What if a database (or a tablespace) is left in [BEGIN] BACKUP mode and an RMAN Backup is made.
SQL> archive log list; Database log mode Archive Mode Automatic archival Enabled Archive destination USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST Oldest online log sequence 628 Next log sequence to archive 630 Current log sequence 630 SQL> set time on 08:19:45 SQL> alter database begin backup; Database altered. 08:19:51 SQL> 08:22:00 SQL> alter system archive log current; System altered. 08:22:06 SQL> create table hemant.dummy_1 as select * from dba_source; Table created. 08:22:35 SQL> alter system archive log current; System altered. 08:22:47 SQL> archive log list; Database log mode Archive Mode Automatic archival Enabled Archive destination USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST Oldest online log sequence 632 Next log sequence to archive 634 Current log sequence 634 08:22:50 SQL> [oracle@localhost ~]$ set NLS_DATE_FORMAT=DD_MON_RR_HH24_MI;export NLS_DATE_FORMAT [oracle@localhost ~]$ date Mon Jul 29 08:23:47 PDT 2013 [oracle@localhost ~]$ rman target / Recovery Manager: Release 11.2.0.2.0 - Production on Mon Jul 29 08:23:59 2013 Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. connected to target database: ORCL (DBID=1229390655) RMAN> backup database plus archivelog delete input; Starting backup at 29-JUL-13 current log archived using target database control file instead of recovery catalog allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1 channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=52 device type=DISK channel ORA_DISK_1: starting archived log backup set channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying archived log(s) in backup set input archived log thread=1 sequence=621 RECID=6 STAMP=818238417 input archived log thread=1 sequence=622 RECID=7 STAMP=818238426 input archived log thread=1 sequence=623 RECID=8 STAMP=820627686 input archived log thread=1 sequence=624 RECID=9 STAMP=820657899 input archived log thread=1 sequence=625 RECID=10 STAMP=820915708 input archived log thread=1 sequence=626 RECID=11 STAMP=821863415 input archived log thread=1 sequence=627 RECID=12 STAMP=821935812 input archived log thread=1 sequence=628 RECID=13 STAMP=821952099 input archived log thread=1 sequence=629 RECID=14 STAMP=822039518 input archived log thread=1 sequence=630 RECID=15 STAMP=822039726 input archived log thread=1 sequence=631 RECID=16 STAMP=822039751 input archived log thread=1 sequence=632 RECID=17 STAMP=822039756 input archived log thread=1 sequence=633 RECID=18 STAMP=822039767 input archived log thread=1 sequence=634 RECID=19 STAMP=822039899 channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 29-JUL-13 channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 29-JUL-13 piece handle=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2013_07_29/o1_mf_annnn_TAG20130729T082500_8zf2bdkc_.bkp tag=TAG20130729T082500 comment=NONE channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03 channel ORA_DISK_1: deleting archived log(s) archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_06_16/o1_mf_1_621_8vvpb13c_.arc RECID=6 STAMP=818238417 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_06_16/o1_mf_1_622_8vvpbbf6_.arc RECID=7 STAMP=818238426 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_13/o1_mf_1_623_8y1z6obz_.arc RECID=8 STAMP=820627686 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_13/o1_mf_1_624_8y2wpst6_.arc RECID=9 STAMP=820657899 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_16/o1_mf_1_625_8ybrhcgp_.arc RECID=10 STAMP=820915708 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_27/o1_mf_1_626_8z7oz70c_.arc RECID=11 STAMP=821863415 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_28/o1_mf_1_627_8z9wombb_.arc RECID=12 STAMP=821935812 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_28/o1_mf_1_628_8zbdll9r_.arc RECID=13 STAMP=821952099 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_629_8zf1yfv9_.arc RECID=14 STAMP=822039518 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_630_8zf24yk0_.arc RECID=15 STAMP=822039726 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_631_8zf25lt4_.arc RECID=16 STAMP=822039751 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_632_8zf25vw1_.arc RECID=17 STAMP=822039756 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_633_8zf2675w_.arc RECID=18 STAMP=822039767 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_634_8zf2bcd9_.arc RECID=19 STAMP=822039899 Finished backup at 29-JUL-13 Starting backup at 29-JUL-13 using channel ORA_DISK_1 RMAN-06554: WARNING: file 1 is in backup mode RMAN-06554: WARNING: file 2 is in backup mode RMAN-06554: WARNING: file 3 is in backup mode RMAN-06554: WARNING: file 4 is in backup mode RMAN-06554: WARNING: file 5 is in backup mode RMAN-06554: WARNING: file 11 is in backup mode channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set input datafile file number=00002 name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/sysaux01.dbf input datafile file number=00001 name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/system01.dbf input datafile file number=00004 name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/users01.dbf input datafile file number=00003 name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/undotbs01.dbf input datafile file number=00011 name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/ORCL/datafile/o1_mf_hemant_8pnowslc_.dbf input datafile file number=00005 