFLINE_CHANGE# ONLINE_CHANGE# ONLINE_TI BYTES BLOCKS --------- --------------- -------------- --------- ---------- ---------- CREATE_BYTES BLOCK_SIZE ------------ ---------- NAME ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- PLUGGED_IN BLOCK1_OFFSET ---------- ------------- AUX_NAME ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- 6 10519 08-JAN-99 3 6 ONLINE READ WRITE 2809106041 16-NOV-05 867539955 29-NOV-04 700381928 700381929 12-JUN-04 1677721600 204800 0 8192 F:\OR15\AP_INDEX_A.DBS 0 8192 UNKNOWN