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How to Move/Restore DB to New Host and File System using RMAN (Doc ID 1338193.1)

In this Document

Goal
Assumptions
Solution

Solution 1 - Concise Steps Without Example Output

Step 1.1 - Backup the Production Database
Online Backup

Offline backup
Step 1.2 - Transfer Backuppieces to New Host
Step 1.3 - Restore Database at New Host

Solution 2 - Detailed Steps With Example Output

Step 2.1 - Backup the production database
Step 2.2 - Transfer the backuppieces to the new host
Step 2.2.1 This steps are specific to WINDOWS
Step 2.3 - Restore the controlfile
Step 2.4 - Catalog the backuppieces if required
Step 2.5 - Restore the database
Step 2.6 - Rename the online redo logs
Step 2.7 - Rename the database
Step 2.8 - Confirm your tempfiles
References

APPLIES TO:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.2.0.6 and later

Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

GOAL

NOTE: In the images and/or the document content below, the user information and environment data used represents
fictitious data from the Oracle sample schema(s), Public Documentation delivered with an Oracle database product or other
training material. Any similarity to actual environments, actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and not
intended in any manner.

For the purposes of this document, the following fictitious environment is used as an example to describe the
procedure:
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Source Database:
DB_NAME: PRIM

Copied Database:
DB_NAME: TEST

How to relocate a database to a new server

You may need to restore a database to a new server due to the following reasons:
1) confirming your disaster recovery strategy
2) moving the database to a new server

NOTE: If your intention is to clone the database, you should use the RMAN duplicate command. Do not use a
restore/recover database to clone your database.

This note will work for all file systems - ASM, OCFS, raw, cooked etc.

The steps can be summarized as:

1) take a backup of the database on the existing host

2) on the new host, restore the controlfiles, datafiles and tempfiles to the new location
3) on the new host, rename the online redo logs
4) use NID to change db_name and dbid

Important Note: During the restore and recovery process, do NOT connect to the production database's recovery catalog,
even if you are using one to perform the backup. The production database's recovery catalog will get confused if there are
multiple databases with the same DBID.

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Assumptions

1) the existing and new hosts are running on the same operating system and RDBMS patchsets. Restoring to a different
platform and/or RDBMS patchset is quite complex and will not be addressed in this note.

2) all datafiles and tablespaces are onlined and accessible

SOLUTION

There are two solutions presented in this note as we wanted to give you the options of having either the concise steps and
commands in Unix format,

OR

the Windows commands and full example output.

Feel free to jump to whichever section you are most comfortable with.

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Solution 1 - Concise Steps Without Example Output

For users who are familiar with an RMAN restore but just needed the steps to remind themselves

Step 1.1 - Backup the Production Database

Online Backup

When in ARCHIVELOG mode, you can choose to perform either an offline or online backup. For an online backup, you do not
need to shutdown the database. You can just backup the database plus all archivelogs whilst the database is up and running:

$ . oraenv
ORACLE_SID = [prim] ? PRIM

$ rman target /

RMAN> backup database format '/tmp/db_%U';

RMAN> backup archivelog all format '/tmp/archs_%U';
RMAN> backup current controlfile format '/tmp/control.bks';
RMAN> backup spfile format '/tmp/spfile.bks';

Offline backup

If the database is running in NOARCHIVELOG mode then it must be restarted in MOUNT mode to take an offline RMAN
backup:

$ . oraenv
ORACLE_SID = [prim] ? PRIM

$ rman target /

RMAN> shutdown immediate;

RMAN> startup mount;
RMAN> backup database format '/tmp/db_%U';
RMAN> backup current controlfile format '/tmp/control.bks';
RMAN> backup spfile format '/tmp/spfile.bks';

Step 1.2 - Transfer Backuppieces to New Host

Once the backup is completed, transfer the backuppieces across to the new host in the same location using an operating
system utility such as cp, scp, ftp etc.

You can certainly place the backuppieces into another location and use the RMAN CATALOG command to tell RMAN about their
new location. In Unix you may also consider using symbolic links to the new location. Or use NFS to mount the backuppieces
to the new host.

Step 1.3 - Restore Database at New Host

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Once the backuppieces have been transferred to the new host, restore the database at the new host.

Perform these steps at the new host...

