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Creating/renaming a clone database

Creating/renaming a clone database

2005-11-11       - By Niall Litchfield

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There is weird. I just blogged about this.
You'll want to edit your create controlfile statement so that it reads
CREATE CONTROLFILE *SET* DATABASE "DB2" RESETLOGS NOARCHIVELOG
.....


On 11/11/05, J. Dex <cemail_219@(protected)> wrote:
>
> I know about Metalink Note 15390.1. The complication I am having is that
> there is intially two databases on the same box with the same SID. DB1 was
> restored to other mount points in order to create DB2. I now need to
> startup DB2 so I created a script to create a controlfile with the new
> directory structure and I get the error below. I don't want to start it up
> as DB1 and run "Alter database rename file..." because I don't want to
> accidentally mess up the original DB1. Has anyone done this before?
>
> CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE DATABASE "DB2" RESETLOGS NOARCHIVELOG
> *
> ERROR at line 1:
> ORA-01503 (See ORA-01503.ora-code.com): CREATE CONTROLFILE failed
> ORA-01161 (See ORA-01161.ora-code.com): database name DB1 in file header does not match given name of
> DB2
> ORA-01110 (See ORA-01110.ora-code.com): data file 1: '/d03/oradata/db2/system01.dbf'
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Ranko Mosic <ranko.mosic@(protected)>
> >To: cemail_219@(protected)
> >CC: oracle-l@(protected)
> >Subject: Re: Creating/renaming a clone database
> >Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:06:05 -0500
> >
> > Note:15390.1 *Subject: * How to Determine and Change DB_NAME or
> >ORACLE_SID
> >rm
> >
> >On 11/10/05, J. Dex <cemail_219@(protected)> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have database #1 on a server that I want to clone/restore from a
> cold
> > > backup so that it becomes database #2. Database #2 wiill be on the
> same
> > > server as #1 but I want to rename it. Other than creating a new
> >directory
> > > structure and recreating the controlfile with all the new info, is
> there
> > > anything else that I need to do? Do you have to alter anything within
> >the
> > > database (file names/structures) or will recreating the controlfile
> take
> > > care of it?
> > >
> > > I don't want to bring the database up as the old SID because the SID
> > > already
> > > exists on that server so if something does have to be altered, I am
> not
> > > sure
> > > how to do it in this scenario.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help.
> > >
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<div>There is weird. I just blogged about this. </div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>You'll want to edit your create controlfile statement so that it reads<
/div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>CREATE CONTROLFILE <strong>SET</strong> DATABASE &quot;DB2&quot; RESETLOGS
&nbsp;&nbsp;NOARCHIVELOG</div>
<div>..... </div>
<div><br><br>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/11/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">J. Dex<
/b> &lt;<a href="mailto:cemail_219@(protected)">cemail_219@(protected)</a>&gt;
wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0
.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I know about Metalink Note 15390.1.&nbsp;
&nbsp;The complication I am having is that<br>there is intially two databases on
the same box with the same SID.&nbsp;&nbsp; DB1 was
<br>restored to other mount points in order to create DB2.&nbsp;&nbsp;I now
need to<br>startup DB2 so I created a script to create a controlfile with the
new<br>directory structure and I get the error below.&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't want
to start it up
<br>as DB1 and run &quot;Alter database rename file...&quot; because I don't
want to<br>accidentally mess up the original DB1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Has anyone done
this before?<br><br>CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE DATABASE &quot;DB2&quot; RESETLOGS
&nbsp;&nbsp;NOARCHIVELOG
<br>*<br>ERROR at line 1:<br>ORA-01503 (See ORA-01503.ora-code.com): CREATE CONTROLFILE failed<br>ORA-01161 (See ORA-01161.ora-code.com):
database name DB1 in file header does not match given name of<br>DB2<br>ORA
-01110: data file 1: '/d03/oradata/db2/system01.dbf'<br><br><br><br>
<br><br><br><br>&gt;From: Ranko Mosic &lt;<a href="mailto:ranko.mosic@(protected)
">ranko.mosic@(protected)</a>&gt;<br>&gt;To: <a href="mailto:cemail_219@(protected)
.com">cemail_219@(protected)</a><br>&gt;CC: <a href="mailto:oracle-l@(protected)
.org">
oracle-l@(protected)</a><br>&gt;Subject: Re: Creating/renaming a clone
database<br>&gt;Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:06:05 -0500<br>&gt;<br>&gt;&nbsp;
&nbsp; Note:15390.1 *Subject: * How to Determine and Change DB_NAME or<br>&gt
;ORACLE_SID
<br>&gt;rm<br>&gt;<br>&gt;On 11/10/05, J. Dex &lt;<a href="mailto:cemail_219
@(protected)">cemail_219@(protected)</a>&gt; wrote:<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; I
have database #1 on a server that I want to clone/restore from a cold
<br>&gt; &gt; backup so that it becomes database #2. Database #2 wiill be on
the same<br>&gt; &gt; server as #1 but I want to rename it. Other than creating
a new<br>&gt;directory<br>&gt; &gt; structure and recreating the controlfile
with all the new info, is there
<br>&gt; &gt; anything else that I need to do? Do you have to alter anything
within<br>&gt;the<br>&gt; &gt; database (file names/structures) or will
recreating the controlfile take<br>&gt; &gt; care of it?<br>&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; I don't want to bring the database up as the old SID because the SID
<br>&gt; &gt; already<br>&gt; &gt; exists on that server so if something does
have to be altered, I am not<br>&gt; &gt; sure<br>&gt; &gt; how to do it in
this scenario.
<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Thanks for your help.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; ____
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