Error while trying to setup a standby database.

Question

While tring to setup a standby database (with version 8.1.7.0.0) i am running the command:
recover managed standby database timeout 20;
Here is the errors i'm getting:
ORA-01547: warning: RECOVER succeeded but OPEN RESETLOGS would get error below
ORA-01152: file 1 was not restored from a sufficiently old backup
ORA-01110: data file 1: '/data/syndicate/standby/system/dup75_system01.dbf'
ORA-16016: archived log for thread 1 sequence# 6518 unavailable
Although it says that file 1 was not restored from sufficiently old backup I've copied all the datafiles from the primary database at once - using a script.
The archived log sequence it asks for is non-existant - the last one i have is # 6517.
Thank you guys in advance for any ideas.
Greg

Answer 1

I am having the same problem as you are when I am applying the current logs after successfully mounting standby database as seen below:
SVRMGR> alter database mount standby database;
Statement processed.
SVRMGR> recover standby database ;
ORA-00279: change 2939586 generated at 07/28/2002 01:09:33 needed for thread 5718
ORA-00289: suggestion : C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\STANDBY\ARCHIVE\STANDBYT571S00362.ARC
ORA-00280: change 2939586 for thread 5718 is in sequence #362
Specify log: {=suggested | filename | AUTO | CANCEL}
CANCEL
ORA-01547: warning: RECOVER succeeded but OPEN RESETLOGS would get error below
ORA-01152: file 1 was not restored from a sufficiently old backup
ORA-01110: data file 1: 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\STANDBY\SYSTEM01.DBF'
SVRMGR>
Just before copying the datafiles from the primary database I did the following:
Connected to the primary database:
1. alter database create standby controlfile as .....
2. alter system switch logfile
3. shutdown normal
4. took a cold backup (including archived redo logs)
Copied the data files, redolog files, archived redo logs and standby controlfile to standby database:
1. made copies of standby controlfile over current standby ones.
2. startup nomount (the standby database)
3. alter database mount standby database;
4. recover standby database;
That's when it asks for an archived redo log that does'nt exist and when I enter cancel, that's when I get the above error?
Am I not applying the latest redo logs to the latest cold backup of the primary database?
Your help would be much appreciated!