Step 1.3.1) Set the environment to point to the ORACLE_SID that you are about to restore:

For example:

$ . oraenv
ORACLE_SID = [prim] ? PRIM

Step 1.3.2) Restore the spfile from the backuppiece:

RMAN> startup nomount force;

RMAN> restore spfile from '/tmp/spfile.bks';
RMAN> restore spfile to pfile '/tmp/initnewdb.ora' from '/tmp/spfile.bks';

Step 1.3.3) Check the init.ora parameters, and precreate the directories if required. Note that the AUDIT directory must pre-
exist before you can NOMOUNT the restored spfile

$ grep audit /tmp/initnewdb.ora

*.audit_file_dest='/<path>/admin/PRIM/adump'

$ mkdir -p /<path>/admin/PRIM/adump

SQL> shutdown immediate;

SQL> startup nomount;
SQL> show parameter control_files
SQL> show parameter dump
SQL> show parameter create
SQL> show parameter recovery

Or change the parameters to reflect the new directory path if required:

How to Modify the Content of an SPFILE Parameter File (Doc ID 137483.1)

Step 1.3.4) Restore the controlfile from a known backuppiece and mount the database:

RMAN> restore controlfile from '/tmp/control.bks';

RMAN> alter database mount;
RMAN> report schema;

If the backuppieces are residing in a new location at the new host you'll need to catalog them:

RMAN> catalog start with '/<path for backuppiece location>/';

Step 1.3.5) Restore the database, using SET NEWNAME to relocate the datafiles and tempfiles to their new locations if
required.

a) preview the restore - this will report the backuppieces required for the restore operation. It will not perform the actual
restore.

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RMAN> restore database preview summary;

b) If the preview looks valid, then go ahead and perform the actual restore to the new host:

RMAN> run {
# set newname for all datafiles to be mapped to a new path
# OR use SET NEWNAME FOR DATABASE if you wish to have all files located in the same directory
# eg. SET NEWNAME FOR DATABASE to '+DATA/inovadg/datafile/%b'
set newname for datafile 1 to 'new file path and name';
...
set newname for tempfile 1 to 'new file path and name';
restore database;
switch datafile all;
switch tempfile all;
}

Step 1.3.6) Confirm that all datafiles have been restored to the new location:

RMAN> report schema;

1.3.7) Recover the database

a) if recovering from an OFFLINE backup, and you do not have further archivelogs to apply from the original host, use recover
with NOREDO:

RMAN> recover database noredo;

b) if the original database is running in archivelog mode and there are subsequent archivelogs generated after the initial
backup, you can back up these archivelogs and transfer them to the new host as well.

At the original host:

RMAN> backup archivelog all format '/tmp/rest_of_arc_%U.bks;

At the new host, catalog this new backuppiece:

RMAN> catalog backuppiece '/tmp/rest_of_arc';

Now recover the database:

RMAN> run {# change the date and time to suit

SET UNTIL TIME "to_date('01 SEP 2011 12:04:00','DD MON YYYY hh24:mi:ss')";
recover database;
}

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Step 1.3.8) Relocate all the online redo logs if required:

SQL> select * from v$logfile;

SQL> alter database rename file '<old redo log path and name>' to '<new redo log path and name>';

Step 1.3.9) Once all files have been renamed, open the database with resetlogs.

a) if the source database had block change tracking, you will need to either precreate the block change tracking directory, or
disable and enable it before opening the database:

SQL> alter database disable block change tracking;

SQL> alter database enable block change tracking using '<location>';

b) now open with resetlogs:

RMAN> alter database open resetlogs;

Step 1.3.10) confirm the location of your tempfiles, recreating them at the new location if required:

SQL> select * from v$tempfile;

SQL> ALTER TABLESPACE TEMP ADD TEMPFILE 'new tempfile path filename' REUSE;

Step 1.3.11) If the old database is going to remain up and running on the old server, use NID to rename the DBNAME and
DBID of either the old or new database to avoid confusion.

