Hi, I am trying to clone a DB on windows. Created a controlfile with ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE TO TRACE; I have taken a cold backup of the DB. copy all files in another folder. I have created a service. LOG INTO SQL WITH NEW PFILE - AND HIT CREATE CONTROLFILE COMMAND. It says controlfile Created. But after that getting following error. My original db was not in Archivelog mode still this DB asks for the archive file. I have copied redo logs too. Found on the net says CHECK THE ARCHIVE DESTINATION, but my primary db was not in archive log. Any Idea ??? regards - chirag SQL> CREATE CONTROLFILE SET DATABASE "CLONE" RESETLOGS NOARCHIVELOG 2 -- SET STANDBY TO MAXIMIZE PERFORMANCE 3 MAXLOGFILES 50 4 MAXLOGMEMBERS 5 5 MAXDATAFILES 100 6 MAXINSTANCES 1 7 MAXLOGHISTORY 226 8 LOGFILE 9 GROUP 1 'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\REDO01.LOG' SIZE 100M, 10 GROUP 2 'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\REDO02.LOG' SIZE 100M, 11 GROUP 3 'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\REDO03.LOG' SIZE 100M 12 -- STANDBY LOGFILE 13 DATAFILE 14 'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\SYSTEM01.DBF', 15 'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\UNDOTBS01.DBF', 16 'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\CWMLITE01.DBF', 17 'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DRSYS01.DBF', 18 'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\EXAMPLE01.DBF', 19 'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\INDX01.DBF', 20 'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\ODM01.DBF', 21 'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\TOOLS01.DBF', 22 'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\USERS01.DBF', 23 'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\XDB01.DBF' 24 CHARACTER SET WE8MSWIN1252; Control file created. SQL> RECOVER DATABASE USING BACKUP CONTROLFILE ORA-00279: change 2974949 generated at 09/18/2005 12:34:04 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : D:\ORACLE\ORA92\RDBMS\ARC00047.001 ORA-00280: change 2974949 for thread 1 is in sequence #47 Specify log: {<RET>=suggested | filename | AUTO | CANCEL} ORA-00308: cannot open archived log 'D:\ORACLE\ORA92\RDBMS\ARC00047.001' ORA-27041: unable to open file OSD-04002: unable to open file O/S-Error: (OS 2) The system cannot find the file specified. SQL> alter database open resetlogs; alter database open resetlogs * ERROR at line 1: ORA-01113: file 1 needs media recovery ORA-01110: data file 1: 'D:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\SYSTEM01.DBF' SQL> select * from v$instance; INSTANCE_NUMBER INSTANCE_NAME --------------- ---------------- HOST_NAME ---------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION STARTUP_T STATUS PAR THREAD# ARCHIVE LOG_SWITCH_ ----------------- --------- ------------ --- ---------- ------- ----------- LOGINS SHU DATABASE_STATUS INSTANCE_ROLE ACTIVE_ST ---------- --- ----------------- ------------------ --------- 1 clone FAMILY 9.2.0.1.0 18-SEP-05 MOUNTED NO 1 STOPPED ALLOWED NO ACTIVE PRIMARY_INSTANCE NORMAL SQL>