RV042 with Dual Internet with Primary\Backup Setting

We currently have a RV042 v3 with two Internet Connections. T1 and DSL. We are setup to use the Primary WAN 1 (DSL) and Backup WAN 2 (T1), However I want a internal device to be able to only use the Backup WAN such as for RDP for remote access. Is this possible?
Also if this is done using One to One NAT, can I have a NAT statement for a mapping to an external IP Address for each Internet circuit?

Just adding more info:
If I select the Load Balancing mode, I am able to have two NATs to the same internal host. NAT to two seperate external IP Address, provided by each carrier. Can this still be done when Primary\Backup Internet is selected? I guess use inbound access on either circuit, while outbound internet will only use Primary, unless it fails to Backup.
thx
Adam

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Hi, I want to clone a database in Host A with a backup set stored in Host B.
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Duplicating a Database on a Remote Host with the Same Directory Structure
http://download-uk.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14117_01/server.101/b10734/rcmdupdb.htm#1006630
go through below link
http://dbataj.blogspot.com/2006/12/duplicating-database-with-recovery.html
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Is there a way to only catalog backup set not in the catalog? "CATALOG START WITH" generates double entry.

The DB version is 11.1.0.7.
The "CATALOG START WITH" not only catalog backup set that are not in the RMAN catalog, but also catalog a second copy for files that are already in the catalog.
Files are not a second copy; they are the same file in the same directory.
Having two copies in the catalog, through an error when deleting explicitly the backups.
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RMAN> delete FORCE backup tag 'offsite-1';
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I don't want the force clause, in order to be notify if the backup set that are expected to be on disk are no more there, e.g., if someone had deleted files manually at the OS level bypassing rman.
Is there a way to only catalog backup set not in the catalog?
or May be remove the copy #2 entry from the catalog?
Find bellow a test case example:
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List of Backups
===============
Key     TY LV S Device Type Completion Time    #Pieces #Copies Compressed Tag
12      B F A DISK        11-JUN-13 09:41:45 1       1       NO         OFFSITE-1
13      B F A DISK        11-JUN-13 09:43:31 1       1       NO         OFFSITE-1
14      B A A DISK        11-JUN-13 09:43:33 1       1       NO         OFFSITE-1
15      B F A DISK        11-JUN-13 09:43:34 1       1       NO         OFFSITE-1
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cataloging done
List of Cataloged Files
=======================
File Name: C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\scheduled_offsite\06OBTJEP_1_1
File Name: C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\scheduled_offsite\07OBTJI3_1_1
File Name: C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\scheduled_offsite\08OBTJI5_1_1
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===============
Key     TY LV S Device Type Completion Time    #Pieces #Copies Compressed Tag
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13      B F A DISK        11-JUN-13 09:43:31 1       2       NO         OFFSITE-1
14      B A A DISK        11-JUN-13 09:43:33 1       2       NO         OFFSITE-1
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30      18      1   2   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\06OBTJEP_1_1   <<--- same file
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31      19      1   2   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\BACKUPS\OFFSITE_DISK\IBISDATABASE\SCHEDULED_OFFSITE\07OBTJI3_1_1
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Hi JM,
Your demo with Oracle 10.2.0.5
At line 36 you answered "No" to "Do you really want to catalog the above files (enter YES or NO)?".
Just repeate your demo and answer Yes.
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List of Files Unknown to the Database
=====================================
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File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/rman_clone.log
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/Db_Refresh.sh
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/rman_erp.scr
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/RMAN_14FEB.log
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/nid.sh
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/Full_Clone.sh
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/rman_staging.scr
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no files cataloged
List of Files Which Where Not Cataloged
=======================================
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/RMAN_BACKUP.sh
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/rman_clone.log
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RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
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File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/nid.sh
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File Name: /home/oracle/scripts/rman_staging.scr
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1324    1321    1   1   AVAILABLE   DISK        /backup/RMAN/STAGING/ERP_CNTRL_c-13949842-20130724-00
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Happy to Help.
Thanks and Regards,
Prashant

