recover database from scratch

From: Lyall Barbour <lyallbarbour_at_sanfranmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 20:45:54 +0200
Message-ID: <trinity-3c1d4068-a28c-4af7-b80a-ccfc560e26be-1497638754085_at_3capp-mailcom-lxa12>

Hi,
  I feel like this is not as complicated as i'm making it.
 
Oracle 12.1.0.2
 
WHat i have: RMAN backup(s) of my database.  I have the init.ora file.  trace file backup of the controlfiles
 
what i don't have: any datafiles, controlfiles, redo logs, etc.
 
I can mount the database, but when i try to create the controfiles from the trace file, i get 
 
CREATE CONTROLFILE SET DATABASE "BLAH" RESETLOGS FORCE LOGGING ARCHIVELOG
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed
ORA-01565: error in identifying file '/oradata01/SFINA021/SYSTEM.01.dbf'
ORA-27037: unable to obtain file status
Linux-x86_64 Error: 2: No such file or directory
Additional information: 3
 
which is very true.  after i created the controlfiles and mounted the database, i was going to RMAN and do a CATALOG START WITH, etc. and restore...
 
Help?  lol  isn't this just a database cloning i'm essentially doing?
 
Lyall Barbour
 
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