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Restoring an Oracle RAC Database to Its Current Location (In Place)

You can restore Oracle RAC data to the same database on the same client from which the database was backed up.

Data Available to Restore

You can restore any of the following data:

  • The database and control file

  • The database

  • The control file

  • Individual tablespaces and the control file

  • Individual tablespaces

  • Wallet files

Before You Begin

Set the database to the correct mode defined in the table.

Control file in the restore

Required database mode

Control file is included in the restore

NOMOUNT

Control file not included in the restore

MOUNT

Procedure

  1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

    The database overview page appears.

  2. On the Instances tab, click the instance.

    The instance properties page appears.

  3. On the Overview tab, in the Recovery points section, select the backup to restore, and then click RESTORE.

    The Backup content page appears.

  4. Select the data that you want to restore, and then click RESTORE.

    The Restore options dialog box appears.

  5. Select the In place option.

  6. You can change the use of streams for the restore, under Number of streams:

    • To change the number of streams, click the stream row, click Edit, and then change the number.

    • To change the order of the streams, click the stream row you want to move up, and then click Move up.

  7. To specify the auxiliary path, in the Auxiliary path box enter the full path to the auxiliary instance location.

    The Auxiliary path box only appears if you are restoring some of the tablespaces.

  8. To redirect the database or individual table spaces, do the following:

    1. Click REDIRECT OPTIONS.

      The Redirect path options dialog box appears.

    2. To redirect the database, click Database, and then enter the full path for the new location of the database.

    3. To redirect individual tablespaces and datafiles, click Tablespaces and datafiles. For each tablespace that you want to redirect:

      1. Expand the tablespace.

      2. In the Datafiles box, change the path to the new location.

    4. To redirect the temporary tablespaces, move the Redirect temporary tablespaces toggle to the right, and then enter the full path for the new location.

    5. To change the characteristics of the online redo logs, move the Online redo logs toggle to the right, and then enter the information for the redo logs.

    6. Click SAVE.

  9. To select the data that you want to restore, in the Restore section, select the items to restore.

    These options only appear if you chose to restore all the tablespaces.

  10. Choose if you want to apply the archive files to the data files or if you want to restore the archive log files:

    • To apply the archive files to the data files select Recover to, and then from the Recover to type list select the type of recovery and enter any related values.

    • To restore the archive log, select Restore archive log:

      1. From the Archive log type list, select the type of recovery and enter any related values.

      2. In the Target directory box, enter the full path to the directory.

  11. To automatically move the database or selected tablespaces to the correct offline mode before the restore, under Advanced options select the Switch Database Mode check box.

  12. To override the Control file backup piece selected by the system, enter your value in the box.

  13. To use the recovery catalog, move the Use recovery catalog toggle to the right, and then select a saved credential.

  14. To run the operation without connecting to the target database, under Advanced options select Skip target connection.

  15. To have the software validate the restore without restoring the data, under Advanced options select Validate only.

  16. To specify pre or post recovery scripts, do the following under Pre or Post options:

    1. Type the path to the script.

    2. To run a script as a specific user, move the Run as user toggle to the right and then select a saved credential.

  17. You can configure a schedule to repeat this restore operation. To create a schedule, do the following:

    1. Click Schedule.

      The Add schedule dialog box appears.

    2. In the Name box, type a name for the schedule.

    3. Configure the Frequency and Repeat parameters.

    4. To specify exceptions to the schedule, click Exceptions.

      The Exceptions dialog box appears.

    5. Configure the exception parameters:

      • You can click Add Exception to save a set of exception parameters and continue adding sets of exception parameters.

      • Click Save when you have finished configuring the exception parameters.

    6. Under the Range of recurrence section, specify the Start date and End date to schedule the recurrence range of the restore operation.

    7. To save the schedule and return to the restore dialog box, click Schedule.

  18. To customize the script for this restore operation, click PREVIEW.
    The preview window appears.

    1. To customize the script, click CUSTOMIZE.
      The Customize script window appears.
    2. On the Ctrl/SP file script or on the Database script tab, modify the script.
    3. Click SUBMIT to submit the modified script.

  19. If you did not customize the script, click SUBMIT.

Viewing and Editing a Database Restore Schedule for Oracle RAC

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