name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/example01.dbf channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 29-JUL-13 channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 29-JUL-13 piece handle=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2013_07_29/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20130729T082504_8zf2bj83_.bkp tag=TAG20130729T082504 comment=NONE channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:02:06 channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set including current control file in backup set including current SPFILE in backup set channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 29-JUL-13 channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 29-JUL-13 piece handle=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2013_07_29/o1_mf_ncsnf_TAG20130729T082504_8zf2gk3r_.bkp tag=TAG20130729T082504 comment=NONE channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03 Finished backup at 29-JUL-13 Starting backup at 29-JUL-13 current log archived using channel ORA_DISK_1 channel ORA_DISK_1: starting archived log backup set channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying archived log(s) in backup set input archived log thread=1 sequence=635 RECID=20 STAMP=822039962 input archived log thread=1 sequence=636 RECID=21 STAMP=822039979 input archived log thread=1 sequence=637 RECID=22 STAMP=822039996 input archived log thread=1 sequence=638 RECID=23 STAMP=822040002 input archived log thread=1 sequence=639 RECID=24 STAMP=822040006 input archived log thread=1 sequence=640 RECID=25 STAMP=822040015 input archived log thread=1 sequence=641 RECID=26 STAMP=822040023 input archived log thread=1 sequence=642 RECID=27 STAMP=822040028 input archived log thread=1 sequence=643 RECID=28 STAMP=822040037 channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 29-JUL-13 channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 29-JUL-13 piece handle=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2013_07_29/o1_mf_annnn_TAG20130729T082717_8zf2govj_.bkp tag=TAG20130729T082717 comment=NONE channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:08 channel ORA_DISK_1: deleting archived log(s) archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_635_8zf2d7mb_.arc RECID=20 STAMP=822039962 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_636_8zf2drd5_.arc RECID=21 STAMP=822039979 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_637_8zf2f4p3_.arc RECID=22 STAMP=822039996 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_638_8zf2fjqo_.arc RECID=23 STAMP=822040002 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_639_8zf2fnqo_.arc RECID=24 STAMP=822040006 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_640_8zf2fybs_.arc RECID=25 STAMP=822040015 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_641_8zf2g6hn_.arc RECID=26 STAMP=822040023 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_642_8zf2gdlj_.arc RECID=27 STAMP=822040028 archived log file name=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_643_8zf2gom0_.arc RECID=28 STAMP=822040037 Finished backup at 29-JUL-13 RMAN> 08:25:43 SQL> delete hemant.dummy_1; 689472 rows deleted. 08:26:57 SQL> alter system archive log current; System altered. 08:27:08 SQL> archive log list; Database log mode Archive Mode Automatic archival Enabled Archive destination USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST Oldest online log sequence 641 Next log sequence to archive 643 Current log sequence 643 08:27:13 SQL> 08:28:21 SQL> shutdown immediate ORA-01149: cannot shutdown - file 1 has online backup set ORA-01110: data file 1: '/home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/system01.dbf' 08:28:38 SQL> shutdown abort; ORACLE instance shut down. 08:28:46 SQL> [oracle@localhost ~]$ cd /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl [oracle@localhost orcl]$ ls afiedt.buf ORCL redo03.log temp01.dbf control01.ctl redo01.log sysaux01.dbf undotbs01.dbf example01.dbf redo02.log system01.dbf users01.dbf [oracle@localhost orcl]$ rm *.dbf [oracle@localhost orcl]$ [oracle@localhost ~]$ rman target / Recovery Manager: Release 11.2.0.2.0 - Production on Mon Jul 29 08:29:45 2013 Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. connected to target database (not started) RMAN> startup mount; Oracle instance started database mounted Total System Global Area 456146944 bytes Fixed Size 1344840 bytes Variable Size 394267320 bytes Database Buffers 54525952 bytes Redo Buffers 6008832 bytes RMAN> restore database; Starting restore at 29-JUL-13 using target database control file instead of recovery catalog allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1 channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=18 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 00001 to /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/system01.dbf channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00002 to /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/sysaux01.dbf channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00003 to /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/undotbs01.dbf channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00004 to /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/users01.dbf channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00005 to /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/example01.dbf channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00011 