Keith you can use backup command in 9i..I thought, there was a document in metalink for this, can't find the document now. backup device type disk format "/unew/backup/df_DMS_t%t_s%s_p%p' backupset <backup_set_key_from list backup command> delete input; I think, delete input is to avoid duplicates.. Not sure whether you can do this in pre-9i, but take a look at the table 'bp' if you use rman catalog ;-) Thanks Riyaj "Re-yas" Shamsudeen Certified Oracle DBA -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Keith Moore Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 10:25 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RMAN restore from disk with files in a new location Is it possible to restore from a backup set where the set is in a different disk location from where it was originally created. For example: replace script test_full_recovery { allocate channel d1 type disk format '/backup/df_%d_t%t_s%s_p%p'; allocate channel d2 type disk format '/backup2/df_%d_t%t_s%s_p%p'; restore database; ... } The backup sets were created in the /u17/backup and /u18/backup directories and the script give me the following error: RMAN-10035: exception raised in RPC: ORA-19624: operation failed, retry possible ORA-19505: failed to identify file "/u17/backup/df_DMS_t527180414_s4967_p1" ORA-27037: unable to obtain file status HP-UX Error: 2: No such file or directory Additional information: 3 ORA-06512: at "SYS.X$DBMS_BACKUP_RESTORE", line 925 RMAN-10031: ORA-19624 occurred during call to DBMS_BACKUP_RESTORE.RESTOREBACKUPPIECE Is there any way to tell RMAN that the backup set is now in a new location? This is Oracle8, but if it can't be done in Oracle8, can it be done in 9i? BTW, this IS just a test and not a real recovery. Thanks, Keith Moore Oracle Certified Professional 972-431-5126 kmoore7@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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