Disaster Recovery from tape library!

Hi,
I am using oracle 10g and Backup Exec 12 as the media management software. How do i perform the disaster recovery. My entire scenario is like this:
Server A has the DB (Database).
Configured Backup Exec with RMAN and took full DB backup along with autobackup of controlfile to the tape.
Server A crashes and is unusable.
Installs Oracle on server B and needs to restore the DB on this new server.
I know the DBID of the DB but how to configure RMAN to work with Backup Exec, so that I can restore the db from the tape library?
When you configure the RMAN integration with Backup Exec, it finds the database running on the server and will perform the integration. But in my case, since the database does not exist, how will the Backup Exec agent configure the integration?
How do we go about the restoration to Server B in this case?
Thanks!

Hi!
I am still not able to restore the db. The scenario is like:
Took a full database backup to tape from server A with controlfile autoconfig
Trying to restore the db on server B. The following is the script used to restore.
connect target /
set dbid=152417844;
startup nomount;
run
+{+
allocate channel sbt1 type 'sbt_tape';
SEND 'BSA_SERVICE_HOST=ipaddress,NBBSA_TOTAL_STREAMS=1';
set controlfile autobackup format for device type 'sbt_tape' to 'cf_%F';
restore spfile from autobackup;
restore controlfile from autobackup;
alter database mount;
restore database;
recover database;
release channel sbt1;
+}+
alter database open resetlogs;
When i try to restore, the output is:
channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090624
channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090623
channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090622
channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090621
channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090620
channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090619
channel sbt1: looking for autobackup on day: 20090618
channel sbt1: no autobackup in 7 days found
released channel: sbt1
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of restore command at 06/24/2009 11:19:28
RMAN-06172: no autobackup found or specified handle is not a valid copy or piece
Please advice!
Edited by: Libra DBA on Jun 24, 2009 1:39 PM

