RMAN again?

Hi all,
I saw this rman backup cmd parameter:
     CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO '/mnt/EVA-DISK/RMAN/data/%F';
     backup format '/mnt/EVA-DISK/RMAN/data/%d_LVL0_%T_%u_s%s_p%p' database;Where can I get the value of these "%" variables? Does it have default value? What happened if I do not specify it?
for example :
backup format '/mnt/EVA-DISK/RMAN/data/' or
backup format '/mnt/EVA-DISK/RMAN/data/%'
What will be the output name of my database backup?
Thanks a lot,
zxy

yxes2013 wrote:
Hi all,
I saw this rman backup cmd parameter:
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO '/mnt/EVA-DISK/RMAN/data/%F';
backup format '/mnt/EVA-DISK/RMAN/data/%d_LVL0_%T_%u_s%s_p%p' database;Where can I get the value of these "%" variables? Does it have default value? What happened if I do not specify it?
for example :
backup format '/mnt/EVA-DISK/RMAN/data/' or
backup format '/mnt/EVA-DISK/RMAN/data/%'
What will be the output name of my database backup?
Thanks a lot,
zxyTo find out backups easily, lets suppose you do have 2-3 databases in the same server and it is the time to check which backup consists of which database, If you mention %F then piece name comes with DBID with timestamp, Like that there are many options. You can refer below MOS & oracle documentation.
+What are the various % format code used during RMAN backups [ID 553927.1]+
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/backup.111/b28273/rcmsubcl010.htm

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    connected to target database (not started)
    Oracle instance started
    Total System Global Area 534462464 bytes
    Fixed Size 2228200 bytes
    Variable Size 176160792 bytes
    Database Buffers 348127232 bytes
    Redo Buffers 7946240 bytes
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    executing command: SET DBID
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    Starting restore at 08-NOV-12
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    +output file name=+FLASH/alephpr/controlfile/current.276.798747585+
    Finished restore at 08-NOV-12
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    database mounted
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    List of Files Unknown to the Database
    =====================================
    File Name: /restorealeph/9cnpm51u_1_1
    File Name: /restorealeph/9enpm6lj_1_1
    File Name: /restorealeph/c-3573460394-20121107-00
    File Name: /restorealeph/c-3573460394-20121107-01
    File Name: /restorealeph/c-3573460394-20121106-01
    Do you really want to catalog the above files (enter YES or NO)? YES
    cataloging files...
    cataloging done
    List of Cataloged Files
    =======================
    File Name: /restorealeph/9cnpm51u_1_1
    File Name: /restorealeph/9enpm6lj_1_1
    File Name: /restorealeph/c-3573460394-20121107-00
    File Name: /restorealeph/c-3573460394-20121107-01
    File Name: /restorealeph/c-3573460394-20121106-01
    RMAN> list backup summary;
    List of Backups
    ===============
    Key     TY LV S Device Type Completion Time #Pieces #Copies Compressed Tag
    4097    B  F  A DISK        07-NOV-12       1       1       NO         BACKUP_ALEPHPR.TUR_110712030000
    4098    B  A  A DISK        07-NOV-12       1       1       NO         BACKUP_ALEPHPR.TUR_110712030000
    RMAN> list backup tag="BACKUP_ALEPHPR.TUR_110712030000";
    List of Backup Sets
    ===================
    BS Key  Type LV Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    4097    Full    178.04G    DISK        00:00:00     07-NOV-12
            BP Key: 4097   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: BACKUP_ALEPHPR.TUR_110712030000
            Piece Name: /restorealeph/9cnpm51u_1_1
      List of Datafiles in backup set 4097
      File LV Type Ckp SCN    Ckp Time  Name
      1       Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/system.269.722874729
      2       Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/sysaux.266.722874731
      3       Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/undotbs1.289.722874727
      4       Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/undotbs2.257.722874727
