Can the control file be used to store scripts which are used to perform backups? I know the RMAN recovery catalog can.
Does the SHOW command display detailed reporting on the RMAN catalog contents other than configuration information?
This is what I run
run {
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON;
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO '/dd_oraback/tkprod/%F';
CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO RECOVERY WINDOW OF 22 DAYS;
sql 'alter system archive log current';
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So /dd_oraback is a Data Domain mount. Not sure if that makes any difference or not.
We're running 10.2.0.4 Database on AIX with no catalog Database.We keep all the backup info in controlfiles only.When we do that backup, we're able to successfully back it up (including archivelogs). But I'm unable to find any records in the controlfiles.
SQL> select * from V$BACKUP_SET;
no rows selected
and
SQL> sho parameter control
NAME TYPE VALUE
------------------------------------ ------------------------------
control_file_record_keep_time integer 14
My scenario is: database is in archivelog mode.
I run DLY cold backups including controlfile & archivelogs and keep 3 gens of backups and archivelogs to 3 days also. What is the correct procedure to restore back to an old cold backup. Database is backed up Mon,Tue,Wed on Thur we require to bring database back to Tuesday DLY security.
I have tried:
startup mount
restore database from tag 'DLYTUE'
recover database
( this just rolls forward on all archive logs once it restores datafiles, not getting to point to alter database open resetlogs.)
Next tried to :
recover database archivelog tag 'DLYTUE'
( same outcome )
What is the correct rman procedure including should I remove old archive logs from working OS directory ? Also need to know once I restore back and open database to TUE security how do you tidy up the archive logs and dumps which are no longer require i.e. : weds..
I have read about using the set until time option but how to I get absolute time from when cold backup completed if this is the correct procedure.
RMAN is not removing obsolete backups and now the backup directory is nearly full.Retention policy is 1, however, there are backups more than 6 weeks old still in the backup directory.crosscheck and delete obsolete commands run every night, and I have also run these manually, yet the backup files still remain.It is like RMAN is not aware of their existance.How can I confirm that RMAN does not need them and therefore delete them manually using OS commands.
View 17 Replies View RelatedEnvironment:
oracle 10.2.0.1.0
Windows XP
I have taken the RMAN Full database backup through the following command.My database is in no archivelog mode.
AT RMAN prompt
Shutdown immediate;
Startup mount;
run
{
allocate channel c01 device type disk format 'd:
man_bkp est_%U';
allocate channel c02 device type disk format 'd:
man_bkp est_%U';
backup full database tag 'full_bkup_test_081111';
backup current controlfile;
backup spfile;
release channel c01;
release channel c02;
}
Now i have deleted my all controlfile and spfile/Pfile from the database.So how can i recover my SPfile and controlfile? i do not have autobackup on of SPfile/Controlfile.
I have a live server on which Oracle 10g Database is running. We take full RMAN Backups everyday. Now we want to restore the RMAN Backup file from the Live server to another machine (which is going to be a test system). I want to restore the latest RMAN backup on the test machine (which is not on network).
When I copy the RMAN backup set in the flash recovery area of the test machine and then use "list backup", the backup set is not listed. I also tried "crosscheck backup" and then "list backup" but still the backup set does not appear. how can I register the backup set from live server into test machine and then restore it.
I have a problem in running delete obsolete or report obsolete using rman. Although the retention policy is set to "CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO RECOVERY WINDOW OF 60 DAYS;", when running delete obsolete or report obsolete it deletes or returns all the backupsets till sysdate. What should I do to solve this issue?
View 8 Replies View Relatedis it possible to have a vss snapshot backup on the top of an RMAN backup. Because the link [URL] says that we can have an incremental level 1 backup on the vss snapshot backup.
So I need to know if interoperability between RMAN and VSS exists or not.
Also is it possible to have mixed backups meaning vss snapshot backups and rman backups. Whenever we take snapshot backup, is it updated in the control file?
I am trying to learn about RMAN Incrementally Updated Backups. I created a database on Server A with the parameters and configurations as shown in image attached. I would like to restore full database on Server B (Test DB).The Server B is exactly same in directory structure as the Server A
e.g. ('E:archive','E:incr_backup'). I would like to automate this process so that it updates the Server B on daily basis for R&D purpose.
