Call RMAN from command-line as follows: rman nocatalog log=<logfilename> debug trace=<tracefilename>
Both the "logfilename" and "tracefilename" should have copious amounts of output, which can provide a clue. When you allocate the channel, make sure to add the phrase "trace=1" to the end of the ALLOCATE command. This will produce ".trc" files in your USER_DUMP_DEST directory with additional diagnostic output... Hope this helps... ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 2:28 PM > I am trying to perform an RMAN disaster recovery task. While I use an RMAN > catalog to make backups, I am trying to recover using just the control file > information. > Oracle 8.1.6, Compaq/HP Tru64 > > I start RMAN with > rman target sys/password nocatalog > then, > startup mount > > run { > set until time "to_date('08/11/2002 01:00:00','MM/DD/YYYY HH24:MI:SS')"; > allocate channel d1 type disk; > restore database; > recover database; > alter database open resetlogs; > } > > Everything appears normal for awhile. In the alert log RMAN tries to find > each file, doesn't find them. Then it successfully recovers 5 data files > (including system and rollback) and reports success in the alert log. Then . > . nothing for hours. RMAN doesn't return an error. The RMAN shadow > processes are still present but with no CPU consumption. Nothing is written > to the alert log. > I check V$SESSION_WAIT, and the only entry for the RMAN shadow > processes is one is SQL*Net message to client with seconds_in_wait = 0, > state = waited unknown time. > In V$SYSTEM_EVENT, time_waited and average_wait are zero for all > events. The following events have values of total_waits that are increasing: > Increase in total_waits in 10-minutes > rdbms ipc message 401 > pmon timer 57 > control file parallel write 56 > SQL*Net message to client 24 > SQL*Net message from client 24 > virtual circuit status 5 > dispatch timer 3 > smon timer 1 > > Archiving is turned off. > > I have attempted this recovery many times using different RMAN backup sets, > but the system always hangs at this point. > Any ideas would be appreciated. > > Dennis Williams > DBA > Lifetouch, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS > 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). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Tim Gorman 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). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).