to /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/ORCL/datafile/o1_mf_hemant_8pnowslc_.dbf channel ORA_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2013_07_29/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20130729T082504_8zf2bj83_.bkp channel ORA_DISK_1: piece handle=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2013_07_29/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20130729T082504_8zf2bj83_.bkp tag=TAG20130729T082504 channel ORA_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1 channel ORA_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:02:16 Finished restore at 29-JUL-13 RMAN> [oracle@localhost ~]$ sqlplus '/ as sysdba' SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.2.0 Production on Mon Jul 29 08:33:01 2013 Copyright (c) 1982, 2010, Oracle. All rights reserved. Connected to: Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.2.0 - Production With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options SQL> set time on 08:33:08 SQL> recover database; ORA-00279: change 14271579 generated at 07/29/2013 08:19:51 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_6 30_%u_.arc ORA-00280: change 14271579 for thread 1 is in sequence #630 08:33:25 Specify log: {=suggested | filename | AUTO | CANCEL} RMAN> restore archivelog from sequence 630 until sequence 644; Starting restore at 29-JUL-13 using channel ORA_DISK_1 channel ORA_DISK_1: starting archived log restore to default destination channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring archived log archived log thread=1 sequence=630 channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring archived log archived log thread=1 sequence=631 channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring archived log archived log thread=1 sequence=632 channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring archived log archived log thread=1 sequence=633 channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring archived log archived log thread=1 sequence=634 channel ORA_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2013_07_29/o1_mf_annnn_TAG20130729T082500_8zf2bdkc_.bkp channel ORA_DISK_1: piece handle=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2013_07_29/o1_mf_annnn_TAG20130729T082500_8zf2bdkc_.bkp tag=TAG20130729T082500 channel ORA_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1 channel ORA_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07 channel ORA_DISK_1: starting archived log restore to default destination channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring archived log archived log thread=1 sequence=635 channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring archived log archived log thread=1 sequence=636 channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring archived log archived log thread=1 sequence=637 channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring archived log archived log thread=1 sequence=638 channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring archived log archived log thread=1 sequence=639 channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring archived log archived log thread=1 sequence=640 channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring archived log archived log thread=1 sequence=641 channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring archived log archived log thread=1 sequence=642 channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring archived log archived log thread=1 sequence=643 channel ORA_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2013_07_29/o1_mf_annnn_TAG20130729T082717_8zf2govj_.bkp channel ORA_DISK_1: piece handle=/home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2013_07_29/o1_mf_annnn_TAG20130729T082717_8zf2govj_.bkp tag=TAG20130729T082717 channel ORA_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1 channel ORA_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:25 Finished restore at 29-JUL-13 RMAN> SQL> set time on 08:36:50 SQL> recover database; ORA-00279: change 14271579 generated at 07/29/2013 08:19:51 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_6 30_8zf2ycv9_.arc ORA-00280: change 14271579 for thread 1 is in sequence #630 08:36:54 Specify log: { =suggested | filename | AUTO | CANCEL} AUTO ORA-00279: change 14271656 generated at 07/29/2013 08:22:06 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_6 31_8zf2ybyw_.arc ORA-00280: change 14271656 for thread 1 is in sequence #631 ORA-00279: change 14271770 generated at 07/29/2013 08:22:26 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_6 32_8zf2yc12_.arc ORA-00280: change 14271770 for thread 1 is in sequence #632 ORA-00279: change 14271813 generated at 07/29/2013 08:22:35 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_6 33_8zf2ydhs_.arc ORA-00280: change 14271813 for thread 1 is in sequence #633 ORA-00279: change 14271822 generated at 07/29/2013 08:22:47 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_6 34_8zf2ydg0_.arc ORA-00280: change 14271822 for thread 1 is in sequence #634 ORA-00279: change 14271905 generated at 07/29/2013 08:24:59 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_6 35_8zf2yldb_.arc ORA-00280: change 14271905 for thread 1 is in sequence #635 ORA-00279: change 14273457 generated at 07/29/2013 08:25:58 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_6 36_8zf2yldh_.arc ORA-00280: change 14273457 for thread 1 is in sequence #636 ORA-00279: change 14275520 generated at 07/29/2013 