Duplicating a Database using RMAN

Question

Hi All,
RMAN> run {
2> allocate auxiliary channel ch1 type disk;
3> duplicate target database to aux;
4> }
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ch1
channel ch1: sid=157 devtype=DISK
Starting Duplicate Db at 04-NOV-09
contents of Memory Script:
set until scn 502618;
set newname for datafile 1 to
"/home/10g/oracle/product/10.2.0/oradata/aux/system01.dbf";
set newname for datafile 2 to
"/home/10g/oracle/product/10.2.0/oradata/aux/undotbs01.dbf";
set newname for datafile 3 to
"/home/10g/oracle/product/10.2.0/oradata/aux/sysaux01.dbf";
set newname for datafile 4 to
"/home/10g/oracle/product/10.2.0/oradata/aux/users01.dbf";
set newname for datafile 5 to
"/home/10g/oracle/product/10.2.0/oradata/aux/example01.dbf";
restore
check readonly
clone database
executing Memory Script
executing command: SET until clause
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
Starting restore at 04-NOV-09
released channel: ch1
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of Duplicate Db command at 11/04/2009 14:04:20
RMAN-03015: error occurred in stored script Memory Script
RMAN-06026: some targets not found - aborting 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
Please can any 1 help me out.

Answer 1

NBOSS wrote:
released channel: ch1
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of Duplicate Db command at 11/04/2009 14:04:20
RMAN-03015: error occurred in stored script Memory Script
RMAN-06026: some targets not found - aborting 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
Please can any 1 help me out.As you're using 10g Release, it means that you need to copy backup files to auxiliary destination
If you use 11g, you shouldn't do it. In 11g, you can even duplicate database without taking any backup