Re: DBID for RMAN backup with format '%u'

On Feb 10, 7:42 pm, Carlos <miotromailcar..._at_netscape.net> wrote:
> On 10 feb, 19:38, Carlos <miotromailcar..._at_netscape.net> wrote:
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> > Hi all:
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> > I've been given two backups from an Oracle Database: one 'cold' and
> > one 'hot'. They both come from a lost server.
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> > The fact is that they have been made with the format '%u' (eight
> > alphanumerics) and I must recover the database on a new server. I
> > cannot get the DBID from the backup files name because of this format
> > '%u'.
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> > How can I get the DBID to recover the DB on a new server?
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> > Thanks in advance.
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> > Cheers.
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> > Carlos.
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> I forgot:
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> This is Oracle 10.2.0.3 on Enterprise Linux  5.
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> The backups have been made with AUTOBACKUP ON (or so I'm told).
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> TIA.
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> Cheers.
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In that case there is a separate backup of the controlfile. It always has the DBID in it's name. c-<dbid>-<yyyyymmdd>-<piece> Please find it.

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Sybrand Bakker
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