bash-3.00$ pwd /export/d3120/oradata/JUNKDB bash-3.00$ cp /export/d3120/oradata/JUNKDB/backup/control01.ctl . bash-3.00$ cp control01.ctl control02.ctl bash-3.00$ cp control01.ctl control03.ctl bash-3.00$ ls *.ctl control01.ctl control02.ctl control03.ctl bash-3.00$ rm *.dbf bash-3.00$ bash-3.00$ bash-3.00$ ls arch control01.ctl control02.ctl control03.ctl redo01.log redo02.log redo03.log backup bash-3.00$ rm *.ctl bash-3.00$ cp ./backup/*.dbf . bash-3.00$ cp /export/d3120/oradata/JUNKDB/backup/control01.ctl . bash-3.00$ cp control01.ctl control02.ctl bash-3.00$ cp control01.ctl control03.ctl bash-3.00$ bash-3.00$ bash-3.00$ sqlplus "/ as sysdba" SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Production on Wed Nov 27 22:14:04 2013 Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All Rights Reserved. Connected to an idle instance. SQL> startup mount; ORACLE instance started. Total System Global Area 1258291200 bytes Fixed Size 2126904 bytes Variable Size 513641416 bytes Database Buffers 738197504 bytes Redo Buffers 4325376 bytes Database mounted. SQL> alter database open; alter database open * ERROR at line 1: ORA-01589: must use RESETLOGS or NORESETLOGS option for database open SQL> alter database open resetlogs; alter database open resetlogs * ERROR at line 1: ORA-01195: online backup of file 1 needs more recovery to be consistent ORA-01110: data file 1: '/export/d3120/oradata/JUNKDB/system01.dbf' SQL> recover database using backup controlfile until cancel; ORA-00279: change 11166401 generated at 04/27/2013 21:51:00 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : /export/d3120/oradata/JUNKDB/arch/1_2_749583954.dbf ORA-00280: change 11166401 for thread 1 is in sequence #2 Specify log: {<RET>=suggested | filename | AUTO | CANCEL} AUTO ORA-00279: change 11186531 generated at 04/27/2013 22:04:32 needed for thread 1 ORA-00289: suggestion : /export/d3120/oradata/JUNKDB/arch/1_3_749583954.dbf ORA-00280: change 11186531 for thread 1 is in sequence #3 ORA-00278: log file '/export/d3120/oradata/JUNKDB/arch/1_2_749583954.dbf' no longer needed for this recovery ORA-00308: cannot open archived log '/export/d3120/oradata/JUNKDB/arch/1_3_749583954.dbf' ORA-27037: unable to obtain file status SVR4 Error: 2: No such file or directory Additional information: 3 SQL> alter database open resetlogs; Database altered. SQL> select status from v$instance; STATUS ------------ OPEN SQL>