Because RMU Repair cannot correct every type of corruption, or
guarantee improved performance, Oracle Corporation recommends
that you do not use the RMU Repair command unless you have a
backup copy or exported copy of your database. You can return
to this backup copy of the database if your repair efforts are
ineffective.
The RMU Repair command operates off line and not in the context
of a transaction, so no records are written to the database's
.aij file by RMU Repair, and the repaired database cannot be
rolled forward with the RMU Recover command. Oracle Corporation
recommends that you make a backup copy of the database after
using the RMU Repair command; the repair operation issues a
message to this effect. Oracle RMU also issues a warning when
you use this command on a database with after-image journaling
enabled.