RMAN Tablespace restoration

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• DATAGUARD-RMAN-tablespace restore recovery n

  Hello
  
  I have configured the DG with a primary and standby,
  
  I created a tablespace in the primary,
  
  I took rman backup standby
  
  I dropped the tablespace in the primary...
  
  I want to restore this tablespace in the standby mode,
  
  How can I achieve this?
  
  Thanks in advance
  
  RAS

  sachinpawan wrote:
  I stop DBs primary and standby

  I go to sleep, since deleted from the data file header is in the old control, I'll bring backup control file, I'll bring tablespace...

  What is it works...?

  What ever you restore controlfile, it will only restore storage space... Even new or old... what ever
  So if this information of places/tablespace datafile, controlfile last you should be able to restore;

• restore the rman tablespace

  Hello world.
  
  IM using a 11.0.6.0 database running on RHEL 5.
  
  I have a complete backup every Saturday and every day a backup of the archivelogs.
  I could restore a 2 days with rman tablespace or I can only restore from last Saturday? How?
  If I had 2 full save, how to choose where an I want to restore the storage space?
  
  Thanks in advance
  
  Published by: user13748341 on June 14, 2011 06:52

  I have a complete backup every Saturday and every day a backup of the archivelogs.
  I could restore a 2 days with rman tablespace or I can only restore from last Saturday? How?

  If you restore the tablespace, it will render since the last FULL backup.

  If you want to restore to the other the last backup and then mention the backup piece.

• RMAN Tablespace Transportable between different patch level?

  Hello

  I've got question about RMAN Tablespace Transportable. Can I use this feature between databases with different patch level? To be exact, I want to pass the SCT DB with a superior version of the power supply (11.2.0.4.2) for DB with lower version of power supply (11.2.0.4.0). Endian and OS version are the same on both environments

  Please see the official documentation, which gives very detailed information about the limitations and requirements:

  https://docs.Oracle.com/CD/E18283_01/server.112/e17120/tspaces013.htm

  Patch-levels are not important, but the character sets and endian type of source and target.

  For version compatibility, please see also transportable tablespace possible with several different Oracle versions

• How to use backups RMAN to restore a RAC database to single instance on another host?

  How to use backups Rman to restore a RAC database to single instance on another host?

  I tried to copy these inline for you:

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  Backups RMAN disk HowTo restore database RAC to single Instance on another node (Doc ID 415579.1)

  Down

• RMAN backup restore a band

  Hello gurus
  
  We have lvl0 RMAN backup restored to a band, but a few reasons that we couldn't apply recovery on it. Verification of the information contained in the controlfile, he identified the file system only and no other files. So we recreated the controlfile and decided to recover using backup controlfile (up to cancel or to change or until). However, to my surprise, when I listed the columns checkpointchange # and checkpoint_time v$ datafile_header, I found the difference in time stamps ranging from 24 hours - including menat we had to apply 24 hrs of archiving to bring dbfs all in a consistent state (before it has allowed us to open the db) - well, it worked this way.
  
  My question is that if I trigger a lvl0 RMAN backup to say 16:00 July 27 and ends at 16:00 on 28 July (as I am directly pushing around 1 TB of data on tapes) - what is the timestamp of the coherence of this backup. In other words, there is this backup to restore from 16:00 July 27? Or it is only available for a restore from 16:00 28 July and later...?
  
  Is it not that RMAN works at the block level and when I start a backup should give me all the dbf than timestamp... ?
  
  Enjoy your entries and comments.

  When you take an online backup with RMAN, the backup of data files is always inconsistent because they have logs archived redo generated during the backup to match: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/backup.102/b14192/intro005.htm#sthref70.

  A full online backup can only be used to restore the database to a point in time begins after the end of backup: If a backup starts at 16:00 on 27 July and ends at 16:00 on 28 July, you can use it to restore the database to a point in time after 28 - DEC 16:00.

• RMAN tablespace recovery is a failure

  Hello

  I'm testing a scenario of passing my Test database table space and try to retrieve it using RMAN. I am getting below error while trying to recover from the storage space.

