Cloning DB on a different server from RMAN Tape backup

RDBMS version           : 11.2.0.2 on Solaris 10
Media Management Layer : Netbackup v7
I have done only backups to Tape. I have never done restore,recovery from Tape.
We have a production DB named NEHPROD running on server qualmh214. Every Monday morning an RMAN Full backup for NEHPROD is taken to Tape.
Production server : qualmh214        DB Name:NEHPROD
run
ALLOCATE CHANNEL c1 TYPE 'SBT_TAPE';
SEND 'NB_ORA_CLIENT=qualmh214,NB_ORA_POLICY=qualmh214_rman,NB_ORA_SERV=qualmh238,NB_ORA_SCHED=Daily';
backup database   FORMAT 'NEHPROD_%d_%U_%t.rbk' tag='NEHPROD_full';
}I need to create a Test DB in a different server (qualmh199) by restoring directly from NEHPROD's Full backup in tape .
From qualmh199, how can I connect to the Tape Media server ?
Even If I do connect to the Tape media server, how can i get access to tape backups of another DB? In the RMAN run block you can't specify a DB name. Right?
Even if I get access to another DB's backup , How can i specify which Date's Full backup I need to use to restore ?

From qualmh199, how can I connect to the Tape Media server ?You have to allocate channels to tape & need to mention NB parameters as example below.
in RMAN script
ALLOCATE CHANNEL CH1 DEVICE TYPE SBT_TAPE PARMS 'SBT_LIBRARY=/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/libobk.so64';
SEND 'NB_ORA_SERV=<server.com>, NB_ORA_CLIENT=<target.server>';
Even If I do connect to the Tape media server, how can i get access to tape backups of another DB? In the RMAN run block you can't specify a DB name. Right?If the libraries are installed and you able to perform, you can go for either duplicate database or simple RMAN restore. You can mention other DB names also
Ex: duplicate target database to 'test';
Even if I get access to another DB's backup , How can i specify which Date's Full backup I need to use to restore ?You can mention TAG's if you are using RMAN restore.

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released channel: ORA_DISK_1
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channel d1: sid=155 devtype=DISK
allocated channel: d2
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RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
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using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: aux1
channel aux1: sid=582 devtype=DISK
allocated channel: aux2
channel aux2: sid=584 devtype=DISK
Starting Duplicate Db at 21-JUN-12
contents of Memory Script:
set until scn 12198261770353;
restore clone standby controlfile;
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executing Memory Script
executing command: SET until clause
Starting restore at 21-JUN-12
released channel: aux1
released channel: aux2
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of Duplicate Db command at 06/21/2012 16:33:36
RMAN-03015: error occurred in stored script Memory Script
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===================
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BP Key: 5526 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20120619T010352
Piece Name: /backup/inbound/online/controlfile_autoc-2080040856-20120619-00
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 12198090424606 Ckp time: 19-JUN-12
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
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BP Key: 5530 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20120620T010304
Piece Name: /backup/inbound/online/controlfile_autoc-2080040856-20120620-00
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 12198146424201 Ckp time: 20-JUN-12
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
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BP Key: 5534 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20120621T010357
Piece Name: /backup/inbound/online/controlfile_autoc-2080040856-20120621-00
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 12198210334547 Ckp time: 21-JUN-12
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RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
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RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
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11.2.0.3/RHEL 5.8
We have a RAC DB which is used by more than 20 applications. One schema for each application and one tablespace for each schema.
We have a schema with 130gb in size. All Objects in this schema use a single tablespace MCS_DATA.
This weekend we are applying some changes involving DDL, Code and Data .Usually we take an expdp backup of the schema before the activity starts and later if something goes wrong with script deployment we'll revert to old state by dropping the schema and doing an impdp from the expdp backup.
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Can we do an RMAN tablespace only backup and if something goes wrong with script deployment can we drop the schema and the tablespace and then create an empty schema and then restore from the tablespace backup ?
Question2.
If the above is possible , can you explain how it is going to work out because we are essentially plugging (restore,recover) in a tablespace to the database. Any potential problems ?
Question3. If the above (Question1) is possible, will restore/recover of this tablespace require a downtime for the entire DB ?

