The RMU Set Corrupt_Pages command allows you to override the required RMU Recover command after a by-area restore operation. Although Oracle RMU cannot determine when the recover operation is superfluous, you might have that knowledge. If you are certain of this knowledge, you can abridge the requirement for the recover operation by using the RMU Set Corrupt_Pages command to set corrupt pages to consistent. Similarly, sometimes you might know of a problem that Oracle RMU does not recognize. For example, you might find that a page contains an index node that causes a bugcheck dump each time it is accessed. You can use the RMU Set Corrupt_Pages command to mark this page as corrupt and then follow your usual procedure for recovering from database corruption. Note that the RMU Set Corrupt_Pages command with the Consistent qualifier does not make truly corrupt storage area pages usable. Corrupt storage area pages detected during normal operation are logged in the CPT, and likely have an invalid checksum value. The RMU Set Corrupt_Pages command with the Consistent qualifier removes the specified pages from the CPT, but the next time a user tries to touch that storage area page, it is logged in the CPT again because it is still physically corrupt. To correct a storage area page that is truly corrupt, you must restore it from a backup file. The RMU Set Corrupt_Pages command with the Consistent qualifier does make truly corrupt or inconsistent pages in a snapshot file usable. When you use this command and specify a snapshot file with the areas qualifier, Oracle RMU initializes the specified snapshot file.