Duplicate Database Using RMAN Backup Without Connecting To Target Database

Take full backup on Source:

RUN

{

  ALLOCATE CHANNEL ch11 TYPE DISK MAXPIECESIZE 10G;

  BACKUP

  FORMAT '/u01/app/oracle/backup/%d_D_%T_%u_s%s_p%p'

  DATABASE

  PLUS ARCHIVELOG

  FORMAT '/u01/app/oracle/backup/%d_A_%T_%u_s%s_p%p';

  RELEASE CHANNEL ch11;

}

using target database control file instead of recovery catalog

allocated channel: ch11

channel ch11: SID=1 device type=DISK

Starting backup at 15-JUL-14

current log archived

channel ch11: starting archived log backup set

channel ch11: specifying archived log(s) in backup set

input archived log thread=1 sequence=17 RECID=1 STAMP=981547239

channel ch11: starting piece 1 at 15-JUL-14

channel ch11: finished piece 1 at 15-JUL-14

piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/backup/PRODDB_A_20180715_1ht82e78_s49_p1 tag=TAG20180715T120040 comment=NONE

channel ch11: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01

Finished backup at 15-JUL-14

Starting backup at 15-JUL-14

channel ch11: starting full datafile backup set

channel ch11: specifying datafile(s) in backup set

input datafile file number=00001 name=/u01/app/oracle/proddb/system01.dbf

input datafile file number=00002 name=/u01/app/oracle/proddb/sysaux01.dbf

input datafile file number=00003 name=/u01/app/oracle/proddb/undotbs01.dbf

channel ch11: starting piece 1 at 15-JUL-14

channel ch11: finished piece 1 at 15-JUL-14

piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/backup/PRODDB_D_20180715_1it82e79_s50_p1 tag=TAG20180715T120041 comment=NONE

channel ch11: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07

Finished backup at 15-JUL-14

Starting backup at 15-JUL-14

current log archived

channel ch11: starting archived log backup set

channel ch11: specifying archived log(s) in backup set

input archived log thread=1 sequence=18 RECID=2 STAMP=981547248

channel ch11: starting piece 1 at 15-JUL-14

channel ch11: finished piece 1 at 15-JUL-14

piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/backup/PRODDB_A_20180715_1jt82e7h_s51_p1 tag=TAG20180715T120048 comment=NONE

channel ch11: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01

Finished backup at 15-JUL-14

Starting Control File Autobackup at 15-JUL-14

piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/PRODDB/autobackup/2018_07_15/o1_mf_n_981547250_fnotjtfy_.bkp comment=NONE

Finished Control File Autobackup at 15-JUL-14

released channel: ch11

Take controlfile backup if it's not auto backedup:

SQL> alter database backup controlfile to '/u01/app/oracle/backup/ctl.bkp';

Database altered.

Copy backups to target side:

Target side create parameter file and start db in nomount:

[oracle@jcraju dbs]$ cat inittestdb.ora

db_name='testdb'

memory_target=300M

audit_file_dest='/u01/app/oracle/adump'

audit_trail='db'

db_block_size=8192

db_recovery_file_dest='/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area'

db_recovery_file_dest_size=2G

diagnostic_dest='/u01/app/oracle'

dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=ORCLXDB)'

open_cursors=300

undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'

db_file_name_convert=/u01/app/oracle/proddb,/u01/app/oracle/testdb

log_file_name_convert=/u01/app/oracle/proddb,/u01/app/oracle/testdb

control_files=/u01/app/oracle/testdb/control1.ctl, /u01/app/oracle/testdb/control2.ctl

SQL> startup nomount;

ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area  314572800 bytes

Fixed Size            8620224 bytes

Variable Size             234882880 bytes

Database Buffers     67108864 bytes

Redo Buffers                3960832 bytes

Duplicate database using auxiliary:

[oracle@jcraju dbs]$ rman auxiliary /

Recovery Manager: Release 12.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sun Jul 15 03:06:30 2014

