Database Cloning (Cold Backup) Doubt

Hi,
Operating System : Sun Solaris
Production Database Version : 11.1.0.6.2
UAT Server Database Version : 11.1.0.7.0
We have taken the production backup and restored in UAT server. We found that there is a conflict in version.
Is there any solution to bring the UAT up with the production cold backup.
Please give some manual steps to bring the UAT (11.1.7) with Production backup (11.1.6)
I have attached the output for your verification we got so much of error. Please suggest some steps.
We are doing the cloning manually. We need to bring the UAT database up asap.
Kindly reply me.
Thanks all.
Regards
Pramodh
Error
~~~
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01092: ORACLE instance terminated. Disconnection forced
Process ID: 28848
Session ID: 335 Serial number: 5
SQL> alter database open;
ERROR:
ORA-03114: not connected to ORACLE.
SQL> shutdown immediate
ORA-24324: service handle not initialized
ORA-01041: internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist
SQL> exit
Alert Log
~~~~~
ORA-00704: bootstrap process failure
ORA-39700: database must be opened with UPGRADE option
Error 704 happened during db open, shutting down database
USER (ospid: 1371): terminating the instance due to error 704
Instance terminated by USER, pid = 1371
ORA-1092 signalled during: alter database open...
ORA-1092 : opiodr aborting process unknown ospid (1371_1)
Mon Jun 08 12:53:46 2009
ORA-1092 : opitsk aborting process

Hi Forstmann,
Thanks for your reply.
Can you tell me whether the follwing steps will bring up the database.
1. Bring up the Production database up in UAT server
sqlplus "/as sysdba"
startup mount
alter database rename file (For datafile and redolog) to change from production location to UAT.(Using this method if any recovery needed done by smon)
shutdown immediate.
sqlplus "/as sysdba"
startup upgrade
SQL> spool upgrade.log
SQL> @?/rdbms/admin/catupgrd.sql
then run the catalog and catproc script.
OPen the database.
take the trace file.
shutdown immediate.
2. Open the UAT database.
sqlplus "/as sysdba"
startup nomount
run the control reuse script
open the database.
Whether this steps will help. Please suggest me.
Thanks you
Pramodh