Any procedure which we can initiate an incremental backup without Level 0 backup.
View 9 Replies View RelatedHow one should know whether RMAN is using target database control file or using separate catalog database. Also what one should do if he dont have catalog users credentials.
View 3 Replies View RelatedSuppose I take a multi stream backup, say 3 streams.
So if a control file is backed up in say backup set 1, so is the whole control file is backed up in one backup piece or it may span multiple pieces?
A backup set may have multiple backup pieces.
I want to ask if I restore a control file from backup of say day2 and I recover till day1 using RMAN script, then what will be the state of my database? I mean day2 control file may be having SCN-Day2, and I am instructing RMAN to recover till past point in time that is SCN-Day1.
View 3 Replies View RelatedOn my stand by DB when I run the following command I get this error:
Is this line really needed based on my run block?
run
{
sql 'ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE TO TRACE';
allocate channel t1 type 'SBT_TAPE'
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I took database backup without "change the controlfile configuration autobackup on".. and unfortunately i deleted my controlfile. Then I tried to restore my controlfile but it gives error,now how can i restore controlfile is there any other way to restore controlfile with aautobackup..
View 17 Replies View RelatedI have an oracle autoback of controlfile and spfile. I am trying to restore the production database using this backup, into a new server with a different directory structure.
I have completed the following steps in the restore process.
1. Creating a pfile from spfile
2. Changing the the location of cdump, udump, bdump and the control files ( there are three )
3. Then creating a spfile from this pfile
I am stuck on the next step where to rename all the datafiles and tempfile and restore the database. Following is what I did.
After mounting the database in RMAN, tried to run the following.
RMAN> run
2> {
3> allocate channel c1 device type disk
4> ;
5> @/home/oracle/rman_scripts/newloc.rman
6> SET NEWNAME FOR DATAFILE 1 TO '/u02/oradata/dorian/system01.dbf';
7> SET NEWNAME FOR DATAFILE 2 TO '/u02/oradata/dorian/undotbs01.dbf';
8> SET NEWNAME FOR DATAFILE 3 TO '/u02/oradata/dorian/sysaux01.dbf';
9> SET NEWNAME FOR DATAFILE 4 TO '/u02/oradata/dorian/users01.dbf';
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I am getting the following error message.
Starting restore at 25-JAN-2012 21:26:48
released channel: c1
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of restore command at 01/25/2012 21:26:49
RMAN-06026: some targets not found - aborting restore
RMAN-06100: no channel to restore a backup or copy of datafile 30
RMAN-06100: no channel to restore a backup or copy of datafile 29
RMAN-06100: no channel to restore a backup or copy of datafile 28
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I am trying to backup my control on a STBBY DB(RAC) and I am getting the ollowing error.
ORA-00245: control file backup failed; target is likely on a local file system
what the issue is? Note the FS is ACFS and can see on all my nodes
show all;
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
RMAN configuration parameters for database with db_unique_name PA01INS_IM3L059B are:
CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 1; # default
CONFIGURE BACKUP OPTIMIZATION OFF; # default
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ACFS file system
df -h /share/dbbkup/oracle/PA01INS/rman
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/asm/pa01ins-33 75G 2.6G 73G 4% /share/dbbkup/oracle/PA01INS
rman cmdfile=control.rman
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I take hot backup of database at 10:00 am.After taking the hot backup 50 archived logs are created.Out of 50 i have backed up first 25 of them and at 5:00pm i lose complete database including control,data and the last 25 archived log files that were not backed up.So I am using latest hot backup to recover
I restore the control file backup and datafile backup taken during ho tbackup(10 am) and i issue the command
.......startup mount
>>>>>>>Recover database until cancel
!!!!!!! Apply the available 25 archive logs
then i give "cancel" since I dont have the next redo log .Now in which mode will the database open(Reset logs or no reset logs)
I want to restore control file from backup set,just as the flowing command,where location does the control file be restored to? how can i specify the location when restore control file?
restore controlfile from '/u01/rman_backup/mybak/df_768589733_7_1.bak';
taking the backup of a control file, as i am taking online backup, archive mode.
