Database refresh without using RMAN duplicate

Question

Hi All,
I am planning to refresh my test instance to a PIT using RMAN backups from PROD. I would like to know the process without connecting to PROD database and without using RMAN duplicate command.
Thanks.

Answer 1

imran khan wrote:
Can you please show the demo first then we will discuss on it more.. what if the folk wants to refresh it ten times then we have to change the database name ten times using NID?
>Can you please show the demo first then we will discuss on it more.. what if the folk wants to refresh it ten times then we have to change the database name ten times using NID?
1) You use nid only to change the dbid.
2) I have done this type of cloning much more than 50 times.
3) As Iordan Iotzov pointed out, in 11gR2 you can run DUPLICATE database without being connected to the PROD
Here is a sample code of how to do it assuming both file system are the same:
# -- RMAN Restore to another server
rman <<EOF2
CONNECT TARGET /;
STARTUP NOMOUNT
SET DBID 987654321;
CONNECT CATALOG rman/rman@rcvcat
RUN {
    SET UNTIL SEQUENCE=5678 THREAD=1;
    ALLOCATE CHANNEL ch0 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
    RESTORE CONTROLFILE;
ALTER DATABASE MOUNT;
RUN
  SET UNTIL SEQUENCE=5678 THREAD=1;
  ALLOCATE CHANNEL ch0 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
  ALLOCATE CHANNEL ch1 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
  ALLOCATE CHANNEL ch2 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
  ALLOCATE CHANNEL ch3 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
  RESTORE DATABASE;
  RECOVER DATABASE;
EXIT;
EOF2:p