  
  

  
  

  Target DB is GGSRC

  With the help of catalogue: TOOLSB

  Recovery Manager: release 11.2.0.3.0 - Production on Fri Aug 2 07:42:49 2013

  Copyright (c) 1982, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.

  connected to target database: GGSRC (DBID = 3056046518)

  connected to the recovery catalog database

  RMAN> ###################################################

  2 > #.

  3 > # run_restore_tablespace.rman

  4 > #.

  5 > # use this script for all data files in one or more storage space

  6 > # to their location on the original disc.

  7 > #.

  8> ###################################################

  9 > run

  10 > {}

  11 > # < < RULE_OPTIMIZER > >

  12 > run the script allocate_3_channel;

  13 >

  14 > the VALUE of NEWNAME for DATAFILE ' / u02/oradata/GGSRC/system01.dbf' to ' / u02/oradata/system01.dbf';

  15 > the VALUE of NEWNAME for DATAFILE ' / u02/oradata/GGSRC/sysaux01.dbf' to ' / u02/oradata/sysaux01.dbf';

  16 > the VALUE of NEWNAME for DATAFILE ' / u06/oradata/GGSRC/undotbs01.dbf' to ' / u06/oradata/undotbs01.dbf';

  17 > RECOVER TABLESPACE AYYO until the SNA 19103062 auxiliary destination "/ u02/oradata ';

  18 >

  19 > run the script release_3_channel;

  {20 >}

  21 >

  the script: allocate_3_channel

  allocated channel: DTPUX3t1

  channel DTPUX3t1: SID = 23 device type = SBT_TAPE

  channel DTPUX3t1: for Oracle Data Protection: version 5.5.2.0

  allocated channel: DTPUX3t2

  channel DTPUX3t2: SID = 159 device type = SBT_TAPE

  channel DTPUX3t2: for Oracle Data Protection: version 5.5.2.0

  allocated channel: DTPUX3t3

  channel DTPUX3t3: SID = 17 device type = SBT_TAPE

  channel DTPUX3t3: for Oracle Data Protection: version 5.5.2.0

  executing command: SET NEWNAME

  executing command: SET NEWNAME

  executing command: SET NEWNAME

  From back in August 2, 2013 07:42:52

  Creation of automatic instance with SID = "rxAh."

  initialization parameters for automatic instance:

  db_name = GGSRC

  db_unique_name = rxAh_tspitr_GGSRC

  compatible = 11.2.0.0.0

  DB_BLOCK_SIZE = 8192

  DB_FILES = 200

  SGA_TARGET = 280M

  process = 50

  db_create_file_dest = / u02/oradata

  Log_archive_dest_1 = ' location = / u02/oradata.

  Auxiliary parameter file #No used

  turn on automatic instance GGSRC

  Oracle instance started

  Total System Global Area 292278272 bytes

  Bytes of size 2227744 fixed

  100663776 variable size bytes

  184549376 of database buffers bytes

  Redo buffers 4837376 bytes

  Auto instance created

  content of Script memory:

  {

  # the requested value point in time

  until the SNA 19103062.

  # restore the controlfile

  Restore clone controlfile;

  # mount the controlfile

  SQL clone "alter database database mount clone";

  Current online journal archive #.

  SQL 'alter system archive log current';

  # avoid needless save structural changes during the TSPITR

  SQL ' start dbms_backup_restore. AutoBackupFlag (FALSE); end;';

  Resync catalog #.

  Catalogue of resynchronization;

  }

  execution of Script memory

  executing command: SET until clause

  From restoration to August 2, 2013 07:43:05

  Delete an automatic instance

  closing automatic instance

  Instance Oracle to close

  Automatic instance deleted

  output channel: DTPUX3t1

  output channel: DTPUX3t2

  output channel: DTPUX3t3

  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================

  RMAN-00569: = ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =.

  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================

  RMAN-03002: failure of the command recover at 02/08/2013 07:43:09

  RMAN-03015: an error has occurred in the script stored memory Script

  RMAN-06034: at least 1 channel must be distributed to run this command

  Please help me on how to solve it.