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RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 40 found to restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 39 found to restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 38 found to restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 37 found to restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 36 found to restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 35 found to restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 34 found to restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 33 found to restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 32 found to restore
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RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 19 found to restore
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RMAN> restore database;
Starting restore at 25-FEB-10
using channel ORA_DISK_1
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of restore command at 02/25/2010 16:17:39
RMAN-06026: some targets not found - aborting 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 1 found to restore
RMAN> list backup of datafile 4;
List of Backup Sets
===================
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
4880 Incr 0 1.36G DISK 00:08:57 21-FEB-10
BP Key: 4880 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20100221T200045
Piece Name: /u03/oracle_backups/ORADB1/offline/ORADB1_level0_set_4933_piece_1_date_20100221_711580122
List of Datafiles in backup set 4880
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
4 0 Incr 5086110241948 21-FEB-10 /u02/app/oracle/oradata/ORADB1/users01.dbf
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
4890 Incr 1 934.82M DISK 00:09:42 22-FEB-10
BP Key: 4890 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20100222T200047
Piece Name: /u03/oracle_backups/ORADB1/offline/ORADB1_level1_set_4943_piece_1_date_20100222_711664989
List of Datafiles in backup set 4890
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
4 1 Incr 5086111401249 22-FEB-10 /u02/app/oracle/oradata/ORADB1/users01.dbf
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
4898 Incr 1 947.57M DISK 00:08:49 24-FEB-10
BP Key: 4898 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20100224T200037
Piece Name: /u03/oracle_backups/ORADB1/offline/ORADB1_level1_set_4953_piece_1_date_20100224_711837989
List of Datafiles in backup set 4898
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
4 1 Incr 5086113791743 24-FEB-10 /u02/app/oracle/oradata/ORADB1/users01.dbf
RMAN>
RMAN> list backup of datafile 3;
List of Backup Sets
===================
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
4874 Incr 0 2.65G DISK 00:19:50 21-FEB-10
BP Key: 4874 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20100221T200045
Piece Name: /u03/oracle_backups/ORADB1/offline/ORADB1_level0_set_4930_piece_1_date_20100221_711578189
List of Datafiles in backup set 4874
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
3 0 Incr 5086110241948 21-FEB-10 /u02/app/oracle/oradata/ORADB1/sysaux01.dbf
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
4885 Incr 1 1.95G DISK 00:15:54 22-FEB-10
BP Key: 4885 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20100222T200047
Piece Name: /u03/oracle_backups/ORADB1/offline/ORADB1_level1_set_4940_piece_1_date_20100222_711663910
List of Datafiles in backup set 4885
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
3 1 Incr 5086111401249 22-FEB-10 /u02/app/oracle/oradata/ORADB1/sysaux01.dbf
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
4895 Incr 1 1.97G DISK 00:18:13 24-FEB-10
BP Key: 4895 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20100224T200037
Piece Name: /u03/oracle_backups/ORADB1/offline/ORADB1_level1_set_4950_piece_1_date_20100224_711836866
List of Datafiles in backup set 4895
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
3 1 Incr 5086113791743 24-FEB-10 /u02/app/oracle/oradata/ORADB1/sysaux01.dbf
RMAN>
RMAN>
RMAN> list backup of datafile 1;
List of Backup Sets
===================
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
4875 Incr 0 4.37G DISK 00:22:53 21-FEB-10
BP Key: 4875 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20100221T200045
Piece Name: /u03/oracle_backups/ORADB1/offline/ORADB1_level0_set_4929_piece_1_date_20100221_711578185
List of Datafiles in backup set 4875
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
1 0 Incr 5086110241948 21-FEB-10 /u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORADB1/system01.dbf
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
4884 Incr 1 1.93G DISK 00:12:34 22-FEB-10
BP Key: 4884 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20100222T200047
Piece Name: /u03/oracle_backups/ORADB1/offline/ORADB1_level1_set_4939_piece_1_date_20100222_711663601
List of Datafiles in backup set 4884
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
1 1 Incr 5086111401249 22-FEB-10 /u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORADB1/system01.dbf
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
4894 Incr 1 1.92G DISK 00:13:46 24-FEB-10
BP Key: 4894 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20100224T200037
Piece Name: /u03/oracle_backups/ORADB1/offline/ORADB1_level1_set_4949_piece_1_date_20100224_711836434
List of Datafiles in backup set 4894
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
1 1 Incr 5086113791743 24-FEB-10 /u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORADB1/system01.dbf
RMAN> exit
$ ls -ltr /u03/oracle_backups/ORADB1/offline
total 59743688
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 7677960192 2010-02-25 11:13 ORADB1_level0_set_4927_piece_1_date_20100221_711576046
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 7980834816 2010-02-25 11:24 ORADB1_level0_set_4928_piece_1_date_20100221_711576046
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 4691853312 2010-02-25 11:29 ORADB1_level0_set_4929_piece_1_date_20100221_711578185
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 2847391744 2010-02-25 11:34 ORADB1_level0_set_4930_piece_1_date_20100221_711578189
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 3530924032 2010-02-25 11:39 ORADB1_level0_set_4931_piece_1_date_20100221_711579392
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 1566449664 2010-02-25 11:41 ORADB1_level0_set_4932_piece_1_date_20100221_711579570
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 1459781632 2010-02-25 11:43 ORADB1_level0_set_4933_piece_1_date_20100221_711580122
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 561774592 2010-02-25 11:44 ORADB1_level0_set_4934_piece_1_date_20100221_711580369
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 58753024 2010-02-25 11:44 ORADB1_level0_set_4935_piece_1_date_20100221_711580535
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 4364124160 2010-02-25 11:56 ORADB1_level1_set_4947_piece_1_date_20100224_711835238
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 2971877376 2010-02-25 12:01 ORADB1_level1_set_4948_piece_1_date_20100224_711835237
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 2066546688 2010-02-25 12:03 ORADB1_level1_set_4949_piece_1_date_20100224_711836434
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 2119360512 2010-02-25 12:06 ORADB1_level1_set_4950_piece_1_date_20100224_711836866
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 1003356160 2010-02-25 12:06 ORADB1_level1_set_4951_piece_1_date_20100224_711837267
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 1637105664 2010-02-25 12:08 ORADB1_level1_set_4952_piece_1_date_20100224_711837971
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 993607680 2010-02-25 12:08 ORADB1_level1_set_4953_piece_1_date_20100224_711837989
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 1130496 2010-02-25 12:09 ORADB1_level1_set_4955_piece_1_date_20100224_711838522
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 283344896 2010-02-25 12:09 ORADB1_level1_set_4954_piece_1_date_20100224_711838520
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 4344365056 2010-02-25 16:01 ORADB1_level1_set_4937_piece_1_date_20100222_711662448
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 2959015936 2010-02-25 16:05 ORADB1_level1_set_4938_piece_1_date_20100222_711662448
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 2067202048 2010-02-25 16:07 ORADB1_level1_set_4939_piece_1_date_20100222_711663601
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 2089304064 2010-02-25 16:08 ORADB1_level1_set_4940_piece_1_date_20100222_711663910
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 955711488 2010-02-25 16:09 ORADB1_level1_set_4941_piece_1_date_20100222_711664370
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 1623564288 2010-02-25 16:11 ORADB1_level1_set_4942_piece_1_date_20100222_711664872
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 980238336 2010-02-25 16:12 ORADB1_level1_set_4943_piece_1_date_20100222_711664989
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 280952832 2010-02-25 16:12 ORADB1_level1_set_4944_piece_1_date_20100222_711665385
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 1130496 2010-02-25 16:12 ORADB1_level1_set_4945_piece_1_date_20100222_711665521

