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• understanding the order of the commands in the RMAN script

  I just started working at a new job and prior s/n had left until I'm there. I'm looking at the RMAN script to back up the database of the single instance 11 GR 2 and I do not understand what is the need of two commands 'backup duplication "? Would it not be prudent to also have a command of "overlap of the archivelog backup all ' as well? In addition, what is the point of having the command "Restore database overview" in the daily backup script?
  
  
  run
  {
  cross-checking of backup;
  retrieve the copy of the database with the tag "ORA OEM_LVL1_ILANDB_PRIM$ ' until ' SYSDATE-1';
  backup incremental level 1 to retrieve the copy with the tag "ORA$ OEM_LVL1_ILANDB_PRIM" database more archivelog delete all entries;
  delete noprompt obsolete;
  Overview of database restore;
  cross-checking of backup;
  }

  Hello again;

  These jump out of me.

  CONFIGURE REDUNDANCY 1 RETENTION STRATEGY; (too low would set to minus 2 and would consider higher)
  CONFIGURE EXCLUDE THEM FOR TABLESPACE "WEBTASK_DATA"; (Consider removing unless you have good reasons for maintaining)
  CONFIGURE THE NONE ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY; (Review based on your configuration - for Data Guard may be different)

  STRATEGY OF RETENTION may be based on redundancy or a window of recovery. For redundancy, I like 2 or 3, for recovery window I like 7.

  Best regards

  mseberg

• RMAN & Configuration of RMAN script

  Dear all,
  
  This is the first time I'm with RMAN. I just wanted to run the RMAN script depending on the configuration of RMAN in order to test, for what is, I need to do before running this script below:
  

  RMAN > run {}
  stop immediately;
  bootable media;
  backup database;
  ALTER database open;
  }

  This is my current configuration of RMAN

  RMAN > show all.
  Database with db_unique_name DP RMAN configuration parameters are:
  CONFIGURE REDUNDANCY 1 RETENTION STRATEGY; # by default
  CONFIGURE BACKUP OPTIMIZATION # by default
  SET UP DEFAULT DISK DEVICE TYPE; # by default
  CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON;
  CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO "%F" # by default
  SET UP THE DEVICE TYPE DISK PARALLELISM 1 BACKUP BACKUPSET TYPE; # by default
  CONFIGURE BACKUP OF DATA TO DISK FILE TYPE DEVICE TO 1; # by default
  CONFIGURE BACKUP ARCHIVELOG FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; # by default
  CONFIGURE THE FORMAT OF DISC TYPE CHANNEL DEVICE "E:\RMAN\";
  CONFIGURE MAXSETSIZE TO UNLIMITED; # by default
  CONFIGURE ENCRYPTION OF DATABASE # by default
  CONFIGURE THE ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM "AES128"; # by default
  CONFIGURE COMPRESSION ALGORITHM 'BASIC' AND 'DEFAULT' LIBERATION OPTIMIZE FOR TRUE LOAD; # by default
  CONFIGURE THE NONE ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY; # by default
  CONFIGURE SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME TO ' E:\APP\10004\PRODUCT\11.2.0\DBHOME_1\DATABASE\SNCFDP. ORA'; by default #

  kindly advice me and give me a very clear study for this above settings
  
  Concerning
  HAMEED
  
  
  Once I execute this script I got this following error message:
  
  + RMAN > run {+
  + 2 > shutdown immediate; +
  + 3 > mountain boot; +
  + 4 > backup database; +
  + 5 > alter database open; +
  {+ 6 >}; +
  
  database closed
  dismounted database
  Instance Oracle to close
  
  connected to the database target (not started)
  Oracle instance started
  mounted database
  
  Total System Global Area 770019328 bytes
  
  Bytes of size 1374780 fixed
  301991364 variable size bytes
  461373440 of database buffers bytes
  Redo buffers 5279744 bytes
  