  Thank you

  Mahi

  Hello

  All by making a TSPITR, do not affect the RMAN channels explicitly. Let the RMAN allocate channel by itself.

  Please see the note below.

  RMAN-06034 for TSPITR (Doc ID 467189.1)

  Thank you!!

• How to skip unwanted tablespaces restoration and recovery

  DB version: 11.2.0.1.0
  Version of the OS: AIX 6.1
  
  I have a full backup (level 0, level 1, archives, controlfile, spfile) for a database. Now, I have to restore and recover the database on another server. I know that some storage spaces that are not necessary. This means, the tablespace are just for the backup of tables etc. and storage spaces are not recovered & restored then also it very well. My main idea is to save time by not restore & recovery of unwanted files. Here is the output of outline report.
  

  RMAN> report schema;
  
  Report of database schema for database with db_unique_name CORE
  
  List of Permanent Datafiles
  ===========================
  File Size(MB) Tablespace           RB segs Datafile Name
  ---- -------- -------------------- ------- ------------------------
  1    2048     SYSTEM               YES     /u04/oradata/CORE/system01.dbf
  2    1024     SYSAUX               NO      /u04/oradata/CORE/sysaux01.dbf
  3    1024     UNDOTBS              YES     /u04/oradata/CORE/undots01.dbf
  4    1046     USERS                NO      /u04/oradata/CORE/users01.dbf
  5    1024     TEST_TAB             NO      /u04/oradata/CORE/test_tab01.dbf
  
  List of Temporary Files
  =======================
  File Size(MB) Tablespace           Maxsize(MB) Tempfile Name
  ---- -------- -------------------- ----------- --------------------
  1    1024     TEMP                 1024        /u04/oradata/CORE/temp01.dbf

  I used "RMAN > sql ' alter database datafile offline to drop 4"; "take one data file for users of tablespaces in offline mode. Here are the complete logs.
  

  Recovery Manager: Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Feb 1 13:27:34 2013
  
  Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.
  
  connected to target database (not started)
  connected to recovery catalog database
  
  RMAN> startup nomount
  
  Oracle instance started
  
  Total System Global Area    4275781632 bytes
  
  Fixed Size                     2213632 bytes
  Variable Size                822085888 bytes
  Database Buffers            3439329280 bytes
  Redo Buffers                  12152832 bytes
  
  RMAN> restore controlfile from autobackup;
  
  Starting restore at 01-FEB-13
  allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
  channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=65 device type=DISK
  allocated channel: ORA_DISK_2
  channel ORA_DISK_2: SID=127 device type=DISK
  
  channel ORA_DISK_1: looking for AUTOBACKUP on day: 20130201
  channel ORA_DISK_1: AUTOBACKUP found: /oraclebackup/CORE/CTL_c-912678878-20130201-02
  channel ORA_DISK_2: looking for AUTOBACKUP on day: 20130201
  channel ORA_DISK_2: skipped, AUTOBACKUP already found
  channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring control file from AUTOBACKUP /oraclebackup/CORE/CTL_c-912678878-20130201-02
  channel ORA_DISK_1: control file restore from AUTOBACKUP complete
  output file name=/u01/oradata/CORE/control01.ctl
  output file name=/u02/oradata/CORE/control02.ctl
  output file name=/u03/oradata/CORE/control03.ctl
  Finished restore at 01-FEB-13
  
  RMAN> alter database mount;
  
  database mounted
  released channel: ORA_DISK_1
  released channel: ORA_DISK_2
  
  RMAN> sql 'alter database datafile 4 offline for drop';
  
  sql statement: alter database datafile 4 offline for drop
  
  RMAN> restore database;
  