Recover a database using cold backup

Hi,
I am working in oracle 9i and solaris 5.8. I am taking coldbackup and its stored in another solaris server. I need to create a new database in the backup server using the cold backup files.
Please explain me in detail how to create a database using the files.
SQL QUERY needed.
Gobi.

Hi,
go through below link
Re: Help! How to migrant my whole DBXE to another computer???!!!!!
hope this helps
Taj

Steps for Refresh the Test Database with cold-backup

Hello everybody !
Can any body write me the steps to referesh the test db ( T1 -> already there) from the cold backup of production database ( P1 on another machine ) . all the datafiles are there available in the backup of production ..controlfile or redolog files are not available of production database. Both databases are 9.2.0.8 and are on different machines with same OS of AIX.
Thanks in advance !

Steps
1.) Before Shutting down P1 DB for cold back execute
alter database backup controlfile to trace;
2.) copy the created the trace file from udump to test server
3.) shutdown the P1DB and take cold backup containing all datafiles
4.) Copy dbf to test servers
5.) Edit trc file copied in step no 2
6.) As you are changing the name of db use option SET ( in place of REUSE)
7.)Also remove unwanted portion
8.) Change the name of trc file to <somthing>.sql
9.) Startup test db in nomount stage
10.) run the above created sql
11.) tHis will create controlfiles, place db in mount stage
12.) issue alter database open reset logs
13) add tempfiles to temp tbsp
regards
Pravin

ORA-12560 in database restore cold backup

Hi guys,
I'm trying to restore a cold backup (WINDOWS NT) and I did the following:
1. Restore the datafiles in a specific location, according to the directory that the files were before.
2. Create the service:
C:\>oradim -new -sid ORCL -startmode auto -pfile C:\oracle\admin\ORCL\pfile\initORCL.ora
3. startup the listener with the instance.
4. When I try to connect as follows, I receive the following error:
C:\>connect "/as sysdba"
'connect' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\>sqlplus "/as sysdba"
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.3.0 - Production on MiΘ Ago 13 17:20:32 2003
Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
ERROR:
ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
Enter user-name:
C:\>
What am I missing???
TIA.

You may be hitting bug 4598734. See Metalink Note:359428.1 - Windows: Starting the instance service fails to start the database in Server rel. 10g

