# Restoring an Oracle RAC Database to a Different Location (Out of Place)

You can restore Oracle RAC data to a new host, or to a new host and a new database.

## 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

## 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 Out of place option.

6. From the Restore type list, select Cross instance restore.

7. From the Destination server list, select the host to restore to.

8. From the Destination instance list, select the instance to restore to.

9. To change the stream configuration for the restore, under Number of streams, click the action button for the stream to change, and then move the stream up or down, or edit the number of streams.

10. 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.

11. Select the data that you want to restore.

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

    - To restore the database or individual tablespaces, select the Database check box and clear the Control file check box.

    - To restore the control file, clear the Database check box and select the Control file check box.

    - To restore the SP file, clear the Database check box and select the SP File check box.

    - To restore the log files, clear the Database check box.

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

    - To apply the archive files to the data files select Recover to, and then specify how you want to apply the archive files to the data files.

    - To only restore the archive log, select Restore archive log, and then do the following:

      1. Choose the archive log type and specify the start and end information for that type.

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

13. 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.

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

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

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

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

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

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

## Related Topics

Viewing and Editing a Database Restore Schedule for Oracle RAC

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