Refresh test using backup of prod ( non duplicate method)

hi
i have 10.2 prod db back to tape
i would like to restore backup of prod from tape into test target system, restore prod into test , and rename db to match test db name
are there any guides or step by step docs?
i also have to "Recovering Through an Added Datafile" ( for this reason I cant use rman duplicate)
thanks in advance

Hi,
Which tape software are you using?
You basically need to copy the tape configuration from live to test.
You then 'pretend' you are the live server on the test box and just do a recovery as if you were recovering the live database itself.
Once the database has been restored you would then use nid to chage the database name to match the old test one.
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Harry
http://dbaharrison.blogspot.com

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