Re: dataguard standby creation - duplicate target not using incrementals

From: Justin Mungal <justin_at_n0de.ws>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 16:24:29 -0500
Message-ID: <CAO9=aUxPf8GOzosRMAPeB1G3sU5-oc2cmnv2uQfAcwO==q4zSQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

I've used "duplicate target database," many times, on 11.2 and probably on 11.2.0.4, and it's used incremental backups after restoring the full every time I would have expected it to. I don't recall using the "for standby" clause though.

-Justin

On Wednesday, May 4, 2016, Andrew Kerber <andrew.kerber_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I ran into something interesting today. We have a full backup of a
> database from Saturday night, and incrementals each night through last
> night.
>
> We ran a 'duplicate target database for standby;' command to use the
> existing backup. Oracle restored from the full backup, but did not use the
> incrementals. Instead, it asked for all of the archive logs since the full
> backup. Is this expected behavior, or just something overlooked in the
> design, or what?
>
> Oracle 11.2.0.4 on Redhat 6.7
>
> --
> Andrew W. Kerber
>
> 'If at first you dont succeed, dont take up skydiving.'
>

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