For example:

$ nid target=sys/<password> dbname=TEST

For further information about NID, see the following note:

How to Change the DBID, DBNAME Using NID Utility in version 10GgR2 onwards (Doc ID 863800.1)

Solution 2 - Detailed Steps With Example Output

Step 2.1 - Backup the production database

$rman target / log=backup.log

RMAN>run {
allocate channel t1 type disk;

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allocate channel t2 type disk;
allocate channel t3 type disk;
allocate channel t4 type disk;
backup format '<give location of backup>/%U' filesperset 4 (database);

sql 'alter system archive log current';

backup format '<give location of backup>/%U' filesperset 8 (archivelog all);
backup format '<give location of backup>/%U' current controlfile;
}

Example
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Script
-------

rman target / log=backup.log

RMAN>run {
allocate channel t1 type disk;
allocate channel t2 type disk;
allocate channel t3 type disk;
allocate channel t4 type disk;
backup format 'D:\backup\prim\%U' filesperset 4 (database);
backup format 'D:\backup\prim\%U' filesperset 8 (archivelog all);
backup format 'D:\backup\prim\%U' current controlfile;
}

Backup log
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Recovery Manager: Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production on Tue Jan 17 16:21:15 2012

Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

connected to target database: PRIM (DBID=2610619323)

RMAN> 2> 3> 4> 5> 6> 7> 8> 9> 10> 11>
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: t1
channel t1: SID=192 device type=DISK

allocated channel: t2
channel t2: SID=10 device type=DISK

allocated channel: t3
channel t3: SID=68 device type=DISK

allocated channel: t4
channel t4: SID=134 device type=DISK

Starting backup at 17-JAN-12

channel t1: starting full datafile backup set
channel t1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00001 name=\<path>\PRIM\SYSTEM01.DBF
channel t1: starting piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
channel t2: starting full datafile backup set
channel t2: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00002 name=<path>\PRIM\SYSAUX01.DBF
channel t2: starting piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
channel t3: starting full datafile backup set
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channel t3: specifying datafile(s) in backup set

input datafile file number=00003 name=<path>\PRIM\UNDOTBS01.DBF
channel t3: starting piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
channel t4: starting full datafile backup set
channel t4: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00004 name=<path>\PRIM\USERS01.DBF
channel t4: starting piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
channel t3: finished piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0UN10JGO_1_1 tag=TAG20120117T162144 comment=NONE
channel t3: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
channel t4: finished piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0VN10JGP_1_1 tag=TAG20120117T162144 comment=NONE
channel t4: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
channel t1: finished piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0SN10JGO_1_1 tag=TAG20120117T162144 comment=NONE
channel t1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:26
channel t2: finished piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0TN10JGO_1_1 tag=TAG20120117T162144 comment=NONE
channel t2: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:26
Finished backup at 17-JAN-12

Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 17-JAN-12

piece handle=<oracle_home path>\DATABASE\C-2610619323-20120117-03 comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 17-JAN-12

Starting backup at 17-JAN-12

current log archived
channel t1: starting archived log backup set
channel t1: specifying archived log(s) in backup set
input archived log thread=1 sequence=15 RECID=14 STAMP=772567403
input archived log thread=1 sequence=16 RECID=15 STAMP=772617742
channel t1: starting piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
channel t2: starting archived log backup set
channel t2: specifying archived log(s) in backup set
input archived log thread=1 sequence=17 RECID=16 STAMP=772658562
input archived log thread=1 sequence=18 RECID=17 STAMP=772704521
input archived log thread=1 sequence=19 RECID=18 STAMP=772710784
channel t2: starting piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
channel t3: starting archived log backup set
channel t3: specifying archived log(s) in backup set
input archived log thread=1 sequence=20 RECID=19 STAMP=772738880
input archived log thread=1 sequence=21 RECID=20 STAMP=772790482
input archived log thread=1 sequence=22 RECID=21 STAMP=772820536
channel t3: starting piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
channel t4: starting archived log backup set
channel t4: specifying archived log(s) in backup set
input archived log thread=1 sequence=23 RECID=22 STAMP=772820536
channel t4: starting piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
channel t4: finished piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\14N10JHQ_1_1 tag=TAG20120117T162217 comment=NONE
channel t4: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
channel t1: finished piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\11N10JHQ_1_1 tag=TAG20120117T162217 comment=NONE
channel t1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07
channel t2: finished piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\12N10JHQ_1_1 tag=TAG20120117T162217 comment=NONE
channel t2: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:08
channel t3: finished piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\13N10JHQ_1_1 tag=TAG20120117T162217 comment=NONE
channel t3: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:08
Finished backup at 17-JAN-12
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Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 17-JAN-12

piece handle=<oracle_home path>\DATABASE\C-2610619323-20120117-04 comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 17-JAN-12

Starting backup at 17-JAN-12

channel t1: starting full datafile backup set
channel t1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
including current control file in backup set
channel t1: starting piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
channel t1: finished piece 1 at 17-JAN-12
piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\16N10JI7_1_1 tag=TAG20120117T162231 comment=NONE <channel t1:
backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
Finished backup at 17-JAN-12

Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 17-JAN-12

piece handle=<oracle_home path>\DATABASE\C-2610619323-20120117-05 comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 17-JAN-12
released channel: t1
released channel: t2
released channel: t3
released channel: t4

Step 2.2 - Transfer the backuppieces to the new host

Transfer the backup pieces from production to the non-production server. Prior to 10g you must locate them in the same
directory path. From 10g and onwards we can catalog backuppieces so this is no longer a requirement.

