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

On 13 feb, 18:33, Frank van Bortel <frank.van.bor..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Carlos wrote:
> > Hi Frank:
>
> > Sorry if I've not been so clear:
>
> > New Server (old is lost), New Database (old is lost), backupsets
> > without the backuppieces for spfile & controlfile (I guess they were
> > made with CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON, but these backuppieces are lost).
>
> > So I tried to CATALOG BACKUPPIECE and then RMAN complain about the
> > DBID.
>
> What gazzag said - just reinstall the software, and restore.
> Do *not* create a database!
>
> But it does explain the error... Just shows to never leave out
> any detail - I took it for granted you started with a clean
> slate...
> --
>
> Regards,
> Frank van Bortel
>
> Top-posting in UseNet newsgroups is one way to shut me up

Hi Frank:

So I can set DBID on RMAN on a clean installation and then issue a CREATE CONTROLFILE, and this controlfile would have the DBID I set in RMAN? Cheers.

Carlos. Received on Thu Feb 14 2008 - 02:14:10 CST