      5       Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/users.298.722874731
      6       Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/audit.299.723372305
      7       Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/case_datos.260.723372307
      8       Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/case_indices.261.723372307
      9       Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/data_hist.262.723372309
      10      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/data_l.264.723372319
      11      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/data_long.265.723372349
      12      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/data_md.270.723372355
      13      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/data_sm.271.723372369
      14      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/data_xl.272.723372375
      15      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/index_l.273.723372401
      16      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/index_md.274.723372427
      17      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/index_sm.275.723372455
      18      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/index_xl.276.723372473
      19      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/tools.278.723372501
      26      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/data_sm.300.736088959
      27      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/dev_disco_ptm5_meta.301.746385117
      28      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/dev_disco_pstore.302.746385119
      29      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/dev_disco_ptm5_cache.304.746385121
      30      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/undotbs1.305.796391931
      31      Full 6919879655786 07-NOV-12 +DATA1/alephpr/datafile/undotbs2.306.796392185
    BS Key  Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    4098    16.89G     DISK        00:00:00     07-NOV-12
            BP Key: 4098   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: BACKUP_ALEPHPR.TUR_110712030000
            Piece Name: /restorealeph/9enpm6lj_1_1
      List of Archived Logs in backup set 4098
      Thrd Seq     Low SCN    Low Time  Next SCN   Next Time
      1    35722   6919870864350 06-NOV-12 6919871887697 06-NOV-12
      1    35723   6919871887697 06-NOV-12 6919872372211 06-NOV-12
      1    35724   6919872372211 06-NOV-12 6919872410158 06-NOV-12
      1    35725   6919872410158 06-NOV-12 6919872447301 06-NOV-12
      1    35726   6919872447301 06-NOV-12 6919872503332 06-NOV-12
      1    35727   6919872503332 06-NOV-12 6919872551564 06-NOV-12
      1    35728   6919872551564 06-NOV-12 6919872603881 06-NOV-12
      1    35729   6919872603881 06-NOV-12 6919872655942 06-NOV-12
      1    35730   6919872655942 06-NOV-12 6919872698722 06-NOV-12
      1    35731   6919872698722 06-NOV-12 6919872741655 06-NOV-12
      1    35732   6919872741655 06-NOV-12 6919872782284 06-NOV-12
      1    35733   6919872782284 06-NOV-12 6919872872302 06-NOV-12
      1    35734   6919872872302 06-NOV-12 6919872910206 06-NOV-12
      1    35735   6919872910206 06-NOV-12 6919872945577 06-NOV-12
      1    35736   6919872945577 06-NOV-12 6919872980056 06-NOV-12
      1    35737   6919872980056 06-NOV-12 6919873013411 06-NOV-12
      1    35738   6919873013411 06-NOV-12 6919873050761 06-NOV-12
      1    35739   6919873050761 06-NOV-12 6919873084996 06-NOV-12
      1    35740   6919873084996 06-NOV-12 6919873122049 06-NOV-12
      1    35741   6919873122049 06-NOV-12 6919873521767 06-NOV-12
      1    35742   6919873521767 06-NOV-12 6919873952773 06-NOV-12
      1    35743   6919873952773 06-NOV-12 6919874258549 06-NOV-12
      1    35744   6919874258549 06-NOV-12 6919874472213 06-NOV-12
      1    35745   6919874472213 06-NOV-12 6919874744856 06-NOV-12
      1    35746   6919874744856 06-NOV-12 6919875113086 06-NOV-12
      1    35747   6919875113086 06-NOV-12 6919875733337 06-NOV-12
      1    35748   6919875733337 06-NOV-12 6919876139061 06-NOV-12
