RMAN restore of ODA X6-2-HA RAC database
A client that I was supporting asked me to complete a dry run of a database restore on their newly built ODA. Below are the steps that I performed to complete the database restore. Prerequisites: I built the RAC database using OAKCLI. I backed up the database with RMAN incremental level 0 + cumulative level 1. I dropped the database using SQLPLUS commands vs. OAKCLI as to not remove the ACFS directories for the database. 1. Startup the database instance in NOMOUNT. RMAN> startup nomount force; startup failed: ORA-01078: failure in processing system parameters ORA-01565: error in identifying file '/u02/app/oracle/oradata/datastore/.ACFS/snaps/labtest/labtest/spfilelabtest.ora' ORA-27037: unable to obtain file status Linux-x86_64 Error: 2: No such file or directory Additional information: 3 starting Oracle instance without parameter file for retrieval of spfile Oracle instance started Total System Global Area 1073741824 bytes Fixed Size ...