Requirements for recovering the complete Oracle instance or database to a computer other than the original Oracle server

If you experience a complete loss, deletion, or destruction of the Oracle instance or database, you can restore the instance and database to a computer other than the original Oracle server.

See Recovering the complete Oracle instance or database to a computer other than the original Oracle server.

To successfully complete the recovery, you must have the following items:

Table: Requirements when you recover using a new or alternate Oracle server

Item

Description

DBID

If you do not know the DBID, you can find it in the Backup Exec job log or in RMAN after you login.

ControlFile piece ID

You can identify the ControlFile piece ID in the Backup Exec restore view in the Control Files subnode under the Oracle node.

A full system Oracle backup

The full system Oracle backup must include the following:

  • controlfile

  • datafiles

  • archive logs

Requirements for recovering the complete Oracle instance or database to a computer other than the original Oracle server