Error ORA-01152: file 1 was not restored from a sufficiently old backup

Question

Its also not thread just to share info with oracle gurus here.If my findings for the below workaround is wrong then please do correct me.
Sometime you get the error after performing restoring controlfile when you don't have autobackup controlfile on
error ORA-01152: file 1 was not restored from a sufficiently old backup
why?
Cause When you shutdown the database with using the normal,transactional or immediate options not abort a full checkpoint occurs.A full checkpoint ensures that all of the dirty blocks contained in the buffer cache are written to the data files,the database comes into synchronized state at this time i.e controlfile CKPT SCN=databasefile CKPT.
Like in this demo i am not taking backup the database in opened mode
Demo 1
SQL> archive log list
Database log mode              No Archive Mode
Automatic archival             Disabled
Archive destination            USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST
Oldest online log sequence     9
Current log sequence           11
SQL> shutdown immediate
Database closed.
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
SQL> startup mount
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area  171966464 bytes
Fixed Size                   787988 bytes
Variable Size             145488364 bytes
Database Buffers           25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers                 524288 bytes
Database mounted.
SQL> alter database archivelog
  2  /
Database altered.
SQL> archive log list
Database log mode              Archive Mode
Automatic archival             Enabled
Archive destination            USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST
Oldest online log sequence     9
Next log sequence to archive   11
Current log sequence           11
Recovery Manager: Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production
Copyright (c) 1995, 2004, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
RMAN> connect target sys/sys
connected to target database: ORCL1 (DBID=1024798223)
RMAN> list backup
2> ;
using target database controlfile instead of recovery catalog
RMAN> backup database
2> ;
Starting backup at 08-DEC-07
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00001 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL1\ORCL1\SYSTEM01.DBF
input datafile fno=00003 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL1\ORCL1\SYSAUX01.DBF
input datafile fno=00002 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL1\ORCL1\UNDOTBS01.DBF
input datafile fno=00004 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL1\ORCL1\USERS01.DBF
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 08-DEC-07
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 08-DEC-07
piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORCL1\ORCL1\BACKUPSET\2007_12_08\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20071208T143558_3ONSCZBY_.BKP
comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:45
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
including current controlfile in backupset
including current SPFILE in backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 08-DEC-07
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 08-DEC-07
piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORCL1\ORCL1\BACKUPSET\2007_12_08\O1_MF_NCSNF_TAG20071208T143558_3ONSFGN7_.BKP
comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:05
Finished backup at 08-DEC-07
SQL> shutdown immediate
ORA-01109: database not open
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.Now i delete the controlfile from OS command.
SQL> startup
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area  171966464 bytes
Fixed Size                   787988 bytes
Variable Size             145488364 bytes
Database Buffers           25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers                 524288 bytes
ORA-00205: error in identifying controlfile, check alert log for more infoi don't have automatized control file backup neither i have control file copy.What i will do
to recover control file i will restore controlfile from backup.Before doing it that i will bring
the database in mount state.
SQL> shutdown immediate
ORA-01507: database not mounted
ORACLE instance shut down.
SQL> startup mount
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area  171966464 bytes
Fixed Size                   787988 bytes
Variable Size             145488364 bytes
Database Buffers           25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers                 524288 bytes
ORA-00205: error in identifying controlfile, check alert log for more infoi have two backup piece in my backupset folder you cant check control file backup
existence with list backup controlfile at RMAN prompt cause it needs database in
mount state.You will have to test both backup set pieces.
RMAN> restore controlfile from
'C:\oracle\flash_recovery_area\orcl1\ORCL1\BACKUPSET\2007_12_08\O1_MF_NCSNF_TAG20071208T143558_3ONSFGN7_.BKP';
Starting restore at 08-DEC-07
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring controlfile
channel ORA_DISK_1: restore complete
output filename=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL1\ORCL1\CONTROL01.CTL
output filename=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL1\ORCL1\CONTROL02.CTL
output filename=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL1\ORCL1\CONTROL03.CTL
Finished restore at 08-DEC-07
SQL> startup
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area  171966464 bytes
Fixed Size                   787988 bytes
Variable Size             145488364 bytes
Database Buffers           25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers                 524288 bytes
Database mounted.
