Oracle | DBMS_DBVERIFY

Oracle DBMS_DBVERIFY Version 21c

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Purpose Internal API to the DBV executable for database datafile integrity verification

AUTHID CURRENT_USER

Dependencies

STANDARD (only)

Documented No

First Available 10.1

Security Model Owned by SYS with no privileges granted

Source {ORACLE_HOME}/rdbms/admin/dbmsdbv.sql

DBV2

Verify data file integrity

Note: Any information on how to interpret the output will be greatly appreciated. dbms_dbverify.dbv2( fname IN VARCHAR2, start_blk IN BINARY_INTEGER, end_blk IN BINARY_INTEGER, blocksize IN BINARY_INTEGER, output IN OUT VARCHAR2, error IN OUT VARCHAR2, stats IN OUT VARCHAR2);

conn sys@pdbdev as sysdba

      

      col name format a30

      col value format a30

      

      SELECT name, value

      FROM gv$parameter

      WHERE name LIKE '%block%';

      

      NAME                           VALUE

      ------------------------------ ------------------------------

      db_block_buffers                0

      db_block_checksum               TYPICAL

      db_block_size                   8192

      db_file_multiblock_read_count   128

      db_block_checking               FALSE

      

      conn sys@pdbdev as sysdba

      

      SELECT file_name, tablespace_name

      FROM dba_data_files

      ORDER BY 2,1;

      

      FILE_NAME                                                    TABLESPACE_NAME

      ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------

      C:\APP\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORABASE2\ORCL\EXAMPLE01.DBF            EXAMPLE

      C:\APP\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORABASE2\ORCL\SYSAUX01.DBF             SYSAUX

      C:\APP\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORABASE2\ORCL\SYSTEM01.DBF             SYSTEM

      C:\APP\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORABASE2\ORCL\SAMPLE_SCHEMA_USERS01.DB USERS

      

      SELECT MIN(dbms_rowid.rowid_block_number(rowid)) MINBLOCK

      FROM sh.sales;

      

        MINBLOCK

      ----------

            6290

      

      SELECT MAX(dbms_rowid.rowid_block_number(rowid)) MAXBLOCK

      FROM sh.sales;

      

        MAXBLOCK

      ----------

           21761

      

      set serveroutput on

      
        
          DECLARE

             lOut   VARCHAR2(4000);

             lErr     VARCHAR2(4000);

             lStats VARCHAR2(4000);

            BEGIN

              dbms_dbverify.dbv2('c:\oracle\oradata\pdbdev\example01.dbf', 6290, 21761, 8192, lOut, lErr, lStats);

            

              dbms_output.put_line('Output: ' || lOut);

              dbms_output.put_line('Error:  ' || lErr);

              dbms_output.put_line('Stats:  ' || lStats);

            END;

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