RMAN not opening database after cold backup

OS: RHES4
10g R2
I am having a problem using RMAN to run a cold backup. The error from the log tell me that the database is already open. However when I check the database, the status is that it is in MOUNT. I can then open it but am not sure why RMAN cannot. The log is below:
Output Log
SQL*Plus: Release 10.1.0.3.0 - Production on Thu May 11 02:00:13 2006
Copyright (c) 1982, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved.
SQL> Connected.
SQL> Database closed.
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
SQL> Disconnected from Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.1.0.3.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
SQL*Plus: Release 10.1.0.3.0 - Production on Thu May 11 02:00:32 2006
Copyright (c) 1982, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved.
SQL> Connected to an idle instance.
SQL> ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 687865856 bytes
Fixed Size          780700 bytes
Variable Size          149165668 bytes
Database Buffers     536870912 bytes
Redo Buffers          1048576 bytes
Database mounted.
SQL> Disconnected from Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.1.0.3.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
Recovery Manager: Release 10.1.0.3.0 - Production
Copyright (c) 1995, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved.
RMAN>
connected to target database: TEST10G (DBID=3717786770)
using target database controlfile instead of recovery catalog
RMAN> 2> 3> 4> 5>
allocated channel: oem_disk_backup
channel oem_disk_backup: sid=160 devtype=DISK
Starting recover at 11-MAY-06
no copy of datafile 1 found to recover
no copy of datafile 2 found to recover
no copy of datafile 3 found to recover
no copy of datafile 4 found to recover
no copy of datafile 5 found to recover
no copy of datafile 6 found to recover
no copy of datafile 7 found to recover
no copy of datafile 8 found to recover
no copy of datafile 9 found to recover
no copy of datafile 10 found to recover
no copy of datafile 11 found to recover
no copy of datafile 12 found to recover
no copy of datafile 13 found to recover
no copy of datafile 14 found to recover
no copy of datafile 15 found to recover
no copy of datafile 16 found to recover
no copy of datafile 17 found to recover
no copy of datafile 18 found to recover
Finished recover at 11-MAY-06
Starting backup at 11-MAY-06
no parent backup or copy of datafile 18 found
no parent backup or copy of datafile 1 found
no parent backup or copy of datafile 8 found
no parent backup or copy of datafile 9 found
no parent backup or copy of datafile 10 found
no parent backup or copy of datafile 11 found
no parent backup or copy of datafile 13 found
no parent backup or copy of datafile 14 found
no parent backup or copy of datafile 15 found
no parent backup or copy of datafile 17 found
no parent backup or copy of datafile 4 found
channel oem_disk_backup: starting compressed incremental level 1 datafile backupset
channel oem_disk_backup: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00003 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/sysaux01.dbf
input datafile fno=00002 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/undotbs01.dbf
input datafile fno=00005 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/example01.dbf
input datafile fno=00012 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/FLOW_7.dbf
input datafile fno=00016 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/FLOW_11.dbf
input datafile fno=00006 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/FLOW_1.dbf
input datafile fno=00007 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/FLOW_2.dbf
channel oem_disk_backup: starting piece 1 at 11-MAY-06
channel oem_disk_backup: finished piece 1 at 11-MAY-06
piece handle=/home/oracle/flash_recovery_area/DEV10G/backupset/2006_05_11/o1_mf_nnnd1_TAG20060511T020039_265nr8h8_.bkp comment=NONE
channel oem_disk_backup: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:01:15
channel oem_disk_backup: starting datafile copy
input datafile fno=00018 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/designer1.dbf
output filename=/home/oracle/flash_recovery_area/DEV10G/datafile/o1_mf_designer_265ntmow_.dbf tag=ORA$OEM_LEVEL_0 recid=9 stamp=590119379
channel oem_disk_backup: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:01:05
channel oem_disk_backup: starting datafile copy
input datafile fno=00001 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/system01.dbf
output filename=/home/oracle/flash_recovery_area/DEV10G/datafile/o1_mf_system_265nwnw0_.dbf tag=ORA$OEM_LEVEL_0 recid=10 stamp=590119436
channel oem_disk_backup: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:01:05
channel oem_disk_backup: starting datafile copy
input datafile fno=00008 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/FLOW_3.dbf
output filename=/home/oracle/flash_recovery_area/DEV10G/datafile/o1_mf_flow_3_265nyp5w_.dbf tag=ORA$OEM_LEVEL_0 recid=11 stamp=590119448
channel oem_disk_backup: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03
channel oem_disk_backup: starting datafile copy
input datafile fno=00009 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/FLOW_4.dbf
output filename=/home/oracle/flash_recovery_area/DEV10G/datafile/o1_mf_flow_4_265nysc5_.dbf tag=ORA$OEM_LEVEL_0 recid=12 stamp=590119452
channel oem_disk_backup: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07
channel oem_disk_backup: starting datafile copy
input datafile fno=00010 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/FLOW_5.dbf
output filename=/home/oracle/flash_recovery_area/DEV10G/datafile/o1_mf_flow_5_265nz0jc_.dbf tag=ORA$OEM_LEVEL_0 recid=13 stamp=590119458
channel oem_disk_backup: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03
channel oem_disk_backup: starting datafile copy
input datafile fno=00011 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/FLOW_6.dbf
output filename=/home/oracle/flash_recovery_area/DEV10G/datafile/o1_mf_flow_6_265nz3oo_.dbf tag=ORA$OEM_LEVEL_0 recid=14 stamp=590119463
channel oem_disk_backup: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07
channel oem_disk_backup: starting datafile copy
input datafile fno=00013 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/FLOW_8.dbf
output filename=/home/oracle/flash_recovery_area/DEV10G/datafile/o1_mf_flow_8_265nzbvj_.dbf tag=ORA$OEM_LEVEL_0 recid=15 stamp=590119469
channel oem_disk_backup: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03
channel oem_disk_backup: starting datafile copy
input datafile fno=00014 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/FLOW_9.dbf
output filename=/home/oracle/flash_recovery_area/DEV10G/datafile/o1_mf_flow_9_265nzg1k_.dbf tag=ORA$OEM_LEVEL_0 recid=16 stamp=590119473
channel oem_disk_backup: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07
channel oem_disk_backup: starting datafile copy
input datafile fno=00015 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/FLOW_10.dbf
output filename=/home/oracle/flash_recovery_area/DEV10G/datafile/o1_mf_flow_10_265nzo6x_.dbf tag=ORA$OEM_LEVEL_0 recid=17 stamp=590119480
channel oem_disk_backup: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07
channel oem_disk_backup: starting datafile copy
input datafile fno=00017 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/FLOW_12.dbf
output filename=/home/oracle/flash_recovery_area/DEV10G/datafile/o1_mf_flow_12_265nzwdb_.dbf tag=ORA$OEM_LEVEL_0 recid=18 stamp=590119487
channel oem_disk_backup: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03
channel oem_disk_backup: starting datafile copy
input datafile fno=00004 name=/home/oracle/oradata/dev10g/users01.dbf
output filename=/home/oracle/flash_recovery_area/DEV10G/datafile/o1_mf_users_265nzzo0_.dbf tag=ORA$OEM_LEVEL_0 recid=19 stamp=590119489
channel oem_disk_backup: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03
channel oem_disk_backup: starting compressed incremental level 1 datafile backupset
channel oem_disk_backup: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
including current controlfile in backupset
including current SPFILE in backupset
channel oem_disk_backup: starting piece 1 at 11-MAY-06
channel oem_disk_backup: finished piece 1 at 11-MAY-06
piece handle=/home/oracle/flash_recovery_area/DEV10G/backupset/2006_05_11/o1_mf_ncsn1_TAG20060511T020039_265o04n1_.bkp comment=NONE
channel oem_disk_backup: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03
Finished backup at 11-MAY-06
released channel: oem_disk_backup
RMAN>
Recovery Manager complete.
SQL*Plus: Release 10.1.0.3.0 - Production on Thu May 11 08:03:38 2006
Copyright (c) 1982, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved.
SQL> Connected.
SQL> alter database open
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01531: a database already open by the instance
Unable to open the database.