      1    35749   6919876139061 06-NOV-12 6919876707162 06-NOV-12
      1    35750   6919876707162 06-NOV-12 6919877706313 06-NOV-12
      1    35751   6919877706313 06-NOV-12 6919877919039 06-NOV-12
      1    35752   6919877919039 06-NOV-12 6919878024429 06-NOV-12
      1    35753   6919878024429 06-NOV-12 6919878107673 06-NOV-12
      1    35754   6919878107673 06-NOV-12 6919878258511 06-NOV-12
      1    35755   6919878258511 06-NOV-12 6919878308336 06-NOV-12
      1    35756   6919878308336 06-NOV-12 6919878424419 06-NOV-12
      1    35757   6919878424419 06-NOV-12 6919878488485 06-NOV-12
      1    35758   6919878488485 06-NOV-12 6919878827092 06-NOV-12
      1    35759   6919878827092 06-NOV-12 6919879350098 07-NOV-12
      1    35760   6919879350098 07-NOV-12 6919879675556 07-NOV-12
      2    35949   6919870864360 06-NOV-12 6919871494640 06-NOV-12
      2    35950   6919871494640 06-NOV-12 6919871887487 06-NOV-12
      2    35951   6919871887487 06-NOV-12 6919872410655 06-NOV-12
      2    35952   6919872410655 06-NOV-12 6919872552468 06-NOV-12
      2    35953   6919872552468 06-NOV-12 6919872698940 06-NOV-12
      2    35954   6919872698940 06-NOV-12 6919872872690 06-NOV-12
      2    35955   6919872872690 06-NOV-12 6919872980371 06-NOV-12
      2    35956   6919872980371 06-NOV-12 6919873085902 06-NOV-12
      2    35957   6919873085902 06-NOV-12 6919873569082 06-NOV-12
      2    35958   6919873569082 06-NOV-12 6919873949096 06-NOV-12
      2    35959   6919873949096 06-NOV-12 6919874404640 06-NOV-12
      2    35960   6919874404640 06-NOV-12 6919875011814 06-NOV-12
      2    35961   6919875011814 06-NOV-12 6919875631429 06-NOV-12
      2    35962   6919875631429 06-NOV-12 6919876324885 06-NOV-12
      2    35963   6919876324885 06-NOV-12 6919876363526 06-NOV-12
      2    35964   6919876363526 06-NOV-12 6919876748508 06-NOV-12
      2    35965   6919876748508 06-NOV-12 6919877741784 06-NOV-12
      2    35966   6919877741784 06-NOV-12 6919878108943 06-NOV-12
      2    35967   6919878108943 06-NOV-12 6919878424477 06-NOV-12
      2    35968   6919878424477 06-NOV-12 6919879012111 06-NOV-12
      2    35969   6919879012111 06-NOV-12 6919879260589 07-NOV-12
      2    35970   6919879260589 07-NOV-12 6919879350086 07-NOV-12
      2    35971   6919879350086 07-NOV-12 6919879464935 07-NOV-12
      2    35972   6919879464935 07-NOV-12 6919879548399 07-NOV-12
      2    35973   6919879548399 07-NOV-12 6919879675564 07-NOV-12
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    List of Database Incarnations
    DB Key  Inc Key DB Name  DB ID            STATUS  Reset SCN  Reset Time
    1       1       ALEPHPR  3573460394       PARENT  1          13-MAY-10
    2       2       ALEPHPR  3573460394       PARENT  2229467    28-JUN-10
    3       3       ALEPHPR  3573460394       CURRENT 6918261828355 26-SEP-12The ASM structure is created...
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    MOUNTED EXTERN N 512 4096 1048576 509282 507421 0 507421 0 N DATA1/
    MOUNTED EXTERN N 512 4096 1048576 50641 42850 0 42850 0 N FLASH/
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    Martin
    Edited by: martin.morono on Nov 8, 2012 11:19 AM
    Edited by: martin.morono on Nov 8, 2012 11:49 AM

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    allocated channel: c2
    channel c2: SID=131 device type=DISK
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    channel c2: skipped, AUTOBACKUP already found
    channel c1: restoring control file
    channel c1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:15
    output file name=+DATA1/alephpr/controlfile/current.260.798747585
    output file name=+FLASH/alephpr/controlfile/current.276.798747585
    Finished restore at 09 NOV 2012 13:11:24
    database is already started
    database mounted
    Starting implicit crosscheck backup at 09 NOV 2012 13:11:31
    Crosschecked 52 objects
    Finished implicit crosscheck backup at 09 NOV 2012 13:11:39
    Starting implicit crosscheck copy at 09 NOV 2012 13:11:39
    Crosschecked 2 objects
    Finished implicit crosscheck copy at 09 NOV 2012 13:11:40
    searching for all files in the recovery area
    cataloging files...
