especially if you are restoring to a new server then typically i would issue rman --> restore controlfile which would get the backup from tape
--- "Smith, Ron L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aren't they the same? If I restore the control file > from the backup. There > was no control file on the server > before I did the restore. > > Ron > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 3:06 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Are you sure, if you don't state 'using backup > controlfile' it will use the > control file you usd to startup the database. > > Just a thot, > Ruth > ----- Original Message ----- > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 3:46 PM > > > > The control file was backed up the same time the > data files were backed > up. > > The control file from the backup > > is what we are using. > > > > Ron > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:05 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > the key is when did you create the backup > controlfile? > > > > Try using a backup controlfile as opposed to a > copy of the controlfile. > > > > yes, there is a difference. > > > > > > --- "Smith, Ron L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > We are trying to recover a database to another > server. > > > > > > The backup was a hot backup. The files are all > copied to the new > > > server, > > > along with the archive log that was created a > few seconds after the > > > hot > > > backup was run. We bring the database up and > apply the archive log > > > and > > > Oracle says recovery complete. We then do an > alter database open > > > resetlogs. > > > At this point Oracle says the System file needs > more recovery. > > > Oracle said the recovery was complete! Why is > it saying the system > > > file > > > needs more recovery? > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Ron Smith > > > Database Administrator > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > > > -- > > > Author: Smith, Ron L. > > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 > FAX: (858) 538-5051 > > > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > access / Mailing > > > Lists > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send > an E-Mail message > > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > > > the message BODY, include a line containing: > UNSUB ORACLE-L > > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be > removed from). 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