You will also need to bring across the database parameter file.

Henceforth all steps are performed at the new host...

Step 2.2.1 This steps are specific to WINDOWS

Create an Oracle Password File ( orapwd )

Create an Initialization Parameter File / or have it copied and adjusted from source database
Create the Oracle Services (oradim)

1: Create an Oracle Password File

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For full details on how to create a password file please refer to
Oracle Database Administrator's Guide.
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For example: C:\> ORAPWD file=PWD<ORACLE_SID>.ora password=<password> entries=10

Note:
ORADIM does create a passwordfile if used like in this example in step 3

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C:\> ORADIM -new -sid ORACLE_SID -intpwd <password> -maxusers 10 -startmode auto -pfile '<your pfile location>'

2: Create an Initialization Parameter File

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Restore the spfile from the backup, and if you don't have the init.ora
you can use an init.ora from another database and make the necessary changes
You need setup the required parameters e.g DB_NAME, CONTROL_FILES and
directories for bdump, udump,cdump etc...

i.e. of restoring spfile

RMAN> restore spfile to pfile '/tmp/init<sidname>.ora' from

'/<backup_location>/<backup_piece_name>';

in this case as spfile backup was created at

Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 17-JAN-12

piece handle=<oracle_home path>\DATABASE\C-2610619323-20120117-04 comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 17-JAN-12

The restore command using above backup.

RMAN> restore spfile to pfile '/tmp/initTEST.ora' from '<oracle_home path>\DATABASE\C-2610619323-

20120117-04';

Parameter file '<ORACLE_HOME>\DATABASE\init<ORACLE_SID>.ORA'

at this point the DB_NAME still be to set as PRIM (Which is the name on the Source DB), it will be changed on step 2.7

3: Create the Oracle services

--------------------------------
Create a new NT service for the duplicate database TEST using oradim.
As Guideline please see
(Doc ID 114384.1) WIN: Checklist for Resolving CONNECT AS SYSDBA Issues

C:\> ORADIM -new -sid ORACLE_SID -intpwd <password> -maxusers 10 -startmode auto -pfile '<your pfile location>'

Step 2.3 - Restore the controlfile

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Change the pfile related to controlfile location,dump directories etc

Startup in nomount restore the controlfile:

$rman target /
RMAN> restore controlfile from '<backup piece name of controlfile ie last step of backup >';
RMAN> alter database mount;

Example
----------

Here onward we will see at source we took backup to location at "D:\BACKUP\PRIM\" but we copied
backup at "D:\BACKUP\TEST" at new server

RMAN> restore controlfile from 'D:\BACKUP\TEST\16N10JI7_1_1';

Starting restore at 17-JAN-12

using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=66 device type=DISK

channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring control file

channel ORA_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03
output file name=<path>\TEST\CONTROL01.CTL
output file name=<path>\TEST_2\CONTROL02.CTL
Finished restore at 17-JAN-12

RMAN>

Step 2.4 - Catalog the backuppieces if required

If backup pieces have been copied to a different location than source server then we need to catalog those backuppieces (only
applicable to 10g and above)

+ RMAN> catalog start with '<new location>' noprompt;

(this command will add all backup pieces in metadata and now onward we can see 2 copies of
backup in metadata )

+ RMAN> crosscheck backup tag '<backup tag from backup log>' ;

(By default oracle picks latest backup tag and the first copy if multiple copies exist,to
avoid conflict or backup piece not found error (as we kept backup pieces in different location)
,run crosscheck command so that original location backup pieces ie first copy will be marked as
expired )

+ RMAN> delete expired backup;

(delete first copy of backup piece)

