Re: Database Clone error -- advice for an Oracle Newbie

On 09/18/2005 01:46:33 PM, Chirag DBA wrote:

> But after that getting following error.
> My original db was not in Archivelog mode still this DB asks for the
> archive file. I have copied redo logs too.
> Found on the net says CHECK THE ARCHIVE DESTINATION, but my primary db was
> not in archive log. Any Idea ???

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> 23 'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\XDB01.DBF'
> 24 CHARACTER SET WE8MSWIN1252;
>
> Control file created.
>
> SQL> RECOVER DATABASE USING BACKUP CONTROLFILE
> ORA-00279: change 2974949 generated at 09/18/2005 12:34:04 needed for thread
> 1
> ORA-00289: suggestion : D:\ORACLE\ORA92\RDBMS\ARC00047.001
> ORA-00280: change 2974949 for thread 1 is in sequence #47
>
>
> Specify log: {<RET>=suggested | filename | AUTO | CANCEL}
>

This is an example of the posts which convinced me that dispensing advice for newbies is not a smart thing to do. The advice for newbies in any kind of profession was given a long time ago. It reads "ora et labora". One needs to work and read and then work some more. The "ora" part is not as necessary as the "labora" part. If I ever gave an advice to a newbie and he came back with a question like this one, I'd have to cover my face with burka because I'd feel so ashamed that I would never want to show my face again. I strongly advise against "introducing Oracle to newbies". If you have a competent engineer, train him, if you have an incompetent, fire him. Good computer engineer must be capable of reading documentation. Messing things up and then asking not so bright questions is a sign of a hopeless soul who would be better off by driving a taxi or giving opinions on te Fox News Network then working with Oracle RDBMS. If any trainee of mine ever asked a question like this, Lately, Oracle Corp. is stressing ease of use and its new mantra is the one about the obsolescence not only of a DBA but any qualified technical professional. The message reads like this: "It's easy, you don't have to know anything, just buy the stuff and everything will work". Unfortunately, artificial intelligence still cannot replace the one produced by the mother nature. Computers in a professional environments are not to be managed by amateurs or chaos will ensue. Unfortunately, Oracle Corp. has contributed to such situation as it has been dispensing OCP certificates to guys asking questions like this. Therefore, the best advice I can dispense is still "close your eyes and think of England".

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