$> oerr ora 1207
01207, 00000, "file is more recent than control file - old control file"
// *Cause: The control file change sequence number in the data file is
// greater than the number in the control file. This implies that
// the wrong control file is being used. Note that repeatedly causing
// this error can make it stop happening without correcting the real
// problem. Every attempt to open the database will advance the
// control file change sequence number until it is great enough.
// *Action: Use the current control file or do backup control file recovery to
// make the control file current. Be sure to follow all restrictions
// on doing a backup control file recovery.
The Oracle documentation notes these restrictions on doing a BACKUP CONTROLFILE RECOVERY:
The following notes and restrictions apply regardless of whether you use a recovery catalog:
The following notes and restrictions apply regardless of whether you use a recovery catalog:
- You must run the RECOVER command after restoring a backup control file, even if no datafiles have been restored.
- You must open the database with the RESETLOGS option after performing either complete or point-in-time recovery with a backup control file.
- If the online redo logs are inaccessible, then you must perform incomplete recovery to an SCN before the earliest SCN in the online redo logs. This limitation is necessary because RMAN does not back up online logs.
- During recovery, RMAN automatically searches for online and archived redo logs that are not recorded in the RMAN repository, and catalogs any that it finds so that it can use them in recovery.
RMAN attempts to find a valid archived log in any of the current archiving destinations with the current log format. The current format is specified in the initialization parameter file used to start the instance (or all instances in a Real Application Clusters installation). Similarly, RMAN attempts to find the online redo logs by using the filenames as specified in the control file.
If you changed the archiving destination or format during recovery, or if you added new online log members after the backup of the control file, then RMAN may not be able to automatically catalog a needed online or archived log.