Example
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RMAN> catalog start with 'D:\BACKUP\TEST\' noprompt;

searching for all files that match the pattern D:\BACKUP\TEST\

List of Files Unknown to the Database

=====================================
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\0SN10JGO_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\0TN10JGO_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\0UN10JGO_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\0VN10JGP_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\11N10JHQ_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\12N10JHQ_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\13N10JHQ_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\14N10JHQ_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\16N10JI7_1_1
cataloging files...
cataloging done

List of Cataloged Files

=======================
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\0SN10JGO_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\0TN10JGO_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\0UN10JGO_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\0VN10JGP_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\11N10JHQ_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\12N10JHQ_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\13N10JHQ_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\14N10JHQ_1_1
File Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\16N10JI7_1_1

RMAN> list backup of datafile 1;

List of Backup Sets

===================

BS Key Type LV Size

------- ---- -- ----------
25 Full 585.05M
List of Datafiles in backup set 25
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
---- -- ---- ---------- --------- ----
1 Full 1498600 17-JAN-12 <path>\PRIM\SYSTEM01.DBF

Backup Set Copy #1 of backup set 25

Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time Compressed Tag
----------- ------------ --------------- ---------- ---
DISK 00:00:20 17-JAN-12 NO TAG20120117T162144

List of Backup Pieces for backup set 25 Copy #1

BP Key Pc# Status Piece Name
------- --- ----------- ----------
25 1 AVAILABLE D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0SN10JGO_1_1

Backup Set Copy #2 of backup set 25

Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time Compressed Tag
----------- ------------ --------------- ---------- ---
DISK 00:00:20 17-JAN-12 NO TAG20120117T162144

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List of Backup Pieces for backup set 25 Copy #2

BP Key Pc# Status Piece Name
------- --- ----------- ----------
32 1 AVAILABLE D:\BACKUP\TEST\0SN10JGO_1_1

RMAN>
RMAN> crosscheck backup;

allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1

channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=66 device type=DISK
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'EXPIRED'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0UN10JGO_1_1 RECID=22 STAMP=772820505
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\TEST\0UN10JGO_1_1 RECID=34 STAMP=772821367
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'EXPIRED'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0VN10JGP_1_1 RECID=23 STAMP=772820505
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\TEST\0VN10JGP_1_1 RECID=35 STAMP=772821367
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'EXPIRED'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0TN10JGO_1_1 RECID=24 STAMP=772820505
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\TEST\0TN10JGO_1_1 RECID=33 STAMP=772821366
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'EXPIRED'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0SN10JGO_1_1 RECID=25 STAMP=772820504
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\TEST\0SN10JGO_1_1 RECID=32 STAMP=772821366
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=D:\<oracle_home path>\DATABASE\C-2610619323-20120117-03 RECID=26 STAMP=772820531
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'EXPIRED'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\14N10JHQ_1_1 RECID=27 STAMP=772820538
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\TEST\14N10JHQ_1_1 RECID=39 STAMP=772821368
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'EXPIRED'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\13N10JHQ_1_1 RECID=28 STAMP=772820538
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\TEST\13N10JHQ_1_1 RECID=38 STAMP=772821368
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'EXPIRED'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\12N10JHQ_1_1 RECID=29 STAMP=772820538
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\TEST\12N10JHQ_1_1 RECID=37 STAMP=772821367
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'EXPIRED'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\11N10JHQ_1_1 RECID=30 STAMP=772820538
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\TEST\11N10JHQ_1_1 RECID=36 STAMP=772821367
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=<oracle_home path>\DATABASE\C-2610619323-20120117-04 RECID=31 STAMP=772820547
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\TEST\16N10JI7_1_1 RECID=40 STAMP=772821368
Crosschecked 40 objects

RMAN> delete expired backup tag 'TAG20120117T162144';

using channel ORA_DISK_1

List of Backup Pieces

BP Key BS Key Pc# Cp# Status Device Type Piece Name
------- ------- --- --- ----------- ----------- ----------
22 22 1 1 EXPIRED DISK D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0UN10JGO_1_1
23 23 1 1 EXPIRED DISK D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0VN10JGP_1_1
24 24 1 1 EXPIRED DISK D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0TN10JGO_1_1
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25 25 1 1 EXPIRED DISK D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0SN10JGO_1_1

Do you really want to delete the above objects (enter YES or NO)? yes
deleted backup piece
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0UN10JGO_1_1 RECID=22 STAMP=772820505
deleted backup piece
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0VN10JGP_1_1 RECID=23 STAMP=772820505
deleted backup piece
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0TN10JGO_1_1 RECID=24 STAMP=772820505
deleted backup piece
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\0SN10JGO_1_1 RECID=25 STAMP=772820504
Deleted 4 EXPIRED objects