  From backup may 18, 11
  allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
  channel ORA_DISK_1: SID = 134 type device = DISK
  channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile from backup set
  channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile (s) in the backup set
  Enter a file name 00006 = E:\APP\10004\ORADATA\DP\HAMEED01 = datafile number. DBF
  Enter a file name 00007 = E:\APP\10004\ORADATA\DP\ABDUL01 = datafile number. DBF
  Enter a number of file datafile = 00008 name = E:\APP\10004\ORADATA\DP\TEST01. DBF
  Enter a number of file datafile = 00001 name = E:\APP\10004\ORADATA\DP\SYSTEM01. DBF
  Enter a file name 00002 = E:\APP\10004\ORADATA\DP\SYSAUX01 = datafile number. DBF
  Enter a file 00005 name = E:\APP\10004\ORADATA\DP\EXAMPLE01 = datafile number. DBF
  Enter a number of file datafile = 00003 name = E:\APP\10004\ORADATA\DP\UNDOTBS01. DBF
  Enter a number of file datafile = 00004 name = E:\APP\10004\ORADATA\DP\USERS01. DBF
  channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 to 18 May 11
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-00569: = ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =.
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-03009: failure of the backup command on the channel ORA_DISK_1 to 2011-05-18 17:22:30
  ORA-19504: cannot create the file 'E:\RMAN\ '.
  ORA-27038: created file already exists
  OSD-04010: < create > option specified, the file already exists
  
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-00569: = ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =.
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-00558: error occurred during parsing of order entry
  
  Published by: hamza on May 18, 2011 04:59

  CONFIGURE THE FORMAT OF DISC TYPE CHANNEL DEVICE "E:\RMAN\";

  Let's not setting up your chain. You must therefore run as

  CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT 'E:\RMAN\full_%U.bk';
  

  Then try again.

• Plan rman script in Windows 2003

  Oracle 10.2. I wrote an rman script and tried to plan the autorun in Windows 2003 server. I got this error:
  
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-00569: = ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =.
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-00554: initialization of the package manager internal collection failed
  RMAN-04005: target database error:
  ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
  
  The package file name: rman_backup.bat
  content: rman target / cmdfile rman_backup.rcv log rman_backup.log
  
  Here's how I set up:
  go to control panel > scheduled tasks > add task scheduled, find rman_backup.bat, the timing of the execution and finish it. When you ask for username and password, I provide the user located in the oracle dba group.
  
  But when he run, he just produced the above error and will not work.
  
  Please notify
  
  S.
  
  
  
  in SQLnet.log
  
  fatal OR connect error 12560, connect to:
  (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = DOB (ARGV0 = oracleORCL))(PROGRAM=oracle) (ARGS = '(DESCRIPTION =(LOCAL=YES) (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = DOB)))')) (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = ORCL) (CID = (PROGRAM = D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\bin\rman.exe)(HOST=W3TY5Z203)(USER=WELC)))
  
  VERSION INFORMATION:
  AMT for 32-bit Windows: release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production
  Oracle bequeath Protocol adapter for 32-bit Windows NT: release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production
  Time: March 30, 2010 11:27
  Tracing not lit.
  AMT error struct:
  NS main err in code: 12560
  AMT-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
  NS secondary err code: 0
  NT main err in code: 530
  AMT-00530: Protocol adapter error
  NT secondary err code: 2
  NT OS err code: 0

  ski123 wrote:
  No, I don't set up oracle_sid and oracle_home
  S.

  There is your problem. Any process that requires a connection to an oracle database must be able to tell what database, it wants to connect to. If you are on the same box that the database, which is done by setting the ORACLE_SID environment variable. And this oracle process (in your case rman, but it also applies to sqlplus on a remote client) needs to know where to find its own components, which is done by setting ORACLE_HOME.

• Using the Scheduler to run the rman script directly stored in the recovery catalog

  Hi everyone, I usually automate my backups rman, using either cron or dbms_scheduler to call my stored in a sh file NIX rman scripts.  Everything works fine but anyone know how / if it is possible to call a stored in the recovery catalog rman script. Let's say I have create a script in the catalog:

  RMAN > create script showall

  Comment "just one example of demonstration."

  {

  VIEW ALL;

  }

  Can I use dbms_scheduler to call this script directly? If Yes, how and if not then how can we plan for this or a stored script stored in the rman catalog catalog.  Been looking all over the place, but everything seems to indicate leaving Oracle to call .sh or .bat file.

  Kind regards

  Dave

  Well, let us know the result.

  The link you supplied refers to 12 c Scheduler improvements it seems, it may not be applicable to lower versions of Oracle.

• Error in the configuration of RMAN script for physical Standby creation

  Version of database - Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0
  
  I do creating waiting using physics 'RMAN duplicate script.
  