Copyright (c) 1982, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.

connected to auxiliary database: TESTDB (not mounted)

RMAN> duplicate database to testdb backup location '/u01/app/oracle/backup';

Starting Duplicate Db at 15-JUL-14

contents of Memory Script:

{

   sql clone "create spfile from memory";

}

executing Memory Script

sql statement: create spfile from memory

contents of Memory Script:

{

   shutdown clone immediate;

   startup clone nomount;

}

executing Memory Script

Oracle instance shut down

connected to auxiliary database (not started)

Oracle instance started

Total System Global Area     314572800 bytes

Fixed Size                     8620224 bytes

Variable Size                234882880 bytes

Database Buffers              67108864 bytes

Redo Buffers                   3960832 bytes

contents of Memory Script:

{

   sql clone "alter system set  db_name =

 ''PRODDB'' comment=

 ''Modified by RMAN duplicate'' scope=spfile";

   sql clone "alter system set  db_unique_name =

 ''testdb'' comment=

 ''Modified by RMAN duplicate'' scope=spfile";

   shutdown clone immediate;

   startup clone force nomount

   restore clone primary controlfile from  '/u01/app/oracle/backup/ctl.bkp';

   alter clone database mount;

}

executing Memory Script

sql statement: alter system set  db_name =  ''PRODDB'' comment= ''Modified by RMAN duplicate'' scope=spfile

sql statement: alter system set  db_unique_name =  ''testdb'' comment= ''Modified by RMAN duplicate'' scope=spfile

Oracle instance shut down

Oracle instance started

Total System Global Area     314572800 bytes

Fixed Size                     8620224 bytes

Variable Size                234882880 bytes

Database Buffers              67108864 bytes

Redo Buffers                   3960832 bytes

Starting restore at 15-JUL-14

allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: SID=35 device type=DISK

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: copied control file copy

output file name=/u01/app/oracle/testdb/control1.ctl

output file name=/u01/app/oracle/testdb/control2.ctl

Finished restore at 15-JUL-14

database mounted

released channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_1

allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: SID=35 device type=DISK

contents of Memory Script:

{

   set until scn  751063;

   set newname for datafile  1 to

 "/u01/app/oracle/testdb/system01.dbf";

   set newname for datafile  2 to

 "/u01/app/oracle/testdb/sysaux01.dbf";

   set newname for datafile  3 to

 "/u01/app/oracle/testdb/undotbs01.dbf";

   restore

   clone database

   ;

}

executing Memory Script

executing command: SET until clause

executing command: SET NEWNAME

executing command: SET NEWNAME

executing command: SET NEWNAME

Starting restore at 15-JUL-14

using channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: starting datafile backup set restore

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00001 to /u01/app/oracle/testdb/system01.dbf

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00002 to /u01/app/oracle/testdb/sysaux01.dbf

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00003 to /u01/app/oracle/testdb/undotbs01.dbf

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /u01/app/oracle/backup/PRODDB_D_20180715_1it82e79_s50_p1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/backup/PRODDB_D_20180715_1it82e79_s50_p1 tag=TAG20180715T120041

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:15

Finished restore at 15-JUL-14

contents of Memory Script:

{

   switch clone datafile all;

}

executing Memory Script

datafile 1 switched to datafile copy

input datafile copy RECID=5 STAMP=981515423 file name=/u01/app/oracle/testdb/system01.dbf

datafile 2 switched to datafile copy

input datafile copy RECID=6 STAMP=981515423 file name=/u01/app/oracle/testdb/sysaux01.dbf

datafile 3 switched to datafile copy

input datafile copy RECID=7 STAMP=981515423 file name=/u01/app/oracle/testdb/undotbs01.dbf

contents of Memory Script:

{

   set until scn  751063;

   recover

   clone database

    delete archivelog

   ;

}

executing Memory Script

executing command: SET until clause

Starting recover at 15-JUL-14

using channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1

starting media recovery

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: starting archived log restore to default destination

