Backup location in RMAN

By default RMAN keeps backups in flash_recovery_area directory. I changed the configuration and now backup is being stored at some other place. I want to revert the configuration to original location. what command should i give.

Hello,
Please advice if you have changed the flash recovery area parameter in your pfile/spfile?
If you have , then you ca use the 'alter system set ..' command to set it back to where it was earlier. The parameter db_recovery_file_dest is modifiable immediately.
If you are not using SPFILE, then you can create one from pfile, then startup the database with changed value.
Hope this helps.

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Hi,
Please update or mark the other thread also as answered.
Backup location in RMAN
Edited by: srp on Feb 6, 2012 1:15 PM

RMAN backup location

Hi there
I have a production database oracle10g R2 in Redhat 5 . I have been taking disk base backup using catalog.
Now I want restore that database to another server which file system is not identical with production database.
My production database backup location is : /u01/backup/orcl/data/..
My test server do not have same location
when I restore database
run { restore database;........}
in test server then it search backup data from /u01/backup/orcl/data/
Please help me to overcome the above situation
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The "CATALOG" command (not to be confused with the catalog schema !) is what you need to use.
See the documentation :
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/backup.102/b14194/rcmsynta011.htm#sthref230
After restoring the controlfile, run "CATALOG START WITH /newlocation" in RMAN.
Then, the controlfile would be updated with the new location, thus allowing the RESTORE to search for the backup pieces in the new location.
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Edited by: Hemant K Chitale on Jan 3, 2011 5:41 PM

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RMAN backup location is full as well. What would you do in such a situation ?
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Thank you Hemant, Tsharma, Asahideo
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-- Untested
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i am getting below error while executing
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Thanks
Naveen

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PRIMARY
RMAN RUN {
allocate channel d1 type disk;
backup format '/u01/backups/PRIMARY/df_t%t_s%s_p%p' database;
sql 'alter system archive log current';
backup format '/u01/backups/PRIMARY/al_t%t_s%s_p%p' archivelog all;
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STANDBY
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allocate channel C1 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel C2 device type disk;
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http://www.visi.com/~mseberg/duprman.html
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Thanks a lot.
Best Regards,

Hi,
Thanks a lot.
I don't think that archivelogs were relocated, except I changed the location yesterday.
As I wrote at the start that because of INIT.ORA file being in use instead of SPFILE. I set DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST, DB_RECOVERY_DEST_SIZE after changing the DB mode to ARCHIVELOG, but DB was restarted by somebody else, and as the parameter changing was NOT PERMANENT, it rollback.
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LIST BACKUP OF ARCHIVELOG ALL has of course those 49 archivelog gap.
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hi,
Is it possible to change the RMAN backup Location for the Auxillary db.
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and on Auxillary host i copy the backup to /u01/rman backup
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Restore controlfile from backup location

Hi All,
I have a RMAN backup and want to recover my data from backup. RMAN backup has taken by someone but during restore to another DB server I am confused at controlfile point. I can see two controlfile in RMAN backup. Do I need to add both controlfile in restore command or any one controlfile would be okay? Please suggest.
I run below command - rman > restore control file from '<backup location>';
Thanks...
Edited by: user12115 on Jun 15, 2012 5:23 AM

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Fala Bruno!
What kind of backup are you using? RMAN , EXP, EXPDP ?
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If you just want to change this parameter do this:
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"can not backup or copy active file in noarchivelog mode".
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Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Thu Feb 9 01:18:08 2006
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