  Starting restore at 01-FEB-13
  allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
  channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=96 device type=DISK
  allocated channel: ORA_DISK_2
  channel ORA_DISK_2: SID=127 device type=DISK
  
  channel ORA_DISK_1: starting datafile backup set restore
  channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
  channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00002 to /u04/oradata/CORE/sysaux01.dbf
  channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00004 to /u04/oradata/CORE/users01.dbf
  channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00005 to /u04/oradata/CORE/test_tab01.dbf
  channel ORA_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /oraclebackup/CORE/DF_L0_CORE_01022013_2no0slbn_87_1
  channel ORA_DISK_2: starting datafile backup set restore
  channel ORA_DISK_2: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
  channel ORA_DISK_2: restoring datafile 00001 to /u04/oradata/CORE/system01.dbf
  channel ORA_DISK_2: restoring datafile 00003 to /u04/oradata/CORE/undots01.dbf
  channel ORA_DISK_2: reading from backup piece /oraclebackup/CORE/DF_L0_CORE_01022013_2oo0slbn_88_1
  channel ORA_DISK_2: piece handle=/oraclebackup/CORE/DF_L0_CORE_01022013_2oo0slbn_88_1 tag=LEVEL0
  channel ORA_DISK_2: restored backup piece 1
  channel ORA_DISK_2: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:04:06
  channel ORA_DISK_1: piece handle=/oraclebackup/CORE/DF_L0_CORE_01022013_2no0slbn_87_1 tag=LEVEL0
  channel ORA_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1
  channel ORA_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:04:16
  Finished restore at 01-FEB-13
  
  RMAN> recover database;
  
  Starting recover at 01-FEB-13
  using channel ORA_DISK_1
  using channel ORA_DISK_2
  
  starting media recovery
  
  archived log for thread 1 with sequence 1 is already on disk as file /u05/oradata/CORE/CORE_11806244987.ARC
  archived log for thread 1 with sequence 2 is already on disk as file /u05/oradata/CORE/CORE_21806244987.ARC
  archived log file name=/u05/oradata/CORE/CORE_11806244987.ARC thread=1 sequence=1
  archived log file name=/u05/oradata/CORE/CORE_21806244987.ARC thread=1 sequence=2
  unable to find archived log
  archived log thread=1 sequence=3
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-03002: failure of recover command at 02/01/2013 13:37:07
  RMAN-06054: media recovery requesting unknown archived log for thread 1 with sequence 3 and starting SCN of 365298
  
  RMAN> alter database open resetlogs;
  
  database opened
  new incarnation of database registered in recovery catalog
  starting full resync of recovery catalog
  full resync complete

  But in the newspapers, I don't see that datafile 4 is always restored which means that I spend more time on the restoration of files that I need. Is it possible to do that?

  Hello;

  You can make a leap like this:

  RMAN > RECOVER DATABASE SKIP users TABLESPACE; (for multiples use the comma between)

  Temp history, RESTORE DATABASE SKIP TABLESPACE;

  You will need to provide the Tablespace names in single quotes.

  Your RESTORE command must also include SKIP TABLESPACE tablespacename or SKIP FOREVER TABLESPACE tablespacename to exclude the specific tablespace.

  http://www.di.unipi.it/~GHELLI/didattica/bdldoc/B19306_01/backup.102/b14192/recov004.htm (6.4.3.2 Performing Media Recovery of restored database, Tablespace or Datafile)

  Best regards

  mseberg

• RMAN Backupsets restore from a BAND on the disc?

  Hi guys,.

  Please help me, we back up our 11g i.e. databases (extra strength 0, level 1 & archivelogs) disk with RMAN and then subsequently run another script for the backupsets of the DISC on a backup TAPE.

  Now, I would like to know, how to restore these backupsets BAND on the DISC with RMAN back if possible? We are using Veritas NetBackup for Oracle - version 7.5.

  PART OF THE SCRIPT EXAMPLE DISK to TAPE BACKUP:

  run

  {

  allocate channels ch1 type 'SBT_TAPE ';

  Send "NB_ORA_SERV = master_server_name, NB_ORA_CLIENT = client_name, NB_ORA_POLICY = netbackup_policy, NB_ORA_SCHED = schedule_name';"

  backupset backup all the format = "${ORACLE_SID} %U _full_tape_" no saved;

  output channel ch1.

