Can't Recover a Database Saved With the OEM Backup Facility RMAN-06169

Posted by PDSERVICE on Mar 08, 2020 In

APPLIES TO:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 8.1.6.0 to 10.1.0.2 [Release 8.1.6 to 10.1]

Information in this document applies to any platform.

SYMPTOMS

RMAN restore fails with RMAN-6169

RMAN-06169: could not read file header for datafile 1 error reason 15

CHANGES

CAUSE

From kcv.c

/* if the controlfile is not a backup then the controlfile checkpoint count

** stored in the file header should be less than or equal the one in the

** controlfile. If it is not, then controlfile is an old restored image

** copy */

if (KCCFHX(&hx->kcvhxft.kccftbch)->kccfhxfh.kccfhtyp != KCCTYPBC

&& fhp->kcvfhccc > fe.kccfecpc)

{ /* wrong checkpoint count */

hx->kcvhxerr = KCVHXCPC;

goto got_header;

}

#define KCVHXCPC 15 /* wrong checkpoint count */

An incorrect version of controlfile is used

The Controlfile was CURRENT but from an older COLD-backup

than the restored datafiles.

SOLUTION

Restore a more recent controlfile.

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