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Hi C3PO,
I presume this is happening because the target database has a retention of one day and is unaware of this rman backup that is about 20 days old?Correct the backupset metadata is nolonger available.
From 10g onwards you can catalog a backup piece which might be the fix for this??In 9i you can catalog image copies.
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96565/rcmsynta11.htm#1005792
Can anyone offer any suggestions?Another option would be setup a catalog and change the retention policy to 30 days and add extra diskspace.
Regards,
Tycho

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The data of this database is necessary for my work. Is there anybody out there who can help to restore the data with the existing backup set.
I did not change the entire structure of my original XE database. I only created to schemas with data in. is there any solution to restore the data.
Thanks for any help.
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Open Database
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Bye
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Files inside an ASM location are not accessible as operating system files. To get the backups and archived logs from the ASM disk group to regular disks and tapes, John will use RMAN to back up the recovery area from ASM to tape (at the network backup server) through the following command:
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I am using XE and apex apps, I have to reinstall my XP system, thus have to reinstall all the softwares, XE, apex, etc.
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Before I was doing like that, I exported my data by using the data pump utilities, and then I reinstall XE, reinstall apex, and then import the data to my schemas.
I have backup sets avaliablbe, because the backup set is installed within another disk (D:), instead of system C:, which will be reinstalled?
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Hello,
because I happened to need to do an upgrade of apex from 4.0 to 4.0.1.Ok! I see.
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It can save your life :-) .
Best regards,
Jean-Valentin

IOS 7 Only Allows Find My iPhone with Primary iCloud Account

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1) Use the same primary iCloud account (which forces you to share other data and features you may not want to);
2) Log into the Find My iPhone APP with the PRIMARY iCloud email address and password of the person you want to track.
Either way, the person doing the tracking MUST have access to the PRIMARY iCloud credentials of the device they are tracking. This is a large security hole! Ask yourself: if you are a parent, do you really want your kids to have access to your primary iCloud account, including your mail, contacts, calendars, etc? Some people may not want their spouse to access that. In a company setting, do you want all your employees to be FORCED to share Documents & Data, Backup and Bookmarks, just to use the Find My iPhone feature? If they want to keep their mail, contacts, calendars, etc. separated from other employees, they will be forced to move these to a secondary iCloud account, which will no longer allow them to share Bookmarks, Photo Stream, Documents & Data or Backup. Why this ridiculous limitation?
The bottom line:Find My iPhone is now only useful for the primary iCloud account holder, and can no longer be used effectively between larger numbers of iOS devices, such as families or corporate institutions. This should be addressed in the next update to the iOS.