RMAN> delete expired backup tag 'TAG20120117T162217';

using channel ORA_DISK_1

List of Backup Pieces

BP Key BS Key Pc# Cp# Status Device Type Piece Name
------- ------- --- --- ----------- ----------- ----------
27 27 1 1 EXPIRED DISK D:\BACKUP\PRIM\14N10JHQ_1_1
28 28 1 1 EXPIRED DISK D:\BACKUP\PRIM\13N10JHQ_1_1
29 29 1 1 EXPIRED DISK D:\BACKUP\PRIM\12N10JHQ_1_1
30 30 1 1 EXPIRED DISK D:\BACKUP\PRIM\11N10JHQ_1_1

Do you really want to delete the above objects (enter YES or NO)? yes
deleted backup piece
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\14N10JHQ_1_1 RECID=27 STAMP=772820538
deleted backup piece
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\13N10JHQ_1_1 RECID=28 STAMP=772820538
deleted backup piece
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\12N10JHQ_1_1 RECID=29 STAMP=772820538
deleted backup piece
backup piece handle=D:\BACKUP\PRIM\11N10JHQ_1_1 RECID=30 STAMP=772820538
Deleted 4 EXPIRED objects

RMAN> list backup of datafile 1;

List of Backup Sets

===================

BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time

------- ---- -- ---------- ----------- ------------ ---------------
25 Full 585.05M DISK 00:00:20 17-JAN-12
BP Key: 32 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20120117T162144
Piece Name: D:\BACKUP\TEST\0SN10JGO_1_1
List of Datafiles in backup set 25
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
---- -- ---- ---------- --------- ----
1 Full 1498600 17-JAN-12 <path>\PRIM\SYSTEM01.DBF

RMAN>

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Step 2.5 - Restore the database

Check the datafile locations:

RMAN> report schema;

Example.

RMAN> report schema;

RMAN-06139: WARNING: control file is not current for REPORT SCHEMA

Report of database schema for database with db_unique_name PRIM

List of Permanent Datafiles

===========================
File Size(MB) Tablespace RB segs Datafile Name
---- -------- -------------------- ------- ------------------------
1 680 SYSTEM *** <path>\PRIM\SYSTEM01.DBF
2 512 SYSAUX *** <path>\PRIM\SYSAUX01.DBF
3 30 UNDOTBS1 *** <path>\PRIM\UNDOTBS01.DBF
4 5 USERS *** <path>\PRIM\USERS01.DBF

List of Temporary Files

=======================
File Size(MB) Tablespace Maxsize(MB) Tempfile Name
---- -------- -------------------- ----------- --------------------
1 20 TEMP 32767 <path>\PRIM\TEMP01.DBF

RMAN>

If you need to the datafiles to be restored to a new location on the new host, you can use SET NEWNAME:

RMAN> set newname for datafile x to '<new location and name>';

script will look like this

$rman target / log=restore.log

RMAN> run{
allocate channel t1 type disk;
allocate channel t2 type disk;
set newname for datafile 1 to '<path>\TEST\ORADATA\SYSTEM01.DBF';
set newname for datafile 2 to '<path>\TEST\ORADATA\SYSAUX01.DB';
set newname for datafile 3 to '<path>\TEST\ORADATA\UNDOTBS01.DBF';
set newname for datafile 4 to '<path>\TEST\ORADATA\USERS01.DBF';
set until sequence 24;
restore database;
switch datafile all;
recover database;
}

Note# you can get the max sequence number in 2 ways

1) select max(sequence#) from v$backup_redolog OR
2) refer to your RMAN backup log and see the max sequence number backed up
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after completion of above step db will be restored and recovered.