Tom;
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For TSPTIR you will need an area on the disk to server as an auxiliary destination large enough to hold what you are recovering plus the SYSTEM, UNDO and TEMP tablespaces.
I would probably look at Transportable tablespaces as a possible option too.
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E25054_01/backup.1111/e10642/rcmttbsb.htm
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This uses "restore tablespace" and "recover tablespace" commands. You would perform this type of recovery when you are say missing a datafile. You can recover any tablespace except SYSTEM and UNDO with this.
Data Pump might be an option too, but given your tablespace size I would have worries about recovery time. Oracle lets you set compression
and a limit to each file produced.
expdp TABLESPACES=YOUR_DATA dumpfile=DATA_PUMP_DIR:ts_dumps_%U.dmp LOGFILE=DATA_PUMP_DIR:ts_dumps_log.log parallel=2 filesize=10G compression=ALL
Given the size of your database a better option might be something like Data Guard as your recovery time would be brutal.
Best Regards
mseberg

RMAN restore from monthly tape backup

hello!
i have one more question regarding rman and tape backups: we don't want to store the rman recovery information in a separate database, so all the information is in the control files. but for revision we need to save one full backup per month. in addition to the databases we need files from different servers etc. on this tape-backups. so we decided to keep one tape set per month in a safe place -> is it possible to restore a rman backup from this tapes, e.g. 3 years afterwards (on a different machine)? thanks.
bye,
christian

Hi christian,
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As I understand it you do not want to use a recovery catalog ("we don't want to store the rman recovery information in a separate database").
But if you store the rman backup info in the controlfile only you will limit the amount of rman information to your init parameter control_file_record_keep_time.
Do you make rman backups to tape directly using a MML or do you make rman backups to disk which than get copied to tape (OS backup)?
Regards,
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Rajesh

Increase the recovery window. It is just like buying 2 gallons of gas on every gas station when you want to travel 2000 miles. Why? fill up the tank and go ahead.
The same here. If you want to recover a db to a state > 7 days increase the recovery window. It will need a bit more of storage (a few MB).
Regards
Paul G. Matuszyk

RAC to RAC CLONE FROM RMAN Cold Backup

Hi All,
I need your kind assistance in Cloning my Oracle RAC 11.2.0.2 Environment to remote host. Following is Disk layout
DGVOT (ASM Disk group holding OCR and Voting Disk)
DGDATA (ASM Disk Group Holding Data FIles)
DGFRA (ASM Disk Group Holding Fast Recovery FIles)
Remote Host is on different location so cannot use RMAN duplicate with auxiliary channel.
Have luxury of downtime so I want to take RMAN Consistent( Cold Backup)
SAME Disk layout is available to remote hosts.
11.2.0.2 CLusterware (GI) Plus the oracle binaries are already installed.
Can any body tell me the steps to
1) How to take cold backup to disk so that I can tar and copy to remote host
2) clone the database on remote host
3) How i will add the database listener and other resources of this databasee to clusterware.
actually this is my first RAC clone so i am not much aware of detail steps.
I have gone though many metalink notes but no one is matching with my requirements. your expert advice will help me a lot
Regards,

Hi
1) How to take cold backup to disk so that I can tar and copy to remote host.
Use Rman for cold backupIn mount stage execute
RMAN>backup database plus archivelog format '<disk_path>/dbp%U';
RMAN> backup current controlfile format '<disk_path>/ctl%U';
Copy thse backup sets to remote host
2) clone the database on remote host
Create Similar ASM Disk groups as on source
create pfile/spifile, startup instance in nomount mode
catalog backup set
RMAN> catalog start with '<backup_set location>';
Restore controlfile
RMAN>restore controlfile;
RMAN> restore database;
RMAN> recover database;
On successfull recovery
RMAN>sql 'alter database open';
3) How i will add the database listener and other resources of this databasee to clusterware.
User srvctl to add resources
Usage: srvctl <command> <object> [<options>]
commands: enable|disable|start|stop|relocate|status|add|remove|modify|getenv|setenv|unsetenv|config|convert|upgrade
objects: database|instance|service|nodeapps|vip|network|asm|diskgroup|listener|srvpool|server|scan|scan_listener|oc4j|home|filesystem|gns|cvu
For detailed help on each command and object and its options use:
srvctl <command> -h or
srvctl <command> <object> -h
Thanks,
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