Brad, and everyone else, just to clarify my original post that started this thread, and offer a workaround or two: you CAN still locate, erase etc. any iOS device using Find My iPhone in iOS7, but the device you want to track or erase must EITHER use the same PRIMARY iCloud account as you do, OR you must log into the Find My iPhone app on your phone using THEIR primary iCloud account's username and password.
For parents, that's not a big deal, maybe just an annoyance: give your kids their own individual primary iCloud accounts, but you jot down their username and password in their contact info on your phone. Log Into FMI with that and track them.
The real pain is if you as an adult want others to be able to see where you are, WITHOUT also giving them access to your other iCloud info. For then to see you, THEY must either use the same PRIMARY iCloud account as you do, or they must have your username and password to log into the FMI app...which means they cal also see all your other stuff, even if you turn off the FMI feature on your phone. Anything you share with iCloud will be visible to anyone with access to your iCloud account.
For corporate users who want to track and manage company-owned iOS devices without having all of them use the same primary iCould account, this is a big pain. For families, imagine being on a vacation, or experiencing a disaster, accident, etc, where you'd really want everyone to be able to locate each other, even if they are unable to answer their phone or otherwise respond...a very real possibility in today's world. Now not so easy without compromising privacy and security.
I have three workarounds. The first two use Find My iPhone and so require everyone to use the same PRIMARY iCloud account.
1) the simplest thing is to go to your device under Settings/iCloud and toggle off anything you don't want others to see...but if you have multiple devices of your own (say an iphone and an iPad), this prevents you from sharing with yourself. Bummer.
2) It occurred to me today that with iOS6 there was a way to lock out changes to features in Settings. Sure enough, it still works with iOS7. Enabling this feature allow everyone to share the same PRIMARY iCloud account WITHOUT sharing other things you'd like to keep private. Enabling this feature will prevent the person with the device from making any changes to the Accounts on their device (Mail, Contacts, Calendars), so you'll need to think about what features of these accounts you WANT to allow before following the steps below. ALL THE FOLLOWING STEPS ARE PERFORMED ON THE OTHER DEVICES IN YOUR FAMILY/COMPANY, not your own.
A) I suggest entering airplane mode in Settings to prevent the device you are working on from downloading any of your iCloud info during this process.
B) Next, be sure YOUR PRIMARY iCloud account is listed on the person's device that you wish to track (kid's employee, etc). Go to Settings/iCloud to check this, and if necessary sign out of their iCloud account here and sign in with your primary iCloud account.
C) Add a second iCloud account using their personal iCloud email address (the one you just deleted as the primary). Set this one to share whatever they need to (their own Mail, contacts, calendars, etc). If they weren't previously using iCloud for anything but tracking and already had their own email account set up, you can omit this step.
D) Now, decide what features of your Primary iCloud account you do NOT want this person to be able to see or use (mail, contacts, calendars, etc). On THEIR DEVICE go to Settings/iCloud, and toggle OFF any of these things, but be sure to leave anything they need to share. A common issue here will be Photos. Since Photo sharing is now ONLY supported with the primary account, I suggest leaving this on, but you can still prevent them from seeing your new photos if needed. Tap the arrow to the right of Photos, and on the next screen toggle off "My Photo Stream", but leave on "Photo Sharing" which allows them to see, create and subscribe to other shared steams, just not your primary photostream. You can instead make this same Photo setting on your device, which has the same result. Or just disable Photos altogether. Whatever setting suits you the best.
Once you have decided which features of your primary iCloud account you'll allow this person to see, BE SURE YOU HAVE ALSO TURNED ON "Find My iPhone" here.
E) Lastly, go to Settings/General/Restrictions. Tap "Enable Restrictions". Enter a new password (twice- this is NOT the same password for the device, but only for locking and unlocking restrictions, so use a new one only you will know). Scroll down to the "Allow Changes" section and tap "Accounts." Tap to place a check next to "Don't Allow Changes". Exit from Settings.
You're done! Repeat the above steps on every device in your family or company you want to track. You will now be able to track all of them at one time using Find My iPhone on your device, from your primary iCloud account, and they will also be able to see your device location, but they will not be able to see any of your information as long as you toggled it off and then locked out account changes under restrictions. Be aware that they will not be able to add, delete or change any Mail accounts unless you unlock the restrictions. But you will likely have their own separate email account on this device (step C above).
3) if this is too much for you to handle, and tracking is your primary concern, in the App Store there is a free app called "Find my Kids - Footprints" . They just released a new iOS7 version which is unrated, but the previous version was reasonable well rated. After a trial it requires an annual subscription (which removes the ads, and it is VERY cheap), but it irks me to pay for a service that I used to get for free. I haven't tried it yet, but it seems to do a bit more that the Find my iPhone app as far as tracking...but it can't lock or erase your device. You'd still need to use their primary iCloud account for that. I'm sure we'll be seeing more apps like this in the near future.
Hope this helps.