08:26:14 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_6 37_8zf2yldt_.arc ORA-00280: change 14275520 for thread 1 is in sequence #637 ORA-00279: change 14276886 generated at 07/29/2013 08:26:28 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_6 38_8zf2yln3_.arc ORA-00280: change 14276886 for thread 1 is in sequence #638 ORA-00279: change 14278245 generated at 07/29/2013 08:26:40 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_6 39_8zf2ylfp_.arc ORA-00280: change 14278245 for thread 1 is in sequence #639 ORA-00279: change 14279601 generated at 07/29/2013 08:26:44 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_6 40_8zf2ylgk_.arc ORA-00280: change 14279601 for thread 1 is in sequence #640 ORA-00279: change 14281402 generated at 07/29/2013 08:26:50 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_6 41_8zf2ylok_.arc ORA-00280: change 14281402 for thread 1 is in sequence #641 Log applied. Media recovery complete. 08:37:19 SQL> Media Recovery Log /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/archivelog/2013_07_29/o1_mf_1_641_8zf2ylok_.arc Recovery of Online Redo Log: Thread 1 Group 3 Seq 642 Reading mem 0 Mem# 0: /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/redo03.log Recovery of Online Redo Log: Thread 1 Group 1 Seq 643 Reading mem 0 Mem# 0: /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/redo01.log Recovery of Online Redo Log: Thread 1 Group 2 Seq 644 Reading mem 0 Mem# 0: /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/redo02.log Mon Jul 29 08:37:18 2013 Media Recovery Complete (orcl) Completed: ALTER DATABASE RECOVER CONTINUE DEFAULT 08:38:07 SQL> alter database open; Database altered. 08:38:23 SQL> Mon Jul 29 08:38:12 2013 alter database open Beginning crash recovery of 1 threads Started redo scan Completed redo scan read 0 KB redo, 0 data blocks need recovery Started redo application at Thread 1: logseq 644, block 292, scn 14283635 Recovery of Online Redo Log: Thread 1 Group 2 Seq 644 Reading mem 0 Mem# 0: /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/redo02.log Completed redo application of 0.00MB Completed crash recovery at Thread 1: logseq 644, block 292, scn 14303636 0 data blocks read, 0 data blocks written, 0 redo k-bytes read Mon Jul 29 08:38:13 2013 LGWR: STARTING ARCH PROCESSES Mon Jul 29 08:38:13 2013 ARC0 started with pid=30, OS id=3541 ARC0: Archival started LGWR: STARTING ARCH PROCESSES COMPLETE ARC0: STARTING ARCH PROCESSES Mon Jul 29 08:38:14 2013 ARC1 started with pid=29, OS id=3543 Mon Jul 29 08:38:14 2013 ARC2 started with pid=31, OS id=3545 Thread 1 advanced to log sequence 645 (thread open) ARC1: Archival started ARC2: Archival started Mon Jul 29 08:38:14 2013 ARC3 started with pid=32, OS id=3547 ARC1: Becoming the 'no FAL' ARCH ARC1: Becoming the 'no SRL' ARCH Thread 1 opened at log sequence 645 Current log# 3 seq# 645 mem# 0: /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/redo03.log Successful open of redo thread 1 MTTR advisory is disabled because FAST_START_MTTR_TARGET is not set ARC2: Becoming the heartbeat ARCH Mon Jul 29 08:38:14 2013 SMON: enabling cache recovery Deleted Oracle managed file /home/oracle/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2013_06_16/o1_mf_ncnnf_TAG20130616T082716_8vvpbo4l_.bkp ARC3: Archival started ARC0: STARTING ARCH PROCESSES COMPLETE Archived Log entry 43 added for thread 1 sequence 644 ID 0x49469b3f dest 1: [3530] Successfully onlined Undo Tablespace 2. Undo initialization finished serial:0 start:298264 end:299004 diff:740 (7 seconds) Verifying file header compatibility for 11g tablespace encryption.. Verifying 11g file header compatibility for tablespace encryption completed SMON: enabling tx recovery Re-creating tempfile /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/temp01.dbf Database Characterset is AL32UTF8 No Resource Manager plan active replication_dependency_tracking turned off (no async multimaster replication found) Starting background process QMNC Mon Jul 29 08:38:21 2013 QMNC started with pid=33, OS id=3549 Mon Jul 29 08:38:23 2013 Completed: alter database open Mon Jul 29 08:38:26 2013 Starting background process CJQ0 Mon Jul 29 08:38:26 2013 CJQ0 started with pid=41, OS id=3575 Mon Jul 29 08:38:28 2013 db_recovery_file_dest_size of 3852 MB is 69.95% used. This is a user-specified limit on the amount of space that will be used by this database for recovery-related files, and does not reflect the amount of space available in the underlying filesystem or ASM diskgroup.
The RMAN BACKUP began when the oldest online log sequence was 632. Yet the RECOVER Database after the RESTORE required sequence 630 -- which had been archived before the RMAN BACKUP began. Technically, sequence 630 would not have been required for the RECOVER. Yet, it was required because the database was in BEGIN BACKUP mode when the RMAN Backup was made.
Beware of leaving a database or tablespace in BEGIN BACKUP mode beyond the end of the OS-scripted backup -- whether the backup ran successfully or not, the database should have been taken out of BACKUP mode.
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2 comments:
Nice test scenario Hemant !!
Excellent blog post Hemant!
I haven't performed many tests with BEGIN/END BACKUP modes so this is very valuable information for me.
I would assume that the oldest sequence required for recover would be 632 when full backup was taken not 630.
Keep on good work ;)
Regards,
Marko
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