ORA-01589: must use RESETLOGS or NORESETLOGS option for database open
SQL> alter database open resetlogs
  2  /
Database altered.You can see database now comes into open mode without raising error error
ORA-01152: file 1 was not restored from a sufficiently old backup,you can see that
database shutdown with immediate which synchronized the control file with database
file.
Demo 2
------------Now in this demo i am taking backup the database in opened mode before backup
database i have deleted alls previous backup.
Database is in opened moder if i take the backup in database opened mode
(i.e full checkpoint will not occur controlfile CKPT SCN<>datafile CKPT SCN)
you will get the error when you will restore controlfile from backup set.
error ORA-01152: file 1 was not restored from a sufficiently old backup
Reason is that CKPT SCN in the datafiles will be ahead of the backupset control file no
full checkpoint occuring. You are not taking backup in consistent state and the
backupset will not be in consistent state.When you will restore the control file from
backupset then yours restored control file SCN will be lesser then yours datafile
checkpoint SCN.
SQL> startup
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area  171966464 bytes
Fixed Size                   787988 bytes
Variable Size             145488364 bytes
Database Buffers           25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers                 524288 bytes
Database mounted.
Database opened.
RMAN> backup database
2> ;
Starting backup at 11-DEC-07
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00001 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL1\ORCL1\SYSTEM01.D
BF
input datafile fno=00003 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL1\ORCL1\SYSAUX01.D
BF
input datafile fno=00002 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL1\ORCL1\UNDOTBS01.
DBF
input datafile fno=00004 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL1\ORCL1\USERS01.DB
F
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 11-DEC-07
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 11-DEC-07
piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORCL1\ORCL1\BACKUPSET\2007_12_11\O1_M
F_NNNDF_TAG20071211T125123_3OWJD0V5_.BKP comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:56
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
including current controlfile in backupset
including current SPFILE in backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 11-DEC-07
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 11-DEC-07
piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORCL1\ORCL1\BACKUPSET\2007_12_11\O1_M
F_NCSNF_TAG20071211T125123_3OWJFT97_.BKP comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:09
Finished backup at 11-DEC-07now i shut down the database in order to delete the control file from os command
SQL> shutdown immediate
Database closed.
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
SQL> deleting the controlfile from oradata folder
SQL> startup
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area  171966464 bytes
Fixed Size                   787988 bytes
Variable Size             145488364 bytes
Database Buffers           25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers                 524288 bytes
ORA-00205: error in identifying controlfile, check alert log for more infonow i would restore the controlfile from backupset.
RMAN> restore controlfile from 'C:\oracle\flash_recovery_area\orcl1\ORCL1\BACKUP
SET\2007_12_11\O1_MF_NCSNF_TAG20071211T125123_3OWJFT97_.BKP'
2> ;
Starting restore at 11-DEC-07
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=159 devtype=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring controlfile
channel ORA_DISK_1: restore complete
output filename=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL1\ORCL1\CONTROL01.CTL
output filename=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL1\ORCL1\CONTROL02.CTL
output filename=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL1\ORCL1\CONTROL03.CTL
Finished restore at 11-DEC-07
SQL> shutdown immediate
ORA-01507: database not mounted
ORACLE instance shut down.
SQL> startup
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area  171966464 bytes
Fixed Size                   787988 bytes
Variable Size             145488364 bytes
Database Buffers           25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers                 524288 bytes
Database mounted.
ORA-01589: must use RESETLOGS or NORESETLOGS option for database open
SQL> alter database open resetlogs
  2  /
alter database open resetlogs
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01152: file 1 was not restored from a sufficiently old backup
ORA-01110: data file 1: 'C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL1\ORCL1\SYSTEM01.DBF'what would you do that now you have lost controlfile ,you dont have copy either you dont
have autobackup on for controlfile,you need to create the control file
SQL> shutdown immediate
ORA-01109: database not open
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
SQL> startup nomount
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area  171966464 bytes
Fixed Size                   787988 bytes
Variable Size             145488364 bytes
Database Buffers           25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers                 524288 bytes
SQL> create controlfile reuse database orcl1 noresetlogs archivelog
  2  MAXLOGFILES 50
  3  MAXLOGMEMBERS 3
  4  MAXDATAFILES 300
  5  MAXINSTANCES 8
  6  MAXLOGHISTORY 500
  7  LOGFILE
  8                     GROUP 1 'C:\oracle10g\oracle\oradata\orcl1\orcl1\redo01.LOG',
  9                     GROUP 2 'C:\oracle10g\oracle\oradata\orcl1\orcl1\redo02.LOG',
10                     GROUP 3 'C:\oracle10g\oracle\oradata\orcl1\orcl1\redo03.LOG'
11  DATAFILE
12                     'C:\oracle10g\oracle\oradata\orcl1\orcl1\SYSAUX01.DBF',
13                     'C:\oracle10g\oracle\oradata\orcl1\orcl1\SYSTEM01.DBF',
14                     'C:\oracle10g\oracle\oradata\orcl1\orcl1\UNDOTBS01.DBF',
15                     'C:\oracle10g\oracle\oradata\orcl1\orcl1\USERS01.DBF'
16 
SQL> /
Control file created.