    cataloging done
    List of Cataloged Files
    =======================
    File Name: +flash/ALEPHPR/ARCHIVELOG/2012_09_26/thread_2_seq_1.279.795017193
    File Name: +flash/ALEPHPR/ARCHIVELOG/2012_09_26/thread_2_seq_34950.273.795014469
    File Name: +flash/ALEPHPR/ARCHIVELOG/2012_09_26/thread_1_seq_1.281.795017413
    File Name: +flash/ALEPHPR/ARCHIVELOG/2012_09_26/thread_1_seq_2.283.795017519
    File Name: +flash/ALEPHPR/ARCHIVELOG/2012_09_26/thread_1_seq_3.290.795018411
    File Name: +flash/ALEPHPR/ARCHIVELOG/2012_09_26/thread_1_seq_4.291.795018559
    File Name: +flash/ALEPHPR/ARCHIVELOG/2012_09_26/thread_1_seq_5.292.795018707
    File Name: +flash/ALEPHPR/ARCHIVELOG/2012_09_26/thread_1_seq_6.293.795018811
    File Name: +flash/ALEPHPR/ARCHIVELOG/2012_09_26/thread_1_seq_7.294.795018899
    File Name: +flash/ALEPHPR/ARCHIVELOG/2012_09_26/thread_1_seq_8.295.795020509
    File Name: +flash/ALEPHPR/CONTROLFILE/Current.268.798725123
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    List of Files Unknown to the Database
    =====================================
    File Name: /restorealeph/9cnpm51u_1_1
    File Name: /restorealeph/9enpm6lj_1_1
    File Name: /restorealeph/c-3573460394-20121107-00
    File Name: /restorealeph/c-3573460394-20121107-01
    File Name: /restorealeph/c-3573460394-20121106-01
    Do you really want to catalog the above files (enter YES or NO)? YEs
    cataloging files...
    cataloging done
    List of Cataloged Files
    =======================
    File Name: /restorealeph/9cnpm51u_1_1
    File Name: /restorealeph/9enpm6lj_1_1
    File Name: /restorealeph/c-3573460394-20121107-00
    File Name: /restorealeph/c-3573460394-20121107-01
    File Name: /restorealeph/c-3573460394-20121106-01
    Starting restore at 09 NOV 2012 13:11:48
    released channel: c1
    released channel: c2
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-03002: failure of restore command at 11/09/2012 13:11:48
    RMAN-06026: some targets not found - aborting restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 31 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 30 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 29 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 28 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 27 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 26 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 19 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 18 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 17 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 16 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 15 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 14 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 13 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 12 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 11 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 10 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 9 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 8 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 7 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 6 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 5 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 4 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 3 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 2 found to restore
    RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 1 found to restore
    RMAN>Just in case, I re-run this script including the crosscheck backup and the delete noprompt expired backups before restoring an the error messages were the same.
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    Martin
    Edited by: martin.morono on Nov 9, 2012 7:21 AM

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    RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
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    Line: -----
    rman target /
    Recovery Manager: Release 11.1.0.6.0 - Production on Mon Dec 21 14:48:29 2009
    Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.
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    input archived log thread=1 sequence=162 RECID=133 STAMP=706200525
    input archived log thread=2 sequence=97 RECID=132 STAMP=706190625
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    Line: -----
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    Incident details in: /oracle/diag/rdbms/pimdb/pimdb1/incident/incdir_64163/pimdb1_m000_1831050_i64163.trc
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    Line: -----
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    Thank you
    Hiko

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