RMAN: Controlfile not aware of last backupset.

Question

Hello,
I have a question about RMAN 9i (9.2.0.7)
My rman script is the following:
run {
sql 'alter system switch logfile';
allocate channel local_xxx type disk format 'd:\oracle\orabackup\backup\xxx\b_%u_%s_p';
backup (database include current controlfile);
backup (archivelog all delete input);
I want to clone this backup on another system:
I start a non-mounted instance.
There i restore my control file:
restore controlfile to 'c:\oracle\oradata\xxx\control01.ctl' from 'D:\oracle\orabackup\backup\xxx\B_MUL03FR1_1758_P';
Then i mount my database and type 'list backupset'
The last backupset that is known is the previous backupset... (1757)
Why is the last backupset not known in this controlfile ? Is my syntax false?
Do i need to backup the controlfile explicitly after the backup database command ?

Answer 1

I'm afraid i need the catalog backuppiece command, which is only available in 10g.
The catalog command in 9i can only catalog controlfile, datafile and archivelog...
The 9i manual states
You cannot use CATALOG to perform the following operations:
Recatalog backup pieces or backup sets. If you run CHANGE ... UNCATALOG against an RMAN backup, then it is permanently unusable by RMAN.
For now i'm gonna change my script that my controlfile is backed up as the last item in a seperate backupset.
Edited by: michiel.stubbe on Dec 8, 2009 10:19 AM