Re: RMAN Question.

News wrote:
> Here's the scenario.
> You use rman to backup your database disk-to-disk, then copy the control
> file, the backup your archived log files as shown in this script segment.
>
> run {
> allocate channel chn1 type disk;
> backup full format = '\\FS1\backups\dbf\data%U' ;
> copy current controlfile to '\\FS1\backups\dbf\control.ctl';
> backup format = '\\FS1\backups\archlog%U' archivelog all delete input;
> }
>
> Now you loose your entire database including control files. Your backups
> above are ok and you intend to use the copy of the control file to restore
> and recover your database.
>
> The problem is that the control file copy in the above backup was taken
> BEFORE the archivelog file backup. This means that the copy of the control
> file does not have a record of the archived log file rman backup piece on
> disk.
>
> Question:
>
> After I do the restore of the database using rman, how can I get rman to
> recognize the archivelog backup piece that was created? Is there a way to
> make rman "aware" of that archivelog file backup piece?
>
> This is a real scenario at a customer site.
>
> Thanks.
> mim

The Oracle version is?

You do or do not have an RMAN catalog separate and apart from the control file?

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Daniel Morgan
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group