Create a database from 8i RMAN backup

Question

Hi,
I am in need to recover some historic data from a historic database's RMAN backup.
The situation is ... I have one old RMAN backup of a 8i database which includes datafiles, archivellog files and control files. Init.ora file is also available.
I have installed the 8i software in a host and created the oracle service through ORADIM and pwd file through ORAPWD utility. Then copied the init.ora file under 'C:\Oracle\ADMIN\ORCL\PFILE' and the RMAN backup files under 'C:\Oracle\Ora81\DATABASE' folder.
Now I can start the instance with the init.ora file but can not mount as control files are not there. when I try to restore the control files through RMAN as...
RMAN> run
2> {
3> restore controlfile;
4> }
RMAN-03022: compiling command: restore
RMAN-03022: compiling command: IRESTORE
RMAN-03026: error recovery releasing channel resources
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure during compilation of command
RMAN-03013: command type: restore
RMAN-03002: failure during compilation of command
RMAN-03013: command type: IRESTORE
RMAN-06172: not connected to recovery catalog database
RMAN>
Now without the catalog database how can I restore the control files and the database from the RMAN backup?
I think the old RMAN metadata was stored in catalog database.
Any suggestion please?
regards

Answer 1

Sorry I wrongly said that I do not have the DBID, I have DBID but I have controlfile backup as RMAN backupset, not in Binary. So even if I set DBID, RMAN asks for the catalog database, which is not available.
As I worked...
C:\>rman
Recovery Manager: Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Production
RMAN> SET DBID=1208994555
RMAN-03022: compiling command: CSET
RMAN> connect target sys/*****
RMAN-06193: connected to target database (not started)
RMAN> startup nomount
RMAN-06196: Oracle instance started
Total System Global Area 552011724 bytes
Fixed Size 65484 bytes
Variable Size 69357568 bytes
Database Buffers 482514944 bytes
Redo Buffers 73728 bytes
RMAN> run
2> {
3> allocate channel ch1 type disk;
4> restore controlfile;
5> alter database mount;
6> }
RMAN-03022: compiling command: allocate
RMAN-03026: error recovery releasing channel resources
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure during compilation of command
RMAN-03013: command type: allocate
RMAN-06172: not connected to recovery catalog database
RMAN> shutdown
RMAN-06402: Oracle instance shut down
RMAN> set dbid 1208994555
RMAN-03022: compiling command: CSET
RMAN> connect target sys/*** nocatalog
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00558: error encountered while parsing input commands
RMAN-01005: syntax error: found "nocatalog": expecting one of: "newline, ;"
RMAN-01007: at line 1 column 27 file: standard input
RMAN> connect target sys/**** nocatalog;
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00558: error encountered while parsing input commands
RMAN-01005: syntax error: found "nocatalog": expecting one of: "newline, ;"
RMAN-01007: at line 1 column 27 file: standard input
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00558: error encountered while parsing input commands
RMAN-01005: syntax error: found ";": expecting one of: "allocate, alter, beginli
ne, catalog, change, connect, create, crosscheck, debug, delete, drop, exit, end
inline, host, {, library, list, mount, open, print, register, release, replace,
report, reset, resync, rman, rpctest, run, set, sql, "
RMAN-01007: at line 1 column 36 file: standard input
RMAN> exit
Recovery Manager complete.
C:\>rman target sys/**** nocatalog
Recovery Manager: Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Production
RMAN-06193: connected to target database (not started)
RMAN> run{
2> allocate channel ch1 type disk;
3> restore controlfile;
4> alter database mount;
5> }
RMAN-03022: compiling command: allocate
RMAN-03023: executing command: allocate
RMAN-08030: allocated channel: ch1
RMAN-08500: channel ch1: sid=12 devtype=DISK
RMAN-03022: compiling command: restore
RMAN-03022: compiling command: IRESTORE
RMAN-03026: error recovery releasing channel resources
RMAN-08031: released channel: ch1
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure during compilation of command
RMAN-03013: command type: restore
RMAN-03002: failure during compilation of command
RMAN-03013: command type: IRESTORE
RMAN-06003: ORACLE error from target database: ORA-01507: database not mounted
ORA-06512: at "SYS.X$DBMS_RCVMAN", line 923
ORA-06512: at line 1
RMAN-06097: text of failing SQL statement: begin dbms_rcvman . setDatabase ( upp
er ( :dbname:dbname_i ) , :rlscn , :rltime , :fhdbi:fhdbi_i ) ; end ;
RMAN>