  The standby db is in nomount State.
  
  But when you connect to the primary database of standby DB to run the RMAN script on the backup server, I get the below error: -.
  
  [oracle@manu ~] $ rman target sys/oracle@orcl auxiliary sys/oracle@ORCL_STBY path = duplicate.trc
  
  Recovery Manager: release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Jan 18 13:13:11 2013
  
  Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-00569: = ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =.
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-00554: initialization of the package manager internal collection failed
  RMAN-04005: target database error:
  ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
  
  
  I checked a few password file is to say things as db and Eve tnsnames.ora and listener.ora primary in both primary and standby, everything seems perfect.
  
  Can someone help me find the real problem?
  
  All tips/ideas would be very appreciated
  
  Published by: 918868 on January 18, 2013 12:25 AM
  
  Published by: 918868 on January 18, 2013 12:27 AM

  Hello;

  I don't know I would use sqlplus to solve a problem of RMAN. At the end of the day, you still have to use RMAN to connect.

  You can debug by taking:

  rman target sys/oracle@orcl auxiliary sys/oracle@ORCL_STBY trace=duplicate.trc
  

  And then just try:

  rman target sys/oracle@orcl 
  

  Assuming this works, you can refine the RMAN connection problem.

  Connection string your RMAN:

  rman target sys/oracle@orcl auxiliary sys/oracle@ORCL_STBY trace=duplicate.trc
  

  Is different from the ones I use:

  rman target sys/password@PRIMARY auxiliary /
  
  OR
  
  rman target=sys/password@primary auxiliary=sys/password@standby
  

  In addition, you must have a static entry on the side of the day before, so you have something to connect to:

  Example of

  LISTENER =
      (DESCRIPTION_LIST =
        (DESCRIPTION =
          (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = )(PORT = 1521))
        )
      )
  
  SID_LIST_LISTENER =
      (SID_LIST =
        (SID_DESC =
        (global_dbname = STANDBY_DGMGRL.hostname)
        (ORACLE_HOME = /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.2)
        (sid_name = STANDBY)
        )
        (SID_DESC =
        (global_dbname = STANDBY.hostname)
        (ORACLE_HOME = /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.2)
        (sid_name = STANDBY)
  )
  

  The listener must be restarted to see this entry.

  The tnsnames.ora will also the entries for two databases as both sides need to connect.

  Keys to success

  1. new Eve started NOMOUNT on new password file. (So the watch is a current master password renames and then the database started in NOMOUNT use it)
  2. hard coded listener on the new standby server.
  3 fix the tnsnames.ora files.
  4 fix the command duplicate.

  Best regards

  mseberg

• RMAN SCRIPT TO CLEAR THE BACKUP ITEMS MORE THAN 2 DAYS...

  Hello
  
  I take a full backup of the DB using RMAN script. The script is as below:
  
  grc_backup
  {allocate channel ch1 type disc format ' / home/oragrc/GRCbkup/rman_bkp/data/%T_%c_%s_%f';}
  backup database;
  SQL ' ALTER SYSTEM
  ARCHIVE LOG CURRENT ';
  change archivelog than any overlap;
  ARCHIVELOG backup all the format ' / home/oragrc/GRCbkup/rman_bkp/Archive/%T_al_%U.bck';
  current backup controlfile as ' / home/oragrc/GRCbkup/rman_bkp/%T_cf_%U.bck';
  }
  
  
  This script is supposed to run on a daily basis via an OS script.
  
  The problem is on a daily basis after the backup that I have to delete the backups more than 2 days. For this I use an OS script that finds the backups more than 2 days to find the command and deletes it. This script also removes the archivelogs over 2 days.
  
  I just know that it is not advisable to delete RMAN backups and archived logs OS command when using RMAN.
  
  I figured out the following script, I have changed the script and instance names are different please find below
  
  CONFIGURE REDUNDANCY 2 RETENTION STRATEGY;
  Configure type disk parallelism 1 backup compressed backupset device type;
  
  run
  {
  allocate channel d1 type disk;
  backup filesperset 5 ' format / u06/backup/EBSDEV/EBSDEV_data_t%t_s%s_p%p' database;
  SQL 'alter system archive log current';
  format of backup filesperset 20 ' / u06/backup/EBSDV3/EBSDV3_arch_t%t_s%s_p%p' all entered archivelog delete;
  backup format ' / u06/backup/EBSDEV/EBSDEV_control%U' current controlfile;
  backup spfile format ' / u06/backup/EBSDEV/EBSDEV_spfile_%U';
  SQL 'alter controlfile backup trace database as "/tmp/control.trc" re-use";
  
  OVERLAP BACKUPSET;
  DELETE NOPROMPT OBSOLETE;
  DELETE THE EXPIRED NOPROMPT BACKUP;
  }
  list summary backupset;
  "exit";
  
  Can someone suggest me this AM I correct...