Standby not in sync with primary

Hi,
I am having oracle 9.2.0.7 on AIX and having physical standby database running on another server. Since the last 2 days it is not in sync and the required archivelog files are removed from production.
Could you please help me out to resolve the issue?
Thanx

Hi
Step 1 On the standby database, find the SCN which will be used for the incremental
backup at the primary database:
SQL> SELECT CURRENT_SCN FROM V$DATABASE;
Step 2 In RMAN, connect to the primary database and create an incremental backup
from the SCN derived in the previous step:
Step 3 RMAN> BACKUP INCREMENTAL FROM SCN <SCN from previous step>
DATABASE FORMAT '/tmp/ForStandby_%U' tag 'FORSTANDBY';
step 4 Transfer all backup sets created on the primary system to the standby system
SCP /tmp/ForStandby_* standby:/tmp
Step 5 Connect to the standby database as the RMAN target, and catalog all incremental
backup pieces:
RMAN> CATALOG START WITH '/tmp/ForStandby';
Step 6 Recover the standby database with the cataloged incremental backup:
RMAN> RECOVER DATABASE NOREDO;
Step 7 In RMAN, connect to the primary database and create a standby control file
backup:
RMAN> BACKUP CURRENT CONTROLFILE FOR STANDBY FORMAT '/tmp/ForStandbyCTRL.bck';
Step 8 Copy the standby control file backup to the standby system. For example:
SCP /tmp/ForStandbyCTRL.bck standby:/tmp
Step 9 Shut down the standby database and startup nomount:
RMAN> SHUTDOWN;
RMAN> STARTUP NOMOUNT;
Step 10 In RMAN, connect to standby database and restore the standby control file:
RMAN> RESTORE STANDBY CONTROLFILE FROM '/tmp/ForStandbyCTRL.bck';
Step 11 Shut down the standby database and startup mount:
RMAN> SHUTDOWN;
RMAN> STARTUP MOUNT;
Step 12 If the primary and standby database data file directories are identical, skip to step13. If the primary and standby database data file directories are different, then in
RMAN, connect to the standby database, catalog the standby data files, and switch
the standby database to use the just-cataloged data files. For example:
RMAN> CATALOG START WITH '+DATA_1/CHICAGO/DATAFILE/';
RMAN> SWITCH DATABASE TO COPY;
Step 13 If the primary and standby database redo log directories are identical, skip to step 14. Otherwise, on the standby database, use an OS utility or the asmcmd utility (if
it is an ASM-managed database) to remove all online and standby redo logs from
the standby directories and ensure that the LOG_FILE_NAME_CONVERT parameter
is properly defined to translate log directory paths. For example, LOG_FILE_
NAME_CONVERT=’/BOSTON/’,’/CHICAGO/’.
Step 14 On the standby database, clear all standby redo log groups (there may be more
than 3):
SQL> ALTER DATABASE CLEAR LOGFILE GROUP 1;
SQL> ALTER DATABASE CLEAR LOGFILE GROUP 2;
SQL> ALTER DATABASE CLEAR LOGFILE GROUP 3;
Step 15 On the standby database, restart Flashback Database:
SQL> ALTER DATABASE FLASHBACK OFF;
SQL> ALTER DATABASE FLASHBACK ON;
Step 16 On the standby database, restart MRP:
SQL> ALTER DATABASE RECOVER MANAGED STANDBY DATABASE DISCONNECT;
With this you can recvoer your Standby . I wish it will works for You.
Thanks
Karan

