Help needed on RMAN backup/recovery

Hi All,
I planning to implement the following backup strategy..
Online hotbackup is taking using RMAN without Recovery Catalog, Instead using controlfile autobackup to the repository. We the following backup schedules
1. Weekly full backup of database.
2. Daily Incremental backup with archive logs
And the backupset files created by the above schedule are stored in tape.
My Assumption:
As we are using control file autobackup, whenever i take full/incremental backup. the backup information will be stored in control file and the control files/spfile also will be backed up.
I did the following:
1. I have taken full backup(incr level=0) of database in the morning.
2. After taking the full backup, i did some transactions in one of the table.
3. Again, i have taken the incremental backup of the database.
4. All the backup pieces are stored in a tape.
My Doubt:
1. Now, controlfile will have information of full backup and incremental backup right?
2. If i restore the database in a new machine with these backups, both full backup files and incremental backup files are considered?
Thanks,
Praveen.

To answer your questions:
1. Now, controlfile will have information of full backup and incremental backup right?Yes.
2. If i restore the database in a new machine with these backups, both full backup files and incremental backup files are considered?YES.
HTH
Thanks
Chandra

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Variable Size 71305308 bytes
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using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
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RMAN-01008: the bad identifier was: crossckeck
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my plan is the following:
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- during the day i would like to make every hour, a backup level 1, archivelogs and crontrol file.
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release channel t1;
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Message was edited.

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input datafile fno=00027 name=+MAD3ASM/mad3/datafile/mmattrindexlive.421.586258381
input datafile fno=00028 name=+MAD3ASM/mad3/datafile/mmattrindexlive.422.586258471
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no copy of datafile 7 found to recover
....SNIPED (from 8 to 29)
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no copy of datafile 31 found to recover
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recovering datafile copy fno=00002 name=+MAD3ASM/mad3/datafile/undotbs1.395.586209667
recovering datafile copy fno=00003 name=+MAD3ASM/mad3/datafile/sysaux.391.586209645
recovering datafile copy fno=00004 name=+MAD3ASM/mad3/datafile/users.396.586209669
recovering datafile copy fno=00005 name=+MAD3ASM/mad3/datafile/madattrib.768.586383235
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released channel: oem_backup_disk1
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Let me explain my question once again..
I didn't get my requirements..
Recently, faced a scenario while recovery my database...
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3. control file backup.
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1. restored the controlfile
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3. recover database
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3. archive log files
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Which one will be the best option in scheduling our backups.
Taking controlfile backup before archivelog or taking archivelog backup and then the controlfile.
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You can try the free Demo version of Data Rescue. It does not detect Word files; it's looking for anything on the device that matches the criteria you set.
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I am writing a DNS server backup script with additional options.
Backing Up DNS Server Daily
Create a folder based on current date
Copy the backup from source to newly created folder based on date
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keeping current month's backup (30 different copies/Folder of backup for each day)
Create a folder every calender month and and copy all 30 copies of backups within this folder
Email Results of copying process either success or failed
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Delete RMAN backup

Oracle 11.2.0.1
Windows
I takes RMAN backup at D:\RMAN_BAKCUP of our test database. Now there is space problem, I have to allocate some space to other folder. I shall take cold backup of database by shutdown. How do I start to delete RMAN backup from above location. It is incremental backup. What precautions should be there while deleting RMAN backup with archive logs.
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Oracle 11.2.0.1
Windows
I takes RMAN backup at D:\RMAN_BAKCUP of our test database. Now there is space problem, I have to allocate some space to other folder. I shall take cold backup of database by shutdown. How do I start to delete RMAN backup from above location. It is incremental backup. What precautions should be there while deleting RMAN backup with archive logs.
Can I delete all archive logs too after consistent backup by shutting down the database ?
I am facing space problem, thats why I though that I shall take cold backup of db and now no need of rman backup as well as archive logs. Am I correct ?
Thanks.Given what else I've read in this thread (test database, no need for point in time recovery, etc.) A 'cold' backup may be appropriate, but I'd still use rman to do it. I have a similar situation right now with one of my test databases. I took an rman cold backup (database is open MOUNT) with KEEP UNTIL 'SYSDATE + 60'. Once, sometimes twice, a day the developer asks for a restore to the backup. Piece of cake with rman, especially with a little script all ready to go. Would be a bit more difficult with a 'user managed' backup.

Considerations for keeping RMAN Backup Retention to 1 Year

Dear All,
We are using 2-node 10gR2 RAC on Windows Server. We use Symentec Netbackup 7.5 for backing up Oracle databases. We want to change the retention period of RMAN backups to 1 year. Other than changing the RMAN Backup recovery window to 365, what are the other considerations (other configuration change, other point etc) we should be aware of?
Best regards,
Riaz

> Other than changing the RMAN Backup recovery window to 365, what are the other considerations (other configuration change, other point etc) we should be aware of?
Use RMAN Catalog.
How to restore your database if a storage failure occurs and all files on filesystem be lost and all rman files be at MML.
RMAN need a catalog to request files from MML (this catalog can be a controlfile, rman catalog or both), so if you lost your controlfile without RMAN Catalog you need manually find desired files on MML and restore it one by one if these files are not cataloged in that controlfile restored, since Oracle does not catalog files stored at MML. RMAN catalog files only stored on disk.

RMAN Backup on another server

Hi,
I am using oracle database 11g, and I am taking RMAN backup in the same server.
But now I need this RMAN backup to be saved on another server.
I created one database directory, but it did not work with me, since it cannot see the location.
I used the same idea with export file to another server and it worked.
But with RMAN directory it could not work !!!.
So any idea about this ?
Thanks and Best Regards.
Pure,

Pure wrote:
Hi,
I am using oracle database 11g, and I am taking RMAN backup in the same server.
But now I need this RMAN backup to be saved on another server.
I created one database directory, but it did not work with me, since it cannot see the location.
I used the same idea with export file to another server and it worked.
But with RMAN directory it could not work !!!.
So any idea about this ?
Thanks and Best Regards.
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RMAN backup performance tuning

Hi All,
We have oracle 9iR2 two nodes RAC on solaris 9, I am looking for some helpful material on RMAN backup performance tuning, though i went through oracle's official RMAN performance tuning guide, still if there is some really nice material please let me know!
TIA

Oracle Material is the best.
Anyway, the one given below is also a good P&T book.
http://www.dba-oracle.com/bp/s_oracle_tuning_book.htm
I am looking for some helpful material on RMAN backup performance tuningTip: Give a good value for large_pool_size buffer for a better RMAN performance. For RAC configure channels on multiple nodes for parallel backup process through RMAN,
CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE sbt PARALLELISM 3;
CONFIGURE DEFAULT DEVICE TYPE TO sbt;
CONFIGURE CHANNEL 1 DEVICE TYPE sbt CONNECT 'usr1/pwd1@n1';
CONFIGURE CHANNEL 2 DEVICE TYPE sbt CONNECT 'usr2/pwd2@n2';
CONFIGURE CHANNEL 3 DEVICE TYPE sbt CONNECT 'usr3/pwd3@n3';
BACKUP DATABASE PLUS ARCHIVELOG DELETE INPUT;
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