Example
---------
RMAN> run{
2> allocate channel t1 type disk;
3> allocate channel t2 type disk;
4> set newname for datafile 1 to '<path>\TEST\ORADATA\SYSTEM01.DBF';
5> set newname for datafile 2 to '<path>\TEST\ORADATA\SYSAUX01.DBF';
6> set newname for datafile 3 to '<path>\TEST\ORADATA\UNDOTBS01.DBF';
7> set newname for datafile 4 to '<path>\TEST\ORADATA\USERS01.DBF';
8> set until sequence 24;
9> restore database;
10> switch datafile all;
11> recover database;
12> }

released channel: ORA_DISK_1

allocated channel: t1
channel t1: SID=66 device type=DISK

allocated channel: t2
channel t2: SID=129 device type=DISK

executing command: SET NEWNAME

executing command: SET NEWNAME

executing command: SET NEWNAME

executing command: SET NEWNAME

executing command: SET until clause

Starting restore at 17-JAN-12

channel t1: starting datafile backup set restore

channel t1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
channel t1: restoring datafile 00003 to <path>\TEST\ORADATA\UNDOTBS01.DBF
channel t1: reading from backup piece D:\BACKUP\TEST\0UN10JGO_1_1
channel t2: starting datafile backup set restore
channel t2: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
channel t2: restoring datafile 00004 to <path>\TEST\ORADATA\USERS01.DBF
channel t2: reading from backup piece D:\BACKUP\TEST\0VN10JGP_1_1
channel t2: piece handle=D:\BACKUP\TEST\0VN10JGP_1_1 tag=TAG20120117T162144
channel t2: restored backup piece 1
channel t2: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
channel t2: starting datafile backup set restore
channel t2: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
channel t2: restoring datafile 00002 to <path>\TEST\ORADATA\SYSAUX01.DBF
channel t2: reading from backup piece D:\BACKUP\TEST\0TN10JGO_1_1
channel t1: piece handle=D:\BACKUP\TEST\0UN10JGO_1_1 tag=TAG20120117T162144
channel t1: restored backup piece 1
channel t1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:05
channel t1: starting datafile backup set restore
channel t1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
channel t1: restoring datafile 00001 to <path>\TEST\ORADATA\SYSTEM01.DBF

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channel t1: reading from backup piece D:\BACKUP\TEST\0SN10JGO_1_1

channel t1: piece handle=D:\BACKUP\TEST\0SN10JGO_1_1 tag=TAG20120117T162144
channel t1: restored backup piece 1
channel t1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:45
channel t2: piece handle=D:\BACKUP\TEST\0TN10JGO_1_1 tag=TAG20120117T162144
channel t2: restored backup piece 1
channel t2: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:48
Finished restore at 17-JAN-12

datafile 1 switched to datafile copy

input datafile copy RECID=6 STAMP=772824921 file name=<path>\TEST\ORADATA\SYSTEM01.DBF
datafile 2 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy RECID=7 STAMP=772824921 file name=<path>\TEST\ORADATA\SYSAUX01.DBF
datafile 3 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy RECID=8 STAMP=772824922 file name=<path>\TEST\ORADATA\UNDOTBS01.DBF
datafile 4 switched to datafile copy
input datafile copy RECID=9 STAMP=772824922 file name=<path>\TEST\ORADATA\USERS01.DBF

Starting recover at 17-JAN-12

starting media recovery

channel t1: starting archived log restore to default destination

channel t1: restoring archived log
archived log thread=1 sequence=22
channel t1: reading from backup piece D:\BACKUP\TEST\13N10JHQ_1_1
channel t2: starting archived log restore to default destination
channel t2: restoring archived log
archived log thread=1 sequence=23
channel t2: reading from backup piece D:\BACKUP\TEST\14N10JHQ_1_1
channel t1: piece handle=D:\BACKUP\TEST\13N10JHQ_1_1 tag=TAG20120117T162217
channel t1: restored backup piece 1
channel t1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
archived log file name=<path>\ARC0000000022_0772204606.0001 thread=1 sequence=22
channel t2: piece handle=D:\BACKUP\TEST\\14N10JHQ_1_1 tag=TAG20120117T162217
channel t2: restored backup piece 1
channel t2: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
archived log file name=<path>\ARC0000000023_0772204606.0001 thread=1 sequence=23
media recovery complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
Finished recover at 17-JAN-12
released channel: t1
released channel: t2

RMAN>

Step 2.6 - Rename the online redo logs

Before opening database please make sure online redo logs are in the appropriate location:

SQL> set lines 200

col member format a60
select a.thread#,a.group#,b.type,b.member,a.bytes/1048576
from v$log a,v$logfile b
where a.group#=b.group# order by a.group#;

If you want to rename the location and name:

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SQL> alter database rename file '<old file location and name>' to '<new location and name>';

Example
----------
SQL> set lines 200
SQL> col member format a60
SQL> select a.thread#,a.group#,b.type,b.member,a.bytes/1048576 from v$log a,v$logfile b where a.group#=b.group#
order by a.group#;

THREAD# GROUP# TYPE MEMBER A.BYTES/1048576

---------- ---------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
1 1 ONLINE <path>\PRIM\REDO01.LOG 50
1 2 ONLINE <path>\PRIM\REDO02.LOG 50
1 3 ONLINE <path>\PRIM\REDO03.LOG 50

SQL> alter database rename file '<path>\PRIM\REDO01.LOG' to '<path>\TEST\ORADATA\REDO01.LOG';

Database altered.

