Backup & Recovery :: Restore Fails On Archived Log Which Is In Backup Set?
Dec 2, 2011
I ran the Full database backup as,
RUN {ALLOCATE CHANNEL CH0 TYPE 'sbt_tape';
BACKUP DATABASE FORCE PLUS ARCHIVELOG FORCE NOT BACKED UP DELETE INPUT;
RELEASE CHANNEL CH0;
}
Then I ran the restore, it failed with Quote:RMAN-06054: media recovery requesting unknown archived log....
When I backup archivelogs and choose to delete the input, it does not delete the multiplexed copy, but the specific file being backed up.So, ideally it should find it in Flah Area or at least in the backed up pieces which are there with it.Still why is it failing?
Also, in recovery, it is deleting the archived log after applying, RMAN does this if we use recover... delete archivelog command.I am using only RECOVER, still in output I can see RMAN deleting the log after it has applied it. WHY?
I've got a legacy SAP system with oracle 8i on Tru64. No changes at all are made but for legal reasons we have to keep it up and running.
we currently do a full backup monthly by shutting down oracle and doing a backup of all the files to tape and that takes around 12 hours.
If I stop doing the full backup and I only backup the control file and the archived redo log files every month and I had to restore the full database years from now, would I be able to restore the database using the last full monthly backup and use the latest control file and archived redo log files?
Backup entire database, without archived logs, while the database is open for user activity and also This backup should be the base for an incremental backup strategy.
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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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.
We are doing RMAN Duplicate set until time to refresh daily our test database for our developers and it taking long time to finish. We noticed on the restore log that RMAN was using a day old old backup pieces to refresh the test database and don't immediately use the latest backup pieces instead.
For additional details here's the rman duplicate command we are using which we run daily(mon-sat) at 4am once daily full backup on production completed.
RMAN Duplicate commands: run { set until time "to_date(to_char(sysdate,'Mon DD YYYY') || ' 04:00:00', 'Mon DD YYYY HH24:MI:SS')"; allocate auxiliary channel ch1 type disk; duplicate target database to testdb; } exit
Is there a way on how to let RMAN use the latest backup pieces instead?
We are using Oracle 10g R2 in Windows Server 2003. I'm trying to restore a database in a new server, using RMAN backups.
Our external consultant configured RMAN scripts for full and incremental backups but never tested them . Since he just doesn't show up, I'm forced to tested them, restoring the whole database in a new server.
My instance is named MTDPROD, and I will create all from scratch.
At current server, RMAN files are generated in: //192.168.1.149/g$/XXXSRV4-ArcLogs/MTDPROD/RMAN
At new server, I run all these commands:
C:>oradim -new -sid MTDPROD -intpwd mtdprod Instance created -- I created the relevant folder hierarchy under <ORACLE_BASE> directory -- Then, I created the relevant directories for Oracle Database, as follows: --a. Create BDUMP, CDUMP, and UDUMP directories under '<ORACLE_ BASE>
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By instance, I see a lot of this kind of files:
- FULL_MTDPROD_20110529_386_1.BAK - INCR_MTDPROD_20110621_480_7.BAK And only see these two files: - C-2169285856-20110527-03 - C-2169285856-20110527-04
It seems that this C-2169285856-.... files only were on 27/05/2011 and then no more. However, the FULL_... and INCR_.. files are generated every day. The FULL is generated at the end of each month and INCR is generated every day.
This is the backfull.sql:
run { allocate channel c1 type disk maxpiecesize=4G; CROSSCHECK archivelog all; backup incremental level 0 format '\192.168.1.149g$XXXSRV4-arclogsMTDPRODRMANFULL_
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This is the backincr.sql:
run { allocate channel c1 type disk maxpiecesize=4G; CROSSCHECK archivelog all; backup incremental level 1 cumulative format '\192.168.1.149g$XXXSRV4-arclogsMTDPRODRMANINCR_ %d_%T_%s_%p.bak'
We have the requirement of performance testing of our proposed production platform, for this i am asked to take RMAN backup of clean position (Say Day0 or baseline backup) and restore it multiple times for few rounds of testing. My question is after 1st restore (with set until time of day0 position) if i open the database with resetlogs, would i be able to restore same clean backup again? I am using control file in the environment instead of RMAN catalog database. What i can do to make this scenario work? I am already in preperation of setting rman catalog database.