  Yes.

  Note: The OVERLAP should be OVERLAPPING BACKUP.

  Hemant K Collette

• SQL in pl/sql and create the duplicate RMAN script.

  Hello
  
  I'm new to pl/sql and I am trying to write a script that will generate RMAN commands to make a clone of database.
  
  I want to be able to run the script, and he invited me to the variables to be used in the script.
  
  I did some research but I have been unable to find examples of how to proceed.
  
  Basic script is (it would be obviously a lot more to the final script):
  
  declare
  
  dbname varchar2 (9): = & dbname;
  
  BEGIN
  DBMS_OUTPUT. ENABLE (2000);
  DBMS_OUTPUT. Put_line (' DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE to ' | dbname |) ';') ;
  end;
  /
  
  Makes me:
  
  Enter the value of dbname: ORCL4
  old 3: dbname varchar2 (9): = & dbname;
  new 3: dbname varchar2 (9): = ORCL4;
  dbname varchar2 (9): = ORCL4;
  *
  ERROR at line 3:
  ORA-06550: line 3, column 24:
  PLS-00201: identifier 'ORCL4' must be declared.
  ORA-06550: line 3, column 9:
  PL/SQL: Ignored Element
  ORA-06550: line 7, column 66:
  PLS-00320: the declaration of the type of the expression is incomplete or incorrect
  ORA-06550: line 7, column 9:
  PL/SQL: Statement ignored
  
  Thank you
  Tom.

  Hi, Tom.

  When SQL * more variable substitution resolves, it puts the string you gave as value (ORCL4 for example) instead of the string representing the name (& dbname, for example). East exaclty what you could do using the Replace function in a text editor: nothing more.
  After SQL * more substituted for these channels, it send s the text changed the database to be compiled. So, where you coded:

  dbname varchar2(9) := &dbname;
  

  is that it sends to compile

  dbname varchar2(9) := ORCL4;
  

  in other words, it looks like a variable on the side right of the: = sign.

  You must provide quotes:

  dbname varchar2(9) := '&dbname';
  

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• implement a RMAN script in a cron job with a cold way of database

  Hello

  I want to run the Rman script in a cron job. But my question is: is it possible to make a backup of cold with the editing of the database and change at the end of the backup?

  here my sample rman script

  #! / bin/ksh

  export ORACLE_SID = test

  ORACLE_HOME=/U01/app/Oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1; Export ORACLE_HOME

  PATH = / usr/sbin: $PATH: $ORACLE_HOME/bin. export PATH

  ORACLE_HOME/bin/rman target = / < < EOF

  Run {}

  SQL! connect / as sysdba;

  SQL! stop immediately;

  SQL! Startup mount;

  allocate channels ch1 disc type

  disc format ' / u01/app/oracle/backup/full_%d_T%T_s%s_p%p'(database).

  backup database archivelog;

  remove obsolete;

  output channel ch1

  SQL! alter database open

  }

  "exit";

  EXPRESSIONS OF FOLKLORE

  Thank you

  Hello

  No problem, when you use the rman target / it to connect with the RMAN and RMAN fast turns. You can change your order something like that

  #! / bin/ksh

  export ORACLE_SID = test

  ORACLE_HOME=/U01/app/Oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1; Export ORACLE_HOME

  PATH = / usr/sbin: $PATH: $ORACLE_HOME/bin. export PATH

  ORACLE_HOME/bin/rman target = /.<>

  Run {}

  stop immediately;

  bootable media;

  allocate channels ch1 disc type

  format ' / u01/app/oracle/backup/full_%d_T%T_s%s_p%p';

  backup database archivelog;

  remove obsolete;

  output channel ch1.

  ALTER database open;

  }

  "exit";

  EXPRESSIONS OF FOLKLORE

  HTH

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• RMAN Script query

  Hi all
  
  I use 11 GR 2 on Windows.
  
