Recovery_Method=Sequential Recovery_Method=Scatter Specifies how .aij records are to be ordered. You can specify one of two possible order types: o Sequential-.aij records are ordered by physical dbkey in an area:page:line sequence. This order type is the default. o Scatter-.aij records are ordered by a sort key of page:area:line (page number, area number, and line number). This order can allow the RMU Recover command to perform more effective I/O prefetching and writing to multiple storage areas simultaneously, typically where storage areas of the database are distributed among multiple disk devices. Scatter ordering allows more disk devices to be active during the recovery process. This helps reduce idle CPU time and allows the recovery to complete in less time. However, because database configurations vary widely, Oracle recommends that you perform tests with both Scatter and Sequential ordering of the optimized after-image journals to determine which method produces the best results for your system.