I am attempting to use an rman backup form our live server to restore live data over an existing dev database with a different name. I cant use the duplicate command as the versions of oracle are different (10.2.0.4 EE on live, 10.2.0.5 SE on dev) So I copied the backup sets including an autobackup control file onto the dev server. I set the ORACLE_SID to the DEV version (SUN43DEV) and startup nomount and restore controlfile from the backup location. This works and restored the live controlfile. However, I then wanted to mount the database and catalog the backupsets before making a note of the last archivelog etc and restoring the backup with set newname options. But when I try to mount the database I am told that the database has a different name (SUN43 is not SUN43DEV). I read somewhere that I need to set the ORACLE_SID to the live value (SUN43) and restore as that, then use nid TO RESET THE DBID and DATABASE NAME. However, my tnsnames on DEV has no entry for the live database, and we do not have any service defined through ORADIM for the live instance on the dev server. Should I be creating an entry in DEV tnsnames that actually looks at the LIVE server? or do I need to create a service and tns entry etc for SUN43 on my DEV server pointing at the DEV server I have not seen any mention in instructions of creating a service or adding the entry to tnsnames, or indeed adding an entry to the listener for the original live sid. I am worried that if I actually point to the live server then the restore would be attempted on the live server not dev even though I am running it from Dev.
Also, do I need to drop the existing database on DEV before I restore or will RMAN just restore over the top of it?
Finally, if I try to add an entry to the LISTENER.ORA for the new sid, when I stop and start the listener, or reload, the entry is not recognised. I also noticed that the existing SUN43DEV entry is not in there either, yet I can still use that SID - I am assuming that is because the listener is not being used and the sid is recognised from the existence of the service in windows services instead?
I am having a issue, we are trying to restore our db from control files using Symantec Backup exec, but job fails giving me error go to table spaces select all table spaces and unchecked roll forward.
i am unable to find way to uncheck the table spaces. Here is the complete description.
Cause
The system catalog tablespace "syscatspace" contains all of the system catalog information for the tables. Syscatspace needs to be rolled forward first, and then the other tablespaces must be rolled forward.
Solution
Workaround:
When the restore operation is run from a tablespace level backup, perform the rollforward for the syscatspace tablespace first and then for other tablespaces.
Execute the rollforward operation as a DBA operation. The sequence of the recovery process should be as follows:
1. Select all tablespaces, uncheck the rollforward option and run the restore job. 2. Run the rollforward operation as a DBA initiated operation:
rollforward syscatspace to point in time / end of logs. e.g. db2 => rollforward database UEXIT to end of logs and complete Tablespace (SYSCATSPACE) online
3. Perform rollforward of all other tablespaces.
e.g. db2 => rollforward database UEXIT to end of logs and complete tablespace (SYSTOO LSPACE,USERSPACE1) online
Refer to IBM DB2 documentation for more information on DBA-initiated operations.
I am trying to create my database on a new server using rman incremental hot backups.
I have already restored and recovered my level 0 database on new server, but i am not able to restore/recover the level 1 backup on the new server. I have transported level 1 backup irom the old server to the new one. Do i need to recover lvl 1 bkp only or restore it also.
I need to restore entire database(sp+control+datafile) to new host.I have started the instance with nomount( and it has created a dummy parameter file).Now, I need to fire the command to restore spfile.
RUN { ALLOCATE CHANNEL c1 DEVICE TYPE sbt PARMS='...'; RESTORE SPFILE TO PFILE '?/oradata/test/inittrgta.ora' FROM AUTOBACKUP; SHUTDOWN ABORT; }
My questions:-
1.How will RMAN find the location of backupset(Since there is controlfile for neither target or catalog database)?
2.How does RMAN reache the backupset in case of a)tape b)disk?
n my last post I asked abt the issues that I was facing while restoring the full backup of RMAN on a new server. I mentioned the steps as well, Now my Question is what If I want to restore the incremental backup on the new server?
What all steps do I have to follow after restoring the zero level backup on a new server.
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';
i want to clone the test db to dev db but i dont want default users and tablespaces(SYS,SYSAUX,...) in the test db datapump and exp are not working, then contacted ORACLE support and they concluded that test db sysaux was corrupted.i took RMAN all tablespace bkup except default tablespaces. then created new database using DBCA and now i want to restore and recover all those test db tablesapces but while i'm doing restore its saying
RMAN> restore tablespace MAIN_DATA;
Starting restore at 07-SEP-12 using target database control file instead of recovery catalog allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1 channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=129 device type=DISK creating datafile file number=20 name=/opt/oracle/oradata/DEV71/main_data01.dbf restore not done; all files read only, offline, or already restored Finished restore at 07-SEP-12
I would like get a copy of an oracle 10g database off the production server(windows 2003) and set it up on Windows 2003 virtual server to use for dev/testing.
