I have the RMAN full database backup of oracle 10g (10.2.0.3) on Sun Solaris OS which I want to restore on oracle 11g (11.2.0.3) on Linux OS. The backup pieces were transferred to the oracle 11g server manually in binary mode. The Oracle 11g is installed on Linux OS. I have only the RMAN backup and no access to the primary database from where the backup has been taken.
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 36356096 Jul 16 14:49 snapcf_MEPC.f
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 166028800 Jul 16 15:29 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_nnnbkn9f_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 169567744 Jul 16 15:29 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_nmnbkn9f_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 164813824 Jul 16 15:39 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_nonbkn9f_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 144025600 Jul 16 16:06 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_nqnbkn9f_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 168576512 Jul 16 16:09 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_npnbkn9f_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 168649216 Jul 16 17:33 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o5nbkpvv_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 162847232 Jul 16 17:34 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o6nbkpvv_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 167351808 Jul 16 17:35 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o7nbkpvv_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 166838272 Jul 16 17:36 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o8nbkpvv_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 166876160 Jul 16 17:37 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o9nbkpvv_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 327606272 Jul 16 17:54 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o4nbknav_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 549658624 Jul 16 18:26 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o2nbknav_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 162984448 Jul 16 18:28 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_oanbkpvv_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 163567616 Jul 16 18:29 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_obnbkpvv_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 161380352 Jul 16 18:29 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_ocnbkpvv_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 1072275456 Jul 18 13:52 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o3nbknav_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 1813348352 Jul 18 17:00 MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o1nbknav_1_1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 mepc dba 36438016 Jul 25 15:45 controlfile_bkup_MEPC_c-1469445140-20120522-09
the backup is taken in the above format. I know the ORACLE_SID and did of the database from which the backup has been taken.
whenever I tried the following command
mepc@tcstctmatson:/mepc_backup/May22fullbkp$ rman target /
Recovery Manager: Release 11.2.0.3.0 - Production on Tue Jul 31 12:14:54 2012
Copyright (c) 1982, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
connected to target database: MEPC (DBID=1595278680)
RMAN> shutdown;
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
database closed
database dismounted
Oracle instance shut down
RMAN> startup nomount;
connected to target database (not started)
Oracle instance started
Total System Global Area 1071333376 bytes
Fixed Size 1349732 bytes
Variable Size 620758940 bytes
Database Buffers 444596224 bytes
Redo Buffers 4628480 bytes
RMAN> restore spfile to '$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/initMEPC.ora' from autobackup db_recovery_file_dest='/mepc_backup/May22fullbkp' db_name='MEPC';
the following error was notified
Starting restore at 31-JUL-12
using channel ORA_DISK_1
recovery area destination: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp
database name (or database unique name) used for search: MEPC
channel ORA_DISK_1: no AUTOBACKUPS found in the recovery area
channel ORA_DISK_1: looking for AUTOBACKUP on day: 20120731
channel ORA_DISK_1: looking for AUTOBACKUP on day: 20120730
channel ORA_DISK_1: looking for AUTOBACKUP on day: 20120729
channel ORA_DISK_1: looking for AUTOBACKUP on day: 20120728
channel ORA_DISK_1: looking for AUTOBACKUP on day: 20120727
channel ORA_DISK_1: looking for AUTOBACKUP on day: 20120726
channel ORA_DISK_1: looking for AUTOBACKUP on day: 20120725
channel ORA_DISK_1: no AUTOBACKUP in 7 days found
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of restore command at 07/31/2012 12:22:06
RMAN-06172: no AUTOBACKUP found or specified handle is not a valid copy or piece
i tried recovering the rman backup through catalog also and the following error was notified
List of Files Which Where Not Cataloged
=======================================
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_nonbkn9f_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_obnbkpvv_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_ocnbkpvv_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o7nbkpvv_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o9nbkpvv_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_nmnbkn9f_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_nnnbkn9f_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o3nbknav_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o6nbkpvv_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/controlfile_bkup_MEPC_c-1469445140-20120522-09
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_npnbkn9f_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_oanbkpvv_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_nqnbkn9f_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o1nbknav_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o5nbkpvv_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/snapcf_MEPC.f
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o2nbknav_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o4nbknav_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
File Name: /mepc_backup/May22fullbkp/MEPC_full_backup_MEPC_o8nbkpvv_1_1
RMAN-07517: Reason: The file header is corrupted
the file is not corrupted as I checked the checksum on both the servers and it is the same.
Please help me how can I restore the RMAN oracle 10g backup in Oracle 11g and let me know where I am going wrong.
Thanks in advance.