Dataguard configured using RMAN not in sync with Primary

Hi All.
I have configured physical standby using RMAN it has errored out as below message since the Physical standby is came in Mount state and it is not in sync with Primary.
$ rman target sys/oracle1@PROD_st_STBY auxiliary /
Recovery Manager: Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sun Jul 29 13:27:02 2012
Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
connected to target database: PROD_ST (DBID=609107922)
connected to auxiliary database: PROD_ST (not mounted)
RMAN> duplicate target database for standby dorecover;
Starting Duplicate Db at 29-JUL-12
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_1
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: SID=156 device type=DISK
contents of Memory Script:
set until scn 239665;
restore clone standby controlfile;
executing Memory Script
executing command: SET until clause
Starting restore at 29-JUL-12
using channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: starting datafile backup set restore
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring control file
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/rman/07ngg1p6_1_1
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: piece handle=/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/rman/07ngg1p6_1_1 tag=TAG20120719T140110
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
output file name=/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/cont_.ctl
Finished restore at 29-JUL-12
contents of Memory Script:
sql clone 'alter database mount standby database';
executing Memory Script
sql statement: alter database mount standby database
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of Duplicate Db command at 07/29/2012 13:27:29
RMAN-05501: aborting duplication of target database
RMAN-05001: auxiliary file name /oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/undotbs1.dbf conflicts with a file used by the target database
RMAN-05001: auxiliary file name /oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/sysaux.dbf conflicts with a file used by the target database
RMAN-05001: auxiliary file name /oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/system01.dbf conflicts with a file used by the target database
RMAN>
SQL> select name,open_mode from v$database;
NAME OPEN_MODE
PROD_ST MOUNTED
SQL> select name,db_unique_name,database_role from v$database;
NAME DB_UNIQUE_NAME DATABASE_ROLE
PROD_ST PROD_st_STBY PHYSICAL STANDBY
SQL>
SQL> alter database recover managed standby database disconnect;
Database altered.
SQL>
SQL> alter system set log_archive_dest_state_2=enable;
System altered.
SQL> sho parameter log_archive_dest_2
NAME TYPE VALUE
log_archive_dest_2 string LOCATION=/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_
st/arch/ VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFIL
ES,ALL_ROLES)
On Primary
==========
SQL> SELECT THREAD# "Thread",SEQUENCE# "Last Sequence Generated"
FROM V$ARCHIVED_LOG
WHERE (THREAD#,FIRST_TIME ) IN (SELECT THREAD#,MAX(FIRST_TIME) FROM V$ARCHIVED_LOG GROUP BY THREAD#)
ORDER BY 1; 2 3 4
Thread Last Sequence Generated
1 281
ON STANDBY
SQL> SELECT ARCH.THREAD# "Thread", ARCH.SEQUENCE# "Last Sequence Received", APPL.SEQUENCE# "Last Sequence Applied", (ARCH.SEQUENCE# - APPL.SEQUENCE#) "Difference"
2 FROM
3 (SELECT THREAD# ,SEQUENCE# FROM V$ARCHIVED_LOG WHERE (THREAD#,FIRST_TIME ) IN (SELECT THREAD#,MAX(FIRST_TIME) FROM V$ARCHIVED_LOG GROUP BY THREAD#)) ARCH,
4 (SELECT THREAD# ,SEQUENCE# FROM V$LOG_HISTORY WHERE (THREAD#,FIRST_TIME ) IN (SELECT THREAD#,MAX(FIRST_TIME) FROM V$LOG_HISTORY GROUP BY THREAD#)) APPL
5 WHERE
6 ARCH.THREAD# = APPL.THREAD#
ORDER BY 1; 7
no rows selected
SQL>
SQL> SELECT THREAD#, LOW_SEQUENCE#, HIGH_SEQUENCE# FROM V$ARCHIVE_GAP;
no rows selected
SQL>
Please suggest solution.
Best Regards,
Edited by: user13707876 on 19-Jul-2012 02:04