What would be the safest and most efficient way.??
I need to restore a backup of database A from into Database B. Both have the same names. Database B is already up and running.
I have a full rman backup of Database A ( it was taken with a recovery catalog which I don't have access to now as it was deleted ). I just have the full backup pieces including the control files. Is it possible to recover this database into Database B from this stand point.
I was thinking
2. Shutdown database B 3. Mount database B. It has same name as Database A. 4. With RMAN restore controlfile. Will a new controlfile be created from the backup directory I have the rman pieces for the full backup in ?
I have recently installed a oracle 11g r2 standard edition in aix 6.1.database is on archive log but archived log is generated in daily different folder named after date on system.
i want to generate all archive log in only one folder.
ORA-16038: log 2 sequence# 284 cannot be archived ORA-19809: limit exceeded for recovery files ORA-00312: online log 2 thread 1: /redo02.log' USER (ospid: 792): terminating the instance due to error 16038 Fri Nov 02 13:14:19 2012 System state dump requested by (instance=1, osid=792), summary=[abnormal instance termination].
Fri Nov 02 13:14:19 2012 ARC3 started with pid=23, OS id=822 Errors in file _ora_792.trc: ORA-19815: WARNING: db_recovery_file_dest_size of 10240 bytes is 100.00% used, and has 0 remaining bytes available.
I ran into the message RMAN-08138: WARNING: archived log not deleted - must create more backups during a backup. From what I understand this is caused when logs are removed that are needed for recovery.
rman target / nocatalog <<EOT CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE DISK clear ; CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE TAPE clear ; CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' clear ; CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO recovery window of 14 days; CONFIGURE BACKUP OPTIMIZATION OFF; CONFIGURE DEFAULT DEVICE TYPE TO DISK;
i perform logminer in os (window xp and oracle linux 6) both. all the operation are successfully completed but at last i found the same error in both os. the error is
SQL> create table myLogAnalysis as select * from v$logmnr_contents; select * from v$logmnr_contents * ERROR at line 3: ORA-00310: archived log contains sequence 12; sequence 9 required ORA-00334: archived log:'/home/oracle/oracle/product/10.2.0/oradata/orcl/redo02.log'
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.
I have a doubt regarding the process the RMAN follows for restore and recovery of the database.
My Level 0 full backup completes on Saturdays at around 11 am after taking 8 hours (It starts at 3am).On Sunday, I ask RMAN to restore (on a different box) till Saturday 11:30 am.Then, after the restore is successful, I recover it till 11:45 am.
The recovery also goes fine and Iam able to clone to test box.
Till what time is the database restored? I assume its till 11 am since the L0 backup finishes at 11 am though I have asked it to restore till 11:30 am
During the recovery, ONLY the archives generated between Saturday 3 am and till the time i asked for recovery (Saturday 11:45 am ) are required. But, checking the recovery log file, i was surprised to see that RMAN has restored archive files starting from Friday 9:30 pm (Much before the time the Level 0 backup even started).
I have oracle 10g installed on my system and name of the database is "ORCL" for which I have schedule the incremental backup everyday. Mentioned below are the steps followed
*************PARAMETERS TO BE CHANGED****************** configure channel 1 device type disk format '\192.16.17.140dbbackups192.16.17.152oracle_rman_backup_incrementalstd_%U'; configure channel 2 device type disk format '\192.16.17.140dbbackups192.16.17.152oracle_rman_backup_incrementalstd_%U'; CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO '\192.16.17.140dbbackups192.16.17.152oracle_rman_backup_incrementalcntrl_%U'; CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 7; CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON; *******************************************************
*******COMMAND FOR THE CONNECTING TO RMAN************** rman LOG = \192.16.17.140dbbackups192.16.17.152oracle_rman_backup_incremental rmanlog_%date:~4,2%-%date:~7,2%-%date:~10%.txt APPEND CONNECT TARGET SYS/ORACLE@ORCL *******************************************************
********INCREMENTAL BACKUP COMMAND********************* RUN { BACKUP INCREMENTAL LEVEL 1 FOR RECOVER OF COPY WITH TAG 'incr_backup' DATABASE; BACKUP ARCHIVELOG ALL DELETE INPUT; } ********************************************************************
Now I want to restore this backup to some other system with new database. How to do this recovery to some other database on new system.