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<FatalServiceError><__System><ID>19</ID><Seq>98909</Seq><TimeCreated>4/2/2015 2:02:55 PM</TimeCreated><Source>DpmThreadPool.cs</Source><Line>163</Line><HasError>True</HasError></__System><ExceptionType>DBCorruptionException</ExceptionType><ExceptionMessage>DLS
error: SP='dbo.prc_ARM_DataSource_GetServerName' Error=50001</ExceptionMessage><ExceptionDetails>Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.DB.DBCorruptionException: DLS error: SP='dbo.prc_ARM_DataSource_GetServerName' Error=50001
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.DB.SqlRetryCommand.ValidateReturnValue(String errorTitle)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.PRMCatalog.DatasourceHelper.GetDatasourceServerName(SqlContext sqlCtx, Guid datasourceId)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.PRMCatalog.PrmCatalog.GetDatasourceServerName(Guid datasourceId)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.Datasource.FillAppSpecificPropertiesForFS(ProtectionConfigType protectionConfig)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.Datasource.SetDestinationConfig(IMCatalogDB imCatalog, DatasetType dataset, RecoveryInformationType recoveryInformation, RecoveryTaskDefinitionType recoveryTaskDefinition)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.Datasource.AddRecoveryTaskDefinitionForDataset(IMCatalogDB imCatalog, JobTranslator jobTranslator, DatasetType dataset, RecoveryInformationType recoveryInformation, Boolean additionalRestore, Boolean
isSerial, Guid parentTaskDefId)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.Datasource.GenerateRecoveryTaskDefinitions(IMCatalogDB imCatalog, JobTranslator jobTranslator, RecoveryInformationType recoveryInformation, Guid parentTaskDefId)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.RecoveryTranslator.GenerateRecoveryTaskDefinitionsRecursively(IMCatalogDB imCatalog, JobTranslator jobTranslator, RecoveryInformationType recoveryInformation, Guid parentTaskDefId)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.RecoveryTranslator.GenerateRecoveryTaskDefinitions(IMCatalogDB imCatalog, RecoveryInformations recoveryInformations)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.RecoveryTranslator.StartRecovery(Guid jobDefinitionId, Guid jobId, RecoveryInformations recoveryInformations, AdhocJobsContext jobContext)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.RecoveryTranslator.StartRecovery(String recoveryXml, Guid jobDefinitionId, Guid jobId, AdhocJobsContext jobContext)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Engine.CIntentServices.TriggerRecovery(UInt16* bstrIMCatalogXml, _GUID jobDefinitionId, _GUID jobId, AdhocJobsContext jobContext)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Engine.CCoreServices.TriggerRecovery(CCoreServices* , UInt16* bstrRecoveryInformationXml, _GUID jobDefinitionId, _GUID jobId, UInt16* bstrJobContextXml, tagSAFEARRAY** exceptionResult)</ExceptionDetails></FatalServiceError>
the message resource is present but the message is not found in the string/message table
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="MSDPM" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">943</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2015-04-02T14:02:55.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>17544</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>DPM_SERVER_NAME</Computer>
    <Security />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data>Unable to connect to the DPM database because the database is in an inconsistent state.
Problem Details:
<FatalServiceError><__System><ID>19</ID><Seq>98909</Seq><TimeCreated>4/2/2015 2:02:55 PM</TimeCreated><Source>DpmThreadPool.cs</Source><Line>163</Line><HasError>True</HasError></__System><ExceptionType>DBCorruptionException</ExceptionType><ExceptionMessage>DLS
error: SP='dbo.prc_ARM_DataSource_GetServerName' Error=50001</ExceptionMessage><ExceptionDetails>Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.DB.DBCorruptionException: DLS error: SP='dbo.prc_ARM_DataSource_GetServerName'
Error=50001
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.DB.SqlRetryCommand.ValidateReturnValue(String errorTitle)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.PRMCatalog.DatasourceHelper.GetDatasourceServerName(SqlContext sqlCtx, Guid datasourceId)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.PRMCatalog.PrmCatalog.GetDatasourceServerName(Guid datasourceId)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.Datasource.FillAppSpecificPropertiesForFS(ProtectionConfigType protectionConfig)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.Datasource.SetDestinationConfig(IMCatalogDB imCatalog, DatasetType dataset, RecoveryInformationType recoveryInformation, RecoveryTaskDefinitionType recoveryTaskDefinition)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.Datasource.AddRecoveryTaskDefinitionForDataset(IMCatalogDB imCatalog, JobTranslator jobTranslator, DatasetType dataset, RecoveryInformationType recoveryInformation, Boolean additionalRestore, Boolean
isSerial, Guid parentTaskDefId)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.Datasource.GenerateRecoveryTaskDefinitions(IMCatalogDB imCatalog, JobTranslator jobTranslator, RecoveryInformationType recoveryInformation, Guid parentTaskDefId)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.RecoveryTranslator.GenerateRecoveryTaskDefinitionsRecursively(IMCatalogDB imCatalog, JobTranslator jobTranslator, RecoveryInformationType recoveryInformation, Guid parentTaskDefId)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.RecoveryTranslator.GenerateRecoveryTaskDefinitions(IMCatalogDB imCatalog, RecoveryInformations recoveryInformations)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.RecoveryTranslator.StartRecovery(Guid jobDefinitionId, Guid jobId, RecoveryInformations recoveryInformations, AdhocJobsContext jobContext)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Intent.RecoveryTranslator.StartRecovery(String recoveryXml, Guid jobDefinitionId, Guid jobId, AdhocJobsContext jobContext)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Engine.CIntentServices.TriggerRecovery(UInt16* bstrIMCatalogXml, _GUID jobDefinitionId, _GUID jobId, AdhocJobsContext jobContext)
   at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Engine.CCoreServices.TriggerRecovery(CCoreServices* , UInt16* bstrRecoveryInformationXml, _GUID jobDefinitionId, _GUID jobId, UInt16* bstrJobContextXml, tagSAFEARRAY** exceptionResult)</ExceptionDetails></FatalServiceError>
</Data>
    </EventData>
</Event>
I'm guessing if you checked your event viewer, you would have the same error after the crash. I'm hoping Microsoft has a fix for this besides restoring the database...

Disaster Recovery from tape library!

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