  }

  Kind regards

  ZKM

  Hello, with rman you can restore the files of data, controlfiles, archivelogs, storage... (IE, your database), but I believe that you cannot restore a stb to a disc backupset backupset, you restore a backupset o filecopy to a "restore" object, not a backupset. :

  

  http://docs.Oracle.com/CD/E11882_01/backup.112/e10643/rcmsynta2008.htm#RCMRF149

  You can restore it with:

  RMAN > restore database the tag ' '.

  If you have configured channel decoders and disk channel, rman will first try to restore from disk and if it is not backupset on disk, rman restore of stb.

  RMAN: Creating and restoring backups to disk and tape (Doc ID 1397703.1);

  Kind regards.

• Cold DB RMAN backup &amp; restore on the other server: best procedure?

  Hello

  A few days ago I did a cold backup of the GR 2 CARS DB 11 with the following commands:

  srvctl stop database d DBPOC

  RMAN target / < < EOF

  bootable media;

  run

  {

  assign the channel c1 type disc format ' / tmp/dump/coldBkp/%T_%d_DBID%I_s%s_p%p.bkp';

  backup of database TAG 'BKPCOLDDBPOCC' keep until 'sysdate + 1000';

  backup current controlfile TAG 'BKPCOLDDBPOC_CTL' keep until 'sysdate + 1000';

  backup spfile TAG 'BKPCOLDDBPOC_SPF' keep until 'sysdate + 1000';

  output channel c1;

  }

  SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE;

  quit smoking;

  FO %

  srvctl start database-d DBPOC

  srvctl start service d DBPOC

  Then noticing that I need a copy of controlfile I also did:

  backup current controlfile copy format in ' / opt/dump/oracle/coldBkp/currentctlfile.ctl';

  He made a set of files in the file/tmp/dump/coldBkp system that I copied to another server, resembling:

  20130912_DBPOC_DBID23987234897_s371_p1.BKP... plus my currentctlfile.ctl.

  I copied everything on another machine in/tmp/rest, where the same structure of fs and ASM

  starts existed; then run the following commands to restore this DB on

  This new server:

  1 / set some env variables

  2 / cp initDBPOC.ora /opt/oracle/app/ora11g/product/11.2.0/db_1/dbs

  3 / sqlplus: Startup nomount pfile=/opt/oracle/app/ora11g/product/11.2.0/db_1/dbs/initDBPOC.ora

  4 / rman: restoring controlfile to ' / location/of/coldbackup/files/currentctlfile.ctl';

  5 / rman: sql 'alter database mount;

  6 / rman: catalogue start with "/ location/of/coldbackup/files";

  [Type here YES]

  7 / rman: restore the database;

  8 / sqlplus: recover database using backup controlfile until CANCEL;

  [immediately cancelled the first required archive log]

  9 / sqlplus: alter database open resetlogs;

  The procedure has worked.

  But I'm not happy with this, I thought I could have done with RMAN. However, I discovered

  e.g. a CONTROLFILE RECOVER with the HELP of BACKUP is not possible with RMAN etc etc.

  and I had to swith back to sqlplus, surprisingly.

  Am I missing orders RMAN should I used? Y at - it another way - more simple? -of

  perform this restore/recovery simple thanks to the RMAN utility only? Or is my error in backup

  the first place and I should have used other commands for backup?

  Thank you very much in advance for any advice you can give me...

  Kind regards

  Sébastien

  Hello

  You can use

  RMAN > RECOVER DATABASE;

  and for the time being, you can use

  Set until clause with TIME/SCN/restore point

  HTH

• RAC's RMAN backup restore single-instance ASM

  Hello
  
  We use oracle 11 g 2 on AIX 6.1,
  
  We need restore the backup RMAN of CARS to the single ASM instance.
  
  IM new CARS & ASM, what will change
  
  What are the steps involved in it.
  
  
  Thank you

  Hello

  See this doc MOS * backups RMAN disk HowTo restore database RAC to single Instance on another node [415579.1 ID] *.

  On the Single-Instance ASM, you must specify the name of diskgroup for «control_files, db_create_file_dest» settings

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• Only RMAN backup, restore the temporary files?

