Re: recover database from scratch

Wish I had the autobackup controlfiles... can't find them. Just found the tracefiles. I'll be checking all the basc when I get home, like what Bob suggested.

 

Lyall

 

 

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From: Andrew Kerber <andrew.kerber_at_gmail.com>
Date: 6/16/17 2:59 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: Lyall Barbour <lyallbarbour_at_sanfranmail.com>
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Subject: Re: RE: recover database from scratch
 

I havent tried this in a long time, but dont you need to set the dbid before you run the catalog command?  I think the sequence would be set dbid, create controlfile, mount, catalog start with...
 

But if you have full database backups, you should have a backup of the control file in there somewhere to restore.

 

On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 1:54 PM, Lyall Barbour <lyallbarbour_at_sanfranmail.com> wrote:

sorry.  i meant NOMOUNT.  

i have been just running the create controlfile tracefile script, which does the startup nomount in it.

 

any other ideas?

 

Sent: Friday, June 16, 2017 at 2:49 PM
From: "Ruel, Chris" <Chris.Ruel_at_lfg.com>
To: "lyallbarbour_at_sanfranmail.com" <lyallbarbour_at_sanfranmail.com>, oracle-l <oracle-l_at_freelists.org>
Subject: RE: recover database from scratch

You have to create the controlfile in NOMOUNT.

 

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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Lyall Barbour
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Subject: recover database from scratch

 

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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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