Problem in recovering the database!!!

Question

Hi All,
I created a new database and wanted to restore the backup of another database into it, I created the required tablespaces and started restore of backup from RMAN using
run {
allocate channel 'dev_0' type 'sbt_tape'
parms 'ENV=(OB2BARTYPE=Oracle8,OB2APPNAME=orcl,OB2BARLIST=DAILY_HISDBS01_ORACLE-DB_ONLINE_5W,OB2BARHOSTNAME=hisdbs01.kfmc.med)';
restore controlfile from 'c-1179279249-20090511-02';
alter database mount;
release channel 'dev_0';
The controlfile got restored successfully, then I tried to restore & recover the database
run {
allocate channel 'dev_0' type 'sbt_tape'
parms 'ENV=(OB2BARTYPE=Oracle8,OB2APPNAME=central,OB2BARLIST=DAILY_HISDBS01_ORACLE-DB_ONLINE_5W,OB2BARHOSTNAME=hisdbs01.kfmc.med)';
restore database;
recover database;
release channel 'dev_0';
The restore was successful, but when I tried to open the database with resetlogs option
SQL> alter database open resetlogs;
alter database open resetlogs
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01194: file 1 needs more recovery to be consistent
ORA-01110: data file 1: '+DATADG/orcl/datafile/system.295.686609187'
SQL> recover database using backup controlfile until cancel;
ORA-00279: change 1136286903 generated at 05/11/2009 02:08:22 needed for thread1
ORA-00289: suggestion : */arch/archivelog/1_8493_651861624.dbf*
ORA-00280: change 1136286903 for thread 1 is in sequence #8493
Specify log: {<RET>=suggested | filename | AUTO | CANCEL}
cancel
ORA-01547: warning: RECOVER succeeded but OPEN RESETLOGS would get error below
ORA-01194: file 1 needs more recovery to be consistent
ORA-01110: data file 1: '+DATADG/orcl/datafile/system.295.686609187'
ORA-01112: media recovery not started
The recovery process is looking for */arch/archivelog/1_8493_651861624.dbf* this archivelog, but this archivelog file is not present at that location, the restore process should have restored all the archivelogs as well, actually no archivelogs got restored, how can I recover the database without archivelog logs? it is not possible at all.
PLEASE tell me how can I make the database work?

Answer 1

Thanks Hemant !!!
I restored the archivelogs using the script below
run {
allocate channel 'dev_0' type 'sbt_tape'
parms 'ENV=(OB2BARTYPE=Oracle8,OB2APPNAME=central,OB2BARLIST=DAILY_HISDBS01_ORACLE-DB_ONLINE_5W,OB2BARHOSTNAME=hisdbs01.kfmc.med)';
restore ARCHIVELOG FROM TIME 'SYSDATE-5' UNTIL TIME 'SYSDATE';
release channel 'dev_0';
then recoverd the database and applied the requested archivelog file and opened the database with resetlogs, it is now successfully recovered upto the point I wanted it to be.