The client indexes are for file system backups. RMAN stores the details
of the backups in either a Oracle Database (RMAN Repository) or in the
control file for the database. Depends on how it is setup. 

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrewjeski, Mike - GPM 
> [mailto:Mike.Andrewjeski AT GREENPOINT DOT COM] 
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 8:31 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: [Networker] Disaster Recovery of RMAN only Client
> 
> 
> Hi List,
> 
> We're testing disaster recovery, and the first test is to 
> restore a database that was backed up using rman. The Server 
> is 6.1.3 and the oracle modules is version 3 I believe. Both 
> server and client are Solaris 8.
> 
> To do this test what we have done is to config the rman 
> client and the Networker Server and do a successfull rman 
> backup and restore. Then do a full backup of the server 
> followed by a "savegrp -v -O -l Full <GroupName>. then stop 
> services, rename the nsr directory, re-install Networker, 
> jbconfig, mmrecov, nsrjb -HEv, re-inventory nsrck -l7 (which 
> gets the server indexes but fails on the rman client). When I 
> try to restore the client indexes using nwrecover, I can see 
> that I have nothing under ~nsr/index/<ClientName>
> 
> Seems to me the issue is we're not getting the client indexes 
> back down from tape, and so cannot perform a restore. Mind 
> you, there have been no Server initiated backups, only rman 
> started from the client.  Anyone have any ideas what step 
> I've omitted or how to get the client indexes back? BTW 
> mminfo -a -c shows the correct info.
> 
> thanks in advance
> 
> mike
> 
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