At first i have executed the statement
sql> alter database backup control file to trace;
then i have removed the control files and enterd some data in a table and committed it.As my oracle is not shutting down, so i shut aborted it. Now after saving the last file from the udump as obkp.sql i am unable to edit this file and use.
how to edit and use this file, so that i can startup my database normally.
When i issue this command ,how many times to backup controlfile?
RMAN> BACKUP CURRENT CONTROLFILE INCLUDE CURRENT CONTROLFILE;
Is there difference between 'BACKUP CURRENT CONTROLFILE INCLUDE CURRENT CONTROLFILE' and 'BACKUP CURRENT CONTROLFILE'?
We have Oracle 11g on Windows and Daily full Netbackup on Tape @3:00 Am and on disk @3:00 Pm .When we try to restore DB with following command it restore control file from Disk and Not from Tape .
RMAN> RUN{
2> allocate channel t1 type 'sbt_tape' parms='SBT_LIBRARY=C:WINDOWSsystem32orasbt.dll';
SEND 'NB_ORA_POLICY=ORACLE_DBMS_KTPH12_PROD_BTS_Daily, NB_ORA_SERV=b-nimhp1sys101, NB_ORA_CLIENT= b-btshp1dbs213';4> restore until time "TO_DATE('17-02-2013 03:00:00','dd-mm-yyyy hh24:mi:ss')" controlfile to 'G:oradataTLPRDdcontrol01.ctl' from autobackup;
5> }
Why it is not restring from Tape and Restoring from DISK?
I have RMAN backup on TAPE. I need to restore control file for particular date on another host. How do I restore control file to new host for particular date?
EXAMPLE:
4949 Full 11.25M SBT_TAPE 00:01:09 06-AUG-12
BP Key: 4949 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20120806T223455
Handle: COTSPRD_c-4007601229-20120806-00 Media: 030256
SPFILE Included: Modification time: 28-MAR-12
SPFILE db_unique_name: COTSPRD
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 237324864 Ckp time: 06-AUG-12
Can I rrun command like :
RESTORE CONTROLFILE FROM TAG 'TAG20120806T223455;
I need to clone from tape to another server for particular date.
I've recently moved jobs and am doing a lot of the normal things getting familiar with my new company's databases.I was checking through our production backup logs and came across something that looks a little funny. From the last two days backups, I see:
select completion_time, marked_corrupt, media_corrupt, logically_corrupt
from v$backup_datafile
where controlfile_type = 'B'
order by completion_time desc
COMPLETION_TIME MARKED_CORRUPT MEDIA_CORRUPT LOGICALLY_CORRUPT
01/12/2011 11:27:252011 1201 2
01/12/2011 11:26:180 0 0
01/12/2011 11:25:242011 1201 1
01/12/2011 11:15:562011 1201 0
01/12/2011 01:40:100 0 0
30/11/2011 11:23:482011 1130 2
30/11/2011 11:22:440 0 0
30/11/2011 11:21:562011 1130 1
30/11/2011 11:13:002011 1130 0
30/11/2011 01:41:010 0 0
The 01:40 record will come from our nightly command:
BACKUP INCREMENTAL LEVEL=0 FILESPERSET=20 FORMAT 'full_%d_%t_%s_%p'
DATABASE INCLUDE CURRENT CONTROLFILE
The 11AM records will come from the command:
BACKUP INCREMENTAL LEVEL=0 FORMAT 'ctl_%t_%s_%p' CURRENT CONTROLFILE;
(I know backups shouldn't still be running at 11am and we don't need level 0 backups every night, that's a seperate issue I'll be addressing! ) I see there's been a similar entry here in v$backup_datafile for all backups that there's records for. The database is up and running just fine. There are no unusual errors being reported by the database in OEM or the alert log.I tried looking at both our control files (yes, should have 3 - something else I've listed to change!) with dbverify which showed no issues - though I'm not sure if this is designed to work with control files.