  DB version: 11.2
  Operating system platform: Solaris 10
  
  Can RMAN backup and restore temp files?
  I'm to recreate a database in a new server, when restoring, it's recommended to restore a temporary RMAN backup file? (if Rman can indeed save and restore temporary files). Or is it better to manually create temporary files in the new server?

  N ° RMAN does not backup TEMPFILEs. (so it does not restore them).
  You can not even explicitly issue a command to BACKUP for TEMPFILEs.

  The TEMPORARY file is re-created automatically when you OPEN the database - it is created at the location specified in the controlfile.

  Hemant K Collette

• AFTER dbid chanaged rman backup restore

  Hi all:
  
  I'm on 10.2.0.3.
  
  I need to do a restore from a tape that contains my RMAN backup (in a different database). The backup is in 2 weeks and I use redundancy 1, so I have to re-catalogue my backup items.
  
  All this is perfect until now, but there's a complication. DBID was changed on this database AFTER the backup was made, so the catalog command is get rejected:
  
  RMAN > Catalogue backuppiece ' / db/backup/HMTRN/25 Jul 09/c-3431719427-20090723-00 ";"
  
  ORA-19870: error reading backup total/db/backup/HMTRN/25 Jul 09/c-3431719427-20090723-00
  ORA-19691: / db/backup/HMTRN/25 Jul 09/c-3431719427-20090723-00 is different data base: id = 3431719427, name = HMTRN.
  
  Someone has an idea?
  
  Reset original database in a privious incarnation would work?
  
  Dear I don't see any of them:
  
  RMAN > list incarnation of database;
  
  
  RMAN > list incarnation;
  
  
  RMAN > exir
  
  Thanks in advance!

  Before you start the backuppieces of cataloging, you must restore the controlfile that correspond to this backup (with the correct DBID). CATALOGUE update the controlfile as well.

  Then

  STARTUP NOMOUNT
  RESTORE CONTROLFILE FROM '... location ';
  ALTER DATABASE MOUNT
  CATALOGUE...

• Restore the Tablespace in RMAN

  Hello
  
  My 10 g 10.2.0.1 database and I want to recover my tablespace.
  
  I tried to recover the tablespace in the database database and open mount but I couldn't retrieve tablespce.
  
  I've already put the tablespace.
  
  RMAN > RESTORE TABLESPACE TEST;
  
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-00569: = ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =.
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-00558: error occurred during parsing of order entry
  RMAN-01005: syntax error: found 'test': expected an a: 'double-quoted-string, identifier, single-quoted-string '.
  RMAN-01007: in the file column 20 line 1: entry standard
  
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-00569: = ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =.
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-00558: error occurred during parsing of order entry
  RMAN-01005: syntax error: found ';': expected an a: "allocate, alter, beginline, blockrecover, catalog, change, backup, stupid."
  RMAN-01007: in the file column 24 line 1: entry standard
  
  Anand

  Anand Vyas says:
  Hello

  My 10 g 10.2.0.1 database and I want to recover my tablespace.

  I tried to recover the tablespace in the database database and open mount but I couldn't retrieve tablespce.

  I've already put the tablespace.

  RMAN > RESTORE TABLESPACE TEST;

  Put double overall TEST as quotes
  RMAN > RESTORE TABLESPACE 'TEST '.

  Kind regards.

• RMAN restore/recovery

  Is it possible to restore a RMAN full backup on a different/db machine?
  
  I have a DB of Prod (800 f) running 10.2.0.4 and launch the RMAN backup strategy. I am to perform full backups on tape and need to prove that the backups are viable for the restoration. The problem I have is that I can't do any test on the Prod db. My original plan was to create a tablespace and a data file - get the rman backup, delete the data file and restore from the backup. I'm not allowed to do this simple test, while he was susggested we use RMAN to recover from Prod backup set to a different database on another server. Is it still possible? I proved functionaly RMAN can restore in a test environment, but management wants to prove we can restore/recovery of data from production wo affecting primary production of db.
  
  Thank you!!!

  Hello.
  If you have access to metalink take a look at the Doc.
  388431.1 (creation database duplicated on a new host). RMAN
  * T