Do you have an OMS configured for OEM? You'll need to connect to an OMS to perform backups thru OEM. The process is explained here Managing Backup and Recovery.
Here is a SAMPLE configuration script:
configure device type disk parallelism 1;
configure channel device type disk format 'd:\oracle_backup\%d_%U.%p';
configure controlfile autobackup on;
configure controlfile autobackup format for device type disk to 'd:\oracle_backup\cf_auto_%F.bkp';
configure retention policy to recovery window of 2 days;
configure backup optimization on;and a SAMPLE backup script:
rem
rem rman_backup.cmd
rem
rem Full database backup plus archivelogs.
for /f "tokens=2-4" %%i in ('echo %date:/= %') do set vdate=%%i_%%j_%%k
echo backup database plus archivelog;
echo sql "alter database backup controlfile to trace as ''d:\oracle_backup\controlORCL9%vdate%.txt''";
echo sql "create pfile=''d:\oracle_backup\initORCL9%vdate%.ora'' from spfile";
echo crosscheck backup;
echo crosscheck archivelog all;
echo delete noprompt obsolete recovery window of 2 days;
echo delete noprompt archivelog all completed before 'sysdate-7';
) | rman target / log=backup.logYou could scheduled the rman_backup.cmd script to run every night at 10pm thru the Windows task scheduler.