SQL> alter database rename file '<path>\PRIM\\REDO02.LOG' to '<path>\TEST\ORADATA\REDO02.LOG';

Database altered.

SQL> alter database rename file '<path>\PRIM\\REDO03.LOG' to '<path>\TEST\ORADATA\REDO03.LOG';

Database altered.

Now confirm the new location of redo

SQL> select a.thread#,a.group#,b.type,b.member,a.bytes/1048576 from v$log a,v$logfile b where a.group#=b.group#

order by a.group#;

THREAD# GROUP# TYPE MEMBER A.BYTES/1048576

---------- ---------- ------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
1 1 ONLINE <path>\TEST\ORADATA\REDO01.LOG 50
1 2 ONLINE <path>\TEST\ORADATA\REDO02.LOG 50
1 3 ONLINE <path>\TEST\ORADATA\REDO03.LOG 50

SQL>

Now open database with resetlogs;

SQL> alter database open resetlogs;

Step 2.7 - Rename the database

The newly restored database will have the same DBID and DB_NAME as the original database so we will need to change them.

You can use NID:

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How to Change the DBID, DBNAME Using NID Utility in version 10gR2 onwards (Document ID 863800.1)

Or recreate the controlfile as follows...

Take a controlfile trace:

SQL> alter database backup controlfile to trace as '<location and name of trace file>';
SQL> oradebug setmypid;
SQL> oradebug tracefile_name;

Once the trace file is generated do graceful shutdown:

SQL> shutdown immediate;

Edit the trace file generated above, and change this line:

CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE DATABASE "PRIM" NORESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG ====>assuming production database name is
PRIM

to

CREATE CONTROLFILE set DATABASE "TEST" RESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG FORCE LOGGING ====>assuming Non-Prod
database name is TEST

The script will look similar to this

CREATE CONTROLFILE set DATABASE "TEST" RESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG FORCE LOGGING

MAXLOGFILES 16
MAXLOGMEMBERS 3
MAXDATAFILES 100
MAXINSTANCES 8
MAXLOGHISTORY 292
LOGFILE
GROUP 1 '/<path>/TEST/redo01.log' SIZE 50M,
GROUP 2 '/<path>/TEST/redo02.log' SIZE 50M,
GROUP 3 '/<path>/TEST/redo03.log' SIZE 50M
DATAFILE
'/<path>/TEST/system01.dbf',
'/<path>/TEST/sysaux01.dbf',
'/<path>/TEST/undotbs01.dbf'
'/<path>/TEST/user01.dbf'
CHARACTER SET WE8MSWIN1252
;

Now set the sid as per new sid name

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set ORACLE_SID=TEST

(assuming TEST is the new SID name)

+assuming pfile has been created for DB TEST

put the database in nomount stage

SQL> startup nomount;

==>run the script to re-create controlfile

SQL> alter database open resetlogs;

Step 2.8 - Confirm your tempfiles

Confirm the location of your tempfiles, recreate them at the new location if required:

SQL> select * from v$tempfile;

SQL> ALTER TABLESPACE TEMP ADD TEMPFILE 'new tempfile path filename' REUSE;

REFERENCES

NOTE:863800.1 - How to Change the DBID, DBNAME Using NID Utility

NOTE:1489027.1 - RMAN Restore or Duplicate Performs Implicit Crosschecking and Cataloging
NOTE:558408.1 - RMAN DUPLICATE / RESTORE a database to a higher patchset
NOTE:369644.1 - Frequently Asked Questions about Restoring Or Duplicating Between Different Versions And Platforms
NOTE:1554636.1 - Checklist for an RMAN Restore
NOTE:137483.1 - How to Modify the Content of an SPFILE Parameter File
NOTE:882555.1 - RMAN is Not Restoring OMF Datafiles in Their Original Location
NOTE:345134.1 - How to transfer backups from ASM to filesystem when restoring to a new host
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