Creating Additional Copies of Control Files

You can create an an additional control file copy by copying an existing control file to a new location and adding the file's name to the list of control files.

To Multiplex or Move Additional Copies of the Current Control Files

1. Shut down the database.
2. Copy an existing control file to a different location, using operating system commands.
3. Edit the CONTROL_FILES parameter in the database's initialization parameter file to add the new control file's name, or to change the existing control filename.
4. Restart the database.