COLD BACKUP DATABASE CLONING with +ASM

Hi,
I need some help to clone the database using Cold backup with +ASM. Can somebody help me on this
Here is the steps we did on Source Database.
1. Copied all the $ORACLE_HOME from Source to TARGET.
2. Created pfile from spfile.
3. Created backup control file on the Source.
Questions:
=======
1. Source has 3 diskgroups, do we need to create new 3 disk groups on the TARGET ?
2. If we needed 3 new disk groups on TARGET, how can we move all the data from SOURCE diskgroup to TARGET disk group, Do we need to use RMAN?
Please let me know what else need to do to bring up the TARGET database.
Thanks
Dheeru.

Hi,
1. Source has 3 diskgroups, do we need to create new 3 disk groups on the TARGET ?Not necessarily.
2. If we needed 3 new disk groups on TARGET, how can we move all the data from SOURCE diskgroup to TARGET disk group, Do we need to use RMAN? Yes, use RMAN to clone/duplicate the database.
Rapid Clone Documentation Resources, Release 11i and 12 [ID 799735.1]
Cloning ASM database using RMAN Duplicate
http://oracleandme.blogspot.com/2007/08/cloning-e-biz-using-rman-duplicate.html
Thanks,
Hussein

Database cloning using cold backup

Hello Guys,
I am doing cloning of a database from cold backup for testing, actully one datafile has been croupted, so my issue is that, can i exclude tht datafile from controlfile when creating the controlfile and is that poosible that controlfile will created sucessfully and database will open sucessfully.
Please reply.
Thanks

@asif, @ckpt
With humble, how all you know that corrupted datafile is not belonging to system and undo tablespace? If this case, then do you think we can restore that corrupted cold-backup ? Sorry, but this is not the way to just start providing help without asking OP :
1.Current Oracle Version ?
2.Where he want to restore i.e. restoring platform info Oracle version OS ?
3.After cold backup how he came to know that one datafile is corrupted ?
4.When and how datafile became corrupted ?
5.How he taken cold backup ? Was db running fine just before shut immediate for cold backing ?
6.What he has done so far to restore the cold backup ?
7.What error he is getting right now ?
Here problem is corrupted datafile. So, first let come problem clear from OP, ask all missing question in one go, and then start helping is the right way... (my personal opinion, may be wrong!).
Regards
Girish Sharma

Cold backup restore on fail safe environment.

Hi,
The setup:
Windows 2008 with 2 node MSCS cluster in active/passive configuration.
Oracle Database 11.1.0.6 .
Oracle Failsafe 3.4.2
Database :test database; 2 in no. ,both Single instance. Both database are created with cold backup from production.
The Requirement:
To refresh both the test database with cold backup from the same production database as before. And then with the same cold backup create a physical standby database of the newly recreated testing database.
The Plan:
1.take all dbfile,controlfile,redologfiles,standbyredologfiles,tempfiles backup from production.
2.after taking the testing database offline from failsafe and normaly starting on node1; restore dbfile,controlfiles,redologs,srl,tempfiles to testing server. spfile should be properly pointing the new controlfile.
3.startup mount.
4.directory structure for control,redo,srl,dbfiles,tempfiles are diffrent.so,rename file for all dbfiles,redologs,srl,tempfiles.
5.creating a standby controlfile for creating physical standby db of this testing database.
6.open the database.
7.shutdown immediate.
8.start with failsafe.
The doubt:
1. is this plan ok for refresh of the test databases?
2. with the backup taken at step1 and standby ctl file created at step 5 can i create a physical standby database of the testing db?
Please note, the production database is only in picture while taking backup.
Please guys help me for clearing the said doubts.
regards.
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The doubt:
1. is this plan ok for refresh of the test databases?
2. with the backup taken at step1 and standby ctl file created at step 5 can i create a physical standby database of the testing db?
Please note, the production database is only in picture while taking backup. You are taking cold backup, So the mentioned procedure you can follow. But ensure all the services/background processes related to database are not running.
Once you prepare Primary database, even from that database you can create standby control file, so that it will be used for standby database.
But i'm not aware of how fail safe it works, As per the core database part whatever the steps you mentioned, it looks fine.
Thank You.

Database Cloning (Cold Backup) Doubt

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