RE: Can't copy DB-create controlfile fails

Connie:
  I perform this same activity once a month. I use CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE SET DATABASE "DEV" RESETLOGS NOARCHIVELOG etc

hth
Mary Ruiz / Atlanta GA

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I keep getting this error while trying to make a copy of a prod db to a dev environment (which are on two separate boxes): ORA-01697 invalid option for create controlfile. Controlfile is for a clone database. Oracle 8.0.6 on NT. Any ideas on why this is happening? These are the procedures I am following:

>From Dev env.

1. Shutdown current dev and remove all datafiles and controlfiles (but leave initDEV).

>From Prod:

1. Shutdown and do cold backup
2. Move datafiles from prod to dev environment
3. Do 'Alter database backup controlfile to trace'. Take the trace file and make a sql script changing SID name from PROD to DEV, etc. as follows: STARTUP NOMOUNT; CREATE CONTROLFILE SET DATABASE "DEV" RESETLOGS NOARCHIVELOG MAXLOGFILES 32 MAXLOGMEMBERS 5 MAXDATAFILES 1022 MAXINSTANCES 1 MAXLOGHISTORY 1815 LOGFILE GROUP 1 ( '/prod01/oradata/redo_01a.rdo', '/prod01/oradata/redo_01b.rdo' ) SIZE 20M, GROUP 2 ( '/prod02/oradata/redo_02a.rdo', '/prod02/oradata/redo_02b.rdo' ) SIZE 20M, GROUP 3 ( '/prod03/oradata/redo_03a.rdo', '/prod03/oradata/redo_03b.rdo' ) SIZE 20M DATAFILE '/prod01/oradata/system_01.dbf', '/prod01/oradata/rbs_01.dbf', '/prod01/oradata/temp_01.dbf', '/prod01/oradata/tools_01.dbf', '/prod01/oradata/users_01.dbf', '/prod02/oradata/DEV_01.dbf',

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