Hello List, Let's take a slightly different tack: I use RMAN Duplication to create test databases. Backups execute at 5AM, I create the clone at 9PM. I copy just the RMAN backup pieces to the Aux server, no archivelogs. On RMAN's first pass, receive: RMAN-06053: unable to perform media recovery because of missing log RMAN-06025: no backup of log thread 1 seq nnnn scn nnnnnnnnn found to restore. For the next pass, add UNTIL SCN clause of nnnnnnnnn-1 and the duplication succeeds. This led me to think if SCN can be manipulated for duplication, why can't it be manipulated for restore? Your thoughts? Cheers, -- Alan Sterger On 9/27/2011 10:53 PM, Alan Sterger wrote: > Hello List, > > I've been a DBA since Oracle 7 on enterprise class systems. Back > then, there was no RMAN. Most backups where done cold, using Backup > Exec, Veritas, ... Even when RMAN was released, most enterprises were > happy with their big iron tape robots or had advanced to hot, split > mirror backups. So yes, my knowledge of RMAN is stunted. > > Robert I did buy your 10g RMAN book and have read it. I was hoping > for more recovery scenarios but alas, a book can't be all things to > all people. > > Yes, I want to recover to an earlier SCN or point-in-time than is > contained within an incremental level 0 backup. The point is to > recover, the tool or method is not important. How about SQLPlus? How > about Log Miner? > > Cheers, > > -- Alan Sterger > > On 9/27/2011 9:12 PM, Alan Sterger wrote: >> Hello List, >> >> To add more information: >> >> Client once asked to restore the whole database to sometime the day >> before the last full RMAN incremental level 0 backup. All datafiles, >> control files and redo were on-line. The level 0 backup was >> successful with 'archivelog all delete input', so there are no >> archivelogs to rewind. >> >> Its all in the RMAN backup. >> >> I was thinking incomplete recovery to SCN or point-in-time with >> RESETLOGS might do it. I'm building a test database to try various >> recovery scenarios. >> >> To reiterate: Can an entire database be recovered to an SCN or >> point-in_time using UNTIL SCN or UNTIL TIME clause from just an >> incremental level 0 backup? >> >> Cheers, >> >> -- Alan Sterger >> >> On 9/27/2011 3:18 PM, Alan Sterger wrote: >>> Hello List, >>> >>> Is it possible to take an RMAN backup (full or incremental level 0) >>> and rewind it, rollback to a SCN or point-in-time within the >>> controlfile's CONTROL_FILE_RECORD_KEEP_TIME window? >>> >>> Database is 9.2.0.8 and in Archivelog mode. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> -- Alan Sterger >>> >>> -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l