SQL> alter database open
  2  /
Database altered.Khurram

Answer 1

No need to manually recreate the controlfile. Simply issue RECOVER DATABASE prior to opening database.
E:\>rman target /
Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sun Dec 30 01:22:34 2007
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
connected to target database (not started)
RMAN> startup
Oracle instance started
database mounted
database opened
Total System Global Area     612368384 bytes
Fixed Size                     2006192 bytes
Variable Size                239076176 bytes
Database Buffers             364904448 bytes
Redo Buffers                   6381568 bytes
RMAN> backup database;
Starting backup at 30-DEC-07
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=148 devtype=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00001 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\SYSTEM01.DBF
input datafile fno=00002 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\UNDOTBS01.DBF
input datafile fno=00003 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\SYSAUX01.DBF
input datafile fno=00004 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\USERS01.DBF
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 30-DEC-07
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 30-DEC-07
piece handle=D:\DB_BACKUPS\12J4S23M_1_1.BKP tag=TAG20071230T012302 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:01:35
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
including current control file in backupset
including current SPFILE in backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 30-DEC-07
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 30-DEC-07
piece handle=D:\DB_BACKUPS\13J4S26L_1_1.BKP tag=TAG20071230T012302 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03
Finished backup at 30-DEC-07
RMAN> shutdown immediate
database closed
database dismounted
Oracle instance shut down
RMAN> exit
Recovery Manager complete.
E:\>del e:\oracle\oradata\ora10g\*.ctl
E:\>rman target /
Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sun Dec 30 01:25:39 2007
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
connected to target database (not started)
RMAN> startup
Oracle instance started
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of startup command at 12/30/2007 01:25:56
ORA-00205: error in identifying control file, check alert log for more info
RMAN> restore controlfile from 'D:\DB_BACKUPS\13J4S26L_1_1.BKP';
Starting restore at 30-DEC-07
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=157 devtype=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring control file
channel ORA_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03
output filename=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\CONTROL01.CTL
output filename=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\CONTROL02.CTL
output filename=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\CONTROL03.CTL
Finished restore at 30-DEC-07
RMAN> alter database mount;
database mounted
released channel: ORA_DISK_1
RMAN> alter database open resetlogs;
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of alter db command at 12/30/2007 01:27:33
ORA-01152: file 1 was not restored from a sufficiently old backup
ORA-01110: data file 1: 'E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\SYSTEM01.DBF'
RMAN> recover database;
Starting recover at 30-DEC-07
Starting implicit crosscheck backup at 30-DEC-07
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=156 devtype=DISK
Crosschecked 1 objects
Finished implicit crosscheck backup at 30-DEC-07
Starting implicit crosscheck copy at 30-DEC-07
using channel ORA_DISK_1
Finished implicit crosscheck copy at 30-DEC-07
searching for all files in the recovery area
cataloging files...
no files cataloged
using channel ORA_DISK_1
starting media recovery
archive log thread 1 sequence 1 is already on disk as file E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\REDO03.LOG
archive log filename=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\REDO03.LOG thread=1 sequence=1
media recovery complete, elapsed time: 00:00:02
Finished recover at 30-DEC-07
RMAN> alter database open resetlogs;
database opened
RMAN> shutdown immediate
database closed
database dismounted
Oracle instance shut down
RMAN> startup
connected to target database (not started)
Oracle instance started
database mounted
database opened
Total System Global Area     612368384 bytes
Fixed Size                     2006192 bytes
Variable Size                247464784 bytes
Database Buffers             356515840 bytes
Redo Buffers                   6381568 bytes
RMAN>