Restoring Oracle RAC Databases by Using the RMAN Backup Tag

If you have assigned unique identification tags (RMAN backup tags) for the data, you can restore and recover an entire database from a specific backup using the tags.

Procedure

1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers > client.

2. Right-click the instance, point to All Tasks and then click Browse and Restore.

3. Select Latest Backup and click View Content.

4. Select all the databases and click Recover All Selected.

5. Depending on the type of restore to be run, click Restore in place or Restore out of place, and then click Next.

   The Oracle In Place Restore Options or Oracle Out of Place Restore Options dialog box appears.

6. On the Oracle Restore Options dialog box, navigate to the General tab, select the Restore Control File check box to restore the control files.

7. On the Stream tab:

   1. Specify the number of streams to use for each Oracle RAC instance in the Stream column.

   2. Click Advanced.

8. On the Advanced Restore Options dialog box, on the Restore tab, in the By Tag box, type the tag name that is assigned for a specific data backup that you want to restore.

9. Click OK.

10. Click OK to start the restore.