  I created a work in the library of work. I use the script as follows:
  
  RUN {backup incremental level 1 data base;
  delete any backup archivelog entry;
  allocate channels to remove disc type;
  delete noprompt obsolete device type disk;
  output channel;
  };
  
  However when I try to present and perform the task, it will fail with an "error writing entry command. Y at - it something wrong with my script I don't see what is applicable.
  
  Thank you

  Hello

  allocate channel for delete type disk;
  

  is not correct, you must use the same syntax as the one used at the beginning of your script.

  But are you sure that you must manually allocate the channel? Most of the time, you can use the automatically assigned channel, which is easier.

  Kind regards
  Sylvie

• Exit RMAN script linux problem...

  Hi all
  
  I use 11.1.6.0 on linux centos... Here is the rman script (the name is rmanbackup.sh).
  
  RMAN target / < <-EOF
  SQL 'alter system archive log current';
  Run {}
  backup current controlfile;
  }
  output
  EXPRESSIONS OF FOLKLORE
  echo "complete script for rman backup.
  mkdir/home/oracle/backup_dir
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  any help in this regard.

  Mseberg said, please try to score you questions answers, here's the answer:

  Add * #! / bin/ksh * in your script. also cp-r no cp

  [oracle@wissem ~]$ cat rmanbackup.sh
  #!/bin/ksh
  rman target / <<- EOF
  sql 'alter system archive log current';
  run {
  backup current controlfile;
  }
  exit
  EOF
  echo "script complete for rman backup"
  mkdir /home/oracle/backup_dir
  cp -r /home/oracle/backup_dir /home/oracle/backup_dir1
  
  [oracle@wissem ~]$ ./rmanbackup.sh 
  
  Recovery Manager: Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sun Aug 28 17:00:11 2011
  
  Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.
  
  connected to target database: ORAWISSE (DBID=3964208472)
  
  RMAN>
  using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
  sql statement: alter system archive log current
  
  RMAN> 2> 3>
  Starting backup at 28-AUG-11
  allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
  channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=149 device type=DISK
  channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set
  channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
  including current control file in backup set
  channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 28-AUG-11
  channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 28-AUG-11
  piece handle=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORAWISSE/backupset/2011_08_28/o1_mf_ncnnf_TAG20110828T170014_75np001q_.bkp tag=TAG20110828T170014 comment=NONE
  channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:02
  Finished backup at 28-AUG-11
  
  RMAN> 
  
  Recovery Manager complete.
  script complete for rman backup
  [oracle@wissem ~]$ ls -rtl /home/oracle/backup_dir
  total 0
  [oracle@wissem ~]$ ls -rtl /home/oracle/backup_dir1/
  total 4
  drwxr-xr-x 2 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 28 17:00 backup_dir
  [oracle@wissem ~]$ ls -rtl /home/oracle/backup_dir1/backup_dir/
  total 0
  
  [oracle@wissem ~]$ 
  

• Cold backup RMAN script

  DB version: 10.2.0.4
  
  Can't you find something wrong in the below mentioned the cold backup RMAN script? Improvements, corrections?
  

  {
  shutdown immediate;
  startup mount;
  backup database including current controlfile tag='full_bkp';
  startup;
  crosscheck backup;
  delete noprompt obsolete device type disk;
  resync catalog;
  }

  Should work, but you can include more 'archivelog' in the backup statement in the case where your database is running in archivelog mode. It's also a good idea to make a backup of the trace of the controlfile using "sql" controlfile alter backup database to TRACE";"

• Script to print just the story in InDesign

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  I need to be able to break up of my InDesign file to create a separate pdf file for each grant. Each concession is a story in my paper. Some grants have 2 pages while others have 4 - it would be very difficult to do manually. If I could get the separate files for each grant or print in history, everyone would be happy.

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  Hi no Ann,.

  So each of your donations is a story threaded permanently, and every new help start a new thread? If so, it was an interesting challenge. Here is a Javascript that exports each 'history' as a PDF of its own - it follows the nets but does not produce twice on the same page. (In case you son cross-moved autour story.) I tried to manage some possible pitfalls, such as "you don't have to export stuff master page" and it works on my test file meticulously built... but Please check if you have all your grants, whenever you use . I'd hate to see someone lose his cause of money from a script of mine.

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