Well for whatever reason, the repository(or the control file if not using a repository) can't find/retrieve those backup pieces. Are they in the correct directory(or if you dumped them to tape, is the tape metadata hosed?). just a few ideas. joe ****ORIGINAL MESSAGE BELOW****** Guys, Well my system admin. after assuring me that he would not in his upgrade = blow away the database and could do this without affecting the database = as I told him not to do it unless he was sure - blew away the database. Just in-case you were wondering why I was involved in so many = restore/recoveries. I think of it as honing my restore/recovery skills = and a strange way to have job security. =20 So - now I am trying to restore and recover and am getting: RMAN-12009: command aborted because some backup pieces could not be = located RMAN-12008: could not locate backup piece df_EMPIDEV_s528_p1 RMAN-12008: could not locate backup piece df_EMPIDEV_s525_p1 RMAN-12008: could not locate backup piece df_EMPIDEV_s526_p1 RMAN-12008: could not locate backup piece df_EMPIDEV_s527_p1 Where did the backup pieces go? Also, when I search on any of those RMAN commands in Metalink I find = nothing. What is up with that? Did Oracle forget to allow searches for = RMAN in their new search process? Help? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------