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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 11:56:11 -0800
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From: "Gary Jackson" <fred_fred_1@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: RMAN - problems restoring to clone server
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Jay,
  I'm confused. Based on what you said I would want to connect my target to 
my production db and my catalog to my dbcat/tapeserver. If I understand your 
suggestion correctly, how would RMAN know to recover to the new clone 
database?
-gary


>From: "Jay Hostetter" <jhostetter@decommunications.com>
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L@fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L@fatcity.com>
>Subject: RE: RMAN - problems restoring to clone server
>Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 11:21:04 -0800
>
>Gary,
>
>   Why are you trying to create the RMAN schema?  You could be connecting 
>to the RMAN database that was used for making the backup.  To clone a 
>database, your target should be your production db, your catalog should be 
>the RMAN catalog that was used for the backup, your clone should be 
>auxiliary.  e.g.:  rman  uname/password@prod target uname/password@rmandb 
>auxiliary /  (assuming that your environment is set for the auxiliary 
>database - SID, ORACLE_HOME, etc.).
>   I only use RMAN for backing up to disk, so I can' t help with the MML 
>portion (media management layer).
>
>Jay
>
> >>> fred_fred_1@hotmail.com 01/31/03 12:20PM >>>
>Can you please clarify what you mean by "linking the MML to Oracle"? I am
>unable to create the RMAN schema,table,and views on the 'to-be-clone'
>database yet since it is just a non-mounted instance at this point in time.
>
>I assumed I would connect to rman as a rcvcat on the server with the dbcat
>database and the legato tape device. Then connect as the target to the
>to-be-clone non-mounted instance. Is this correct?
>
>Then in the restore rman script I use:
>NSR_SERVER as the tape device/dbcat server
>NSR_CLIENT as the to-be-clone target server
>
>Is this correct?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>-Gary
>
>
>
>
>
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