If so, how could I confirm whether it's an issue with a specific controlfile (I'm assuming it's not an issue with the backup to tape itself, as it's reporting the same corruption every day)?I'd obviously like to diagnose this now while the db is up and running, rather than at 4am some morning during a crash and finding out my backup control files are no good!
DB:11.2.0.2.0
Oracle Apps:12.1.3
O/S:AIX 6.1 64 bits
RMAN backup throws the error:
RMAN-06169: could not read file header for datafile 40 error reason 1
RMAN-06169: could not read file header for datafile 41 error reason 1
RMAN-06169: could not read file header for datafile 40 error reason 1
released channel: oem_disk_backup
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of backup command at 06/14/2012 07:54:43
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Could we skip the backup of the above missing files using RMAN -> backup database skip inaccessible;On further research, this would compromise tablespace SYSAUX recoverability...Questions:
1) What caused the above missing files to get created?
2) What is recommended: Recover the datafiles?
where does the control file auto-backup information gets stored? or how does a RMAN knows from where to restore a controlfile in auto backup?
View 12 Replies View RelatedI've pasted some of the results of an RMAN backup that I ran. It says that it's backing up both the Control File and the SPFILE, but it appears that only one file is being created. Is this correct? How does this work? Are both files combined into the C-3843121877-20120619-00 file?
Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 19-JUN-12
piece handle=C:ORACLEPRODUCT10.2.0DATABASEC-3843121877-20120619-00 comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 19-JUN-12
Also, regarding the below configuration of RMAN - I can change this directory to whatever I want, correct? In other words, is it just the directory where I am putting the backup?
CONFIGURE SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME TO 'C:ORACLEPRODUCT10.2.0DATABASESNCFPLDG.ORA'; # default
I am tryign to run a split onlike full backup from the os useign the sap command which is linked to rman..Command that i am useing is ...
brbackup -u / -c force -t online_split -m full -p initBR1_onlinefull.sap
The backup goes thru but i get this erro on the end...
BR0522I 57 of 57 files/save sets processed by RMAN
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2011-01-26 12.23.26
BR0505I Full database backup (level 0) using RMAN successful
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2011-01-26 12.23.28
[code]...
Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.
RMAN>
connected to target database: BR1 (DBID=2250873886)
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
RMAN> 2> 3> 4> 5> 6> 7> 8> 9> 10> 11> 12> 13> 14> 15> 16> 17> 18> 19> 20> 21> 22> 23> 24> 25> 26> 27> 28>
29> 30> 31> 32> 33> 34> 35> 36> 37> 38> 39> 40> 41> 42
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Recovery Manager complete.
ERR_RC: 1
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2011-01-26 12.23.32
BR0279E Return code from 'brtools -f printcmd -U /oracle/BR1/sapbackup/..befcdgxn..cmd -C
/oracle/BR1/sapbackup/.befcdgxn.cmd | rsh scrbdefrmr207 /bin/sh -c "'LANG=C SHELL=/bin/sh/oracle/BR1/102_64/bin/rman
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I have check on the system .. There is not file like that but thwre on on the db i,e
eshtsm20:orabr1 88> pwd
/oracle/BR1/sapdata1/perfman_1
eshtsm20:orabr1 89> ls -ltr
total 102408
-rw-r----- 1 orabr1 dba 104865792 Aug 30 09:05 perfman.data1
I am trying to setup incremental backup on my windows OS based server using RMAN command in batch file. When I use batch file in OS scheduler it is working fine, when I am calling same batch file from my LOCAL desktop PC it throws errors as below.
D:> \3.193.211.19sgdba
mankp_acressit.bat
D:>rman catalog rman/******@acressit target / cmd
file=E:sgdba
mankp_arch.rcv log E:sgdba
mansit_arch_rman_backup.log
RMAN-00557: could not open MSGLOG "E:sgdba
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Both single and double quotes (' or ") are accepted for a quoted-string.
Quotes are not required unless the string contains embedded white-space.
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00556: could not open CMDFILE "E:sgdba
mankp_arch.rcv"
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* on my DB server I am login using my administrator account, on my PC I dont have admin account.
* I have checked remote execution using local user as well as admin user.
* I have checked the permission and my local ID & EVERYONE has all permission in that folder.