RE: Unable to rebuild database from hot backup

From: Miller, Jay <JayMiller_at_TDWaterhouse.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 16:04:01 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.003B52EC.20011025160520@fatcity.com>

Another piece of information:

On the basis of "it couldn't hurt to try" I recopied everything but instead of using the regular control file I used the standby control file. I then mounted it in standby mode, issued the recover standby database command, activated the standby, shutdown, and opened the database. It worked fine.

Why would it work with a standby controlfile and not with the regular control file? I have my QC database working but I'm really puzzled.

Jay Miller

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Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 7:05 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Okay, this is weird.

I'm trying to rebuilding my QC database from a hot backup. As always, I copied all the hot backup files, all the archive logs from the period of the hot backup and the control files.

After doing
recover database using backup controlfile;

I got
SVRMGR> alter database open resetlogs;
alter database open resetlogs
*
ORA-01113: file 1 needs media recovery
ORA-01110: data file 1: '/data1/nyccp/systnyccp.dbf

Thinking that perhaps I just needed to apply more logs I went on to apply another 12 hours worth of archive logs. I still get the same error.

Now I'm really concerned that my hot backup is invalid for some reason. Does anyone have any suggestions for what else I can look at?

TIA,
Jay Miller
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