Hi,
It has worked now since error with warnings encountered as below:
$ rman target sys/oracle1@PROD_st_STBY auxiliary /
Recovery Manager: Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sun Jul 29 15:57:39 2012
Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
connected to target database: PROD_ST (DBID=609107922)
connected to auxiliary database: PROD_ST (not mounted)
RMAN> duplicate target database for standby nofilenamecheck;
Starting Duplicate Db at 29-JUL-12
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_1
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: SID=156 device type=DISK
contents of Memory Script:
restore clone standby controlfile;
executing Memory Script
Starting restore at 29-JUL-12
using channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: starting datafile backup set restore
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring control file
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/rman/0enggc17_1_1
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: piece handle=/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/rman/0enggc17_1_1 tag=TAG20120719T165607
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
output file name=/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/cont_.ctl
Finished restore at 29-JUL-12
contents of Memory Script:
sql clone 'alter database mount standby database';
executing Memory Script
sql statement: alter database mount standby database
contents of Memory Script:
set newname for tempfile 1 to
"/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/temp01.dbf";
switch clone tempfile all;
set newname for datafile 1 to
"/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/system01.dbf";
set newname for datafile 2 to
"/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/sysaux.dbf";
set newname for datafile 3 to
"/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/undotbs1.dbf";
set newname for datafile 4 to
"/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/users01.dbf";
restore
clone database
executing Memory Script
executing command: SET NEWNAME
renamed tempfile 1 to /oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/temp01.dbf in control file
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
executing command: SET NEWNAME
Starting restore at 29-JUL-12
using channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: starting datafile backup set restore
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00001 to /oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/system01.dbf
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00004 to /oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/users01.dbf
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/rman/09nggc0j_1_1
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: piece handle=/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/rman/09nggc0j_1_1 tag=TAG20120719T165547
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: starting datafile backup set restore
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00002 to /oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/sysaux.dbf
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00003 to /oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/undotbs1.dbf
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/rman/08nggc0j_1_1
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: piece handle=/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/rman/08nggc0j_1_1 tag=TAG20120719T165547
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1
channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03
Finished restore at 29-JUL-12
contents of Memory Script:
switch clone datafile all;
executing Memory Script
datafile 1 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy RECID=1 STAMP=789926299 file name=/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/system01.dbf
datafile 2 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy RECID=2 STAMP=789926299 file name=/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/sysaux.dbf
datafile 3 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy RECID=3 STAMP=789926299 file name=/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/undotbs1.dbf
datafile 4 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy RECID=4 STAMP=789926299 file name=/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/users01.dbf
ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-19527: physical standby redo log must be renamed
ORA-00312: online log 1 thread 1: '/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/redo.log'
RMAN-05535: WARNING: All redo log files were not defined properly.
ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-19527: physical standby redo log must be renamed
ORA-00312: online log 2 thread 1: '/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/redo_2.log'
RMAN-05535: WARNING: All redo log files were not defined properly.
ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-19527: physical standby redo log must be renamed
ORA-00312: online log 5 thread 0: '/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/log5.log'
RMAN-05535: WARNING: All redo log files were not defined properly.
ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-19527: physical standby redo log must be renamed
ORA-00312: online log 6 thread 0: '/oracle1/oraerp/PROD_st/log6.log'
RMAN-05535: WARNING: All redo log files were not defined properly.
Finished Duplicate Db at 29-JUL-12
RMAN>
So please suggest can i rename them all redolog file.
Best Regards,

Can someone help with my video setting?

I have a bunch of small, heavily compressed AVI clips that I want to edit together. But I can't figure out how to export it with the best quality. The dimensions are 640x480, but those dimensions are always different on the exported video- I'm so confused. Here is the data of my video, if someone can help me find the settings that will keep my videos at the same or almost the same quality I would be so grateful!