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring archived log

archived log thread=1 sequence=18

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /u01/app/oracle/backup/PRODDB_A_20180715_1jt82e7h_s51_p1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/backup/PRODDB_A_20180715_1jt82e7h_s51_p1 tag=TAG20180715T120048

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01

archived log file name=/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/TESTDB/archivelog/2018_07_15/o1_mf_1_18_fnowv0jq_.arc thread=1 sequence=18

channel clone_default: deleting archived log(s)

archived log file name=/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/TESTDB/archivelog/2018_07_15/o1_mf_1_18_fnowv0jq_.arc RECID=1 STAMP=981515424

media recovery complete, elapsed time: 00:00:00

Finished recover at 15-JUL-14

Oracle instance started

Total System Global Area     314572800 bytes

Fixed Size                     8620224 bytes

Variable Size                234882880 bytes

Database Buffers              67108864 bytes

Redo Buffers                   3960832 bytes

contents of Memory Script:

{

   sql clone "alter system set  db_name =

 ''TESTDB'' comment=

 ''Reset to original value by RMAN'' scope=spfile";

   sql clone "alter system reset  db_unique_name scope=spfile";

}

executing Memory Script

sql statement: alter system set  db_name =  ''TESTDB'' comment= ''Reset to original value by RMAN'' scope=spfile

sql statement: alter system reset  db_unique_name scope=spfile

Oracle instance started

Total System Global Area     314572800 bytes

Fixed Size                     8620224 bytes

Variable Size                234882880 bytes

Database Buffers              67108864 bytes

Redo Buffers                   3960832 bytes

sql statement: CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE SET DATABASE "TESTDB" RESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG

  MAXLOGFILES     16

  MAXLOGMEMBERS      2

  MAXDATAFILES       30

  MAXINSTANCES     1

  MAXLOGHISTORY      292

 LOGFILE

  GROUP   1 ( '/u01/app/oracle/testdb/redo01.log' ) SIZE 100 M  REUSE,

  GROUP   2 ( '/u01/app/oracle/testdb/redo02.log' ) SIZE 100 M  REUSE,

  GROUP   3 ( '/u01/app/oracle/testdb/redo03.log' ) SIZE 100 M  REUSE

 DATAFILE

  '/u01/app/oracle/testdb/system01.dbf'

 CHARACTER SET US7ASCII

contents of Memory Script:

{

   set newname for tempfile  1 to

 "/u01/app/oracle/testdb/temp01.dbf";

   switch clone tempfile all;

   catalog clone datafilecopy  "/u01/app/oracle/testdb/sysaux01.dbf",

 "/u01/app/oracle/testdb/undotbs01.dbf";

   switch clone datafile all;

}

executing Memory Script

executing command: SET NEWNAME

renamed tempfile 1 to /u01/app/oracle/testdb/temp01.dbf in control file

cataloged datafile copy

datafile copy file name=/u01/app/oracle/testdb/sysaux01.dbf RECID=1 STAMP=981515444

cataloged datafile copy

datafile copy file name=/u01/app/oracle/testdb/undotbs01.dbf RECID=2 STAMP=981515444

datafile 2 switched to datafile copy

input datafile copy RECID=1 STAMP=981515444 file name=/u01/app/oracle/testdb/sysaux01.dbf

datafile 3 switched to datafile copy

input datafile copy RECID=2 STAMP=981515444 file name=/u01/app/oracle/testdb/undotbs01.dbf

contents of Memory Script:

{

   Alter clone database open resetlogs;

}

executing Memory Script

database opened

Cannot remove created server parameter file

Finished Duplicate Db at 15-JUL-14

RMAN> exit

Duplicate database command will open db with resetlogs,

check db status:

Sql>select database_role,open_mode,name from gv$database;

DATABASE_ROLE     OPEN_MODE        NAME

---------------- ----------------  ---------

PRIMARY           READ WRITE        TESTDB