Re: Bring up of Cold Backup of RAC Database as NON-RAC Database, with a Few Missing Datafiles ?

  • From: "Roman Podshivalov" <roman.podshivalov@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: VIVEK_SHARMA <VIVEK_SHARMA@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:40:30 -0400

Control file from the backup should be perfectly fine - granted that backup
you have was done correctly.

--romas



On 10/24/07, VIVEK_SHARMA <VIVEK_SHARMA@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>  Thanks Romas, folks for responding
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> My Qs is embedded below into your e-mail, preceded by =>
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> Do feel free to correct my following 2 stated Approaches, as needed.
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> Cheers
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> *From:* Roman Podshivalov [mailto:roman.podshivalov@xxxxxxxxx]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:00 PM
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> Cold backup is consistent if done right. Why do you want to do a recovery
> ? Missing datafiles should be dropped with offline option
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> => Qs – Since Missing Datafiles can only be Dropped in the MOUNT Stage,
> which Control file is being used to Mount the Database? Is it the existing
> RAC Controlfile extracted from Cold Backup Tape (*Approach 1*) OR the
> NEWLY Created Controlfile (*Approach 2*)
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> and online redolog files for all threads renamed to existing location.
> After that you should be able to open database with resetlogs.
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> --romas
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> *From:* … *On Behalf Of *VIVEK_SHARMA
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> Folks
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> Qs For Bring up of Cold Backup of RAC Database as a NON-RAC Database (with
> a Few Missing Datafiles) is RE-Creation of Control file mandatory?
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> CASE DETAILS - Cold backup was taken from a Testing RAC (NOT production)
> Database (version 10.2.0.2) into Tapes & Database Deleted from respective
> machine.
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> The Tapes were extracted into a machine having only a NON-RAC ORACLE_HOME
> (Same version 10.2.0.2) but into a Different Directory Structure (versus
> that from which backup was taken). 25 datafiles were to be found missing in
> the Backup Tapes
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> AIM To Bring UP the Database in its present Condition.
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> *Approach 1 *
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> Qs – Is Controlfile RE-Creation Mandatory? If NOT so, Will the following
> Steps Work?
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> 1 – Using NON-RAC ORACLE_HOME (Same Version)
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> 2 - Set cluster_database=FALSE, _no_recovery_through_resetlogs=TRUE in
> NON-RAC init.ora
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> 3 – Using extracted RAC Controlfile, STARTUP MOUNT
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> 4 – Update the same controlfile by issuing "ALTER DATABASE RENAME FILE
> 'Old Path' TO 'New Path';
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> 5 – To RE-Create Online Redo Logs issue "RECOVER DATABASE USING BACKUP
> CONTROLFILE" followed by "ALTER DATABASE OPEN RESETLOGS". Will this Step 5
> succeed or FAIL ?
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> *Approach 2* - If Controlfile RE-Creation is Mandatory, Will the following
> Steps Work?
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> 1 – Using NON-RAC ORACLE_HOME (Same Version)
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> 2 - Set cluster_database=FALSE, _no_recovery_through_resetlogs=TRUE in
> NON-RAC init.ora
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> 3 – Edit the Control file to Trace SQL Script to Remove the Missing
> Datafile names & RE-Create the Controlfile after STARTUP NOMOUNT
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> 4 – To RE-Create Online Redo Logs issue "ALTER DATABASE OPEN RESETLOGS"
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> 5 – Datafiles whose names were purposely Removed from the Controlfile
> Trace will appear as "MISSINGnnnnnn"
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> 6 – Is Dropping of these ""MISSINGnnnnnn" datafiles possible?
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