Hi,
This link takes you to some info about your file ( pasted below )..and from this link you can probably also find more info as it applies to your needs...maybe.....
Also, Bill Hunt's suggestion and questions seem important ...you could give more info about what you are doing and using ( version premiere) etc etc
Rod
Good Luck
http://www.modthesims.info/archive/index.php/t-236047.html
prez28
17th Jun 2007, 08:08 AM
Hello!! Hopefully I am posting in the proper section. If not, I will be glad to repost in the proper area. I am hoping that a fellow ModtheSims2 member who has experimented with movie making in the sims 2 and Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 could answer my question: I have been toying around with movie-making in the game
I film (or capture)the video clips (or shall I say computer game animations)using the game's best option of a resolution of 640 x 480 at 30 fps with audio at 11025hz 16-Bit mono (compressed). As you are surely aware the game saves the file into AVI format with the VP61 codec. When I open and view the AVI files using Microsoft Windows Media Player, the image is beautiful and crystal clear!!
If I import the AVI file into Windows Movie Maker 2.0, same thing, the image is beautiful and crystal clear!! But here is the problem, when I import the same AVI file into Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0, and play the file into the source window, the video is heavily pixelated, in fact very large square pixels...It almost appears like a mossiac over the entire video. I tried turning the frame blending off in Adobe Premiere under 'clip' and then 'video options' but that does not appear to help. All the latest drivers for everything on my PC have been installed. Here are my specs Windows Media Center Edition 2005
P5W-DH Deluxe ASUS motherboard
Intel Dual Core 2.4ghz processor
2 XFX NVidia 7950GT graphic's card (512mb)
4GB Ram (although windows xp only uses about 2.5 to 3ghz of it)
1 200gb hard drive
1 500gb hard drive
Audigy 2 Platinum zs sound card Maybe Adobe does not support the VP61 codec, but I have not been able to confirm this anywhere. However I did find an article from the Adobe website about two machinima artists that use Adobe Premiere to make 'Sims 2' videos.
Here is the link to that article: http://www.adobe.com/motion/roosterteeth.html When I record using the game's top setting of 640 x 480 30fps, I am playing the game on a 20" widecreen LCD monitor with the resolution set at 1024 x 768. Might this be the problem? I found a 'cheat' on the internet to change the game's settings in the game's config. file so that it would capture the animations at 1024 x 768, like the resolution for my PC monitor. But once played in Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0, the clips still have the large square pixel problem... Its like big white and blue squares all over the image... But Maybe since I am using a widescreen monitor I must capture and edit in a true widecreen format like 1280x720 or above??? I dont know. I just find it weird that the AVI files play fine with Windows Movie Maker and Windows Media Player but not with Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 Being the amature I am with Adobe, maybe I am doing something wrong. But I did search all the forums and cannot seem to find any info to fix the problem... Maybe I must convert the AVI files before importing them into Adobe, but if it could be avoided that would be cool ... so if you have any info that could help me it would be much appreciated!! Cheers!
Prez28
Sims 2 movie-maker and Adobe-Beginner
whiterider
17th Jun 2007, 11:45 AM
I'm afraid I haven't used Adobe Premiere, but have you checked on their site and support forums? I've used TS2 video clips in other movie editing programs in the past, so the format does work - it certainly sounds like Adobe is having issues there. Have you tried different codecs? You may also want to go have a look at sims99.com, a TS2 machinima site, which may have more info.
prez28
17th Jun 2007, 10:13 PM
Thank-you for your reply - I did post this question at the sites you mentionned and suprisingly received many responses from the Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 support forums It would appear the Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 does not like compressed AVI files and it would also appear that Adobe does not like the VP61 codec that the Sims 2 game uses to compress the movie file (AVI). When I capture the Sims 2 movies by setting the options to 'Large' (640 x 480) and 'High' (30fps) - then the clips will not play properly in Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 But when I capture the Sims 2 movies by setting the options to 'Large' (640 x 480) and 'High, uncompressed' (30fps) - then the clips play properly in Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 I thought I had tested this originally, but that it was not making a difference. But I must of messed up, because as I say, if I film compressed, the clips have the pixelation problems in Adobe. If I film uncompressed there is no problems with the clips in Adobe. The only downside is that uncompressed clips are very large. (Like 1.5GB for 60 second clip) Cheers!

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