RE: URGENT RMAN question

When a file is restored successfully using rman, a message is written into the alert log. You can gather the file numbers form the alert log and compare that to the original list of files to determine which files remain to be restored. Use the command "restore datafile nnn, nnn" and list the remaining files.  

From my experience, the best approach is to restore the control files, mount the database and then start the restore of the data files. If the database is in mount status, Oracle will update the control files as you restore the files. A failed restore that is 80% complete will automatically skip files that have already been restored when you rerun the restore. If you are restoring in nomount status and the restore fails, you have to manually figure out what files to restore or re-run the entire restore.    

From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Allen, Brandon
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 3:00 PM
To: ashoke.k.mandal_at_medtronic.com; oracle-l Subject: RE: URGENT RMAN question  

Not postive - never done it myself, but I think he should be able to make rman aware of the location of the missing backup pieces by adding them to the recovery catalog with the CATALOG command:  

http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/backup.102/b14194/rcms ynta011.htm  

Regards,

Brandon  

From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Mandal, Ashoke
 

He got the missing backup sets. How can he restore the data files from the missing backup sets? What commands should he use?

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