Restore RMAN backup on a different machine

[Cyborg]

Hi Arslan,

I have taken a full RMAN backup of server A. I need to restore it on the server B.

Oracle DB has already been created on B.

Do I have to delete the DB on B before restoring the backup from A?

If yes then is DBCA the right tool to delete that db?

Regards

[ErmanArslansOracleBlog]

You can have multiple databases on one server, so you don't have to delete anything. (unless you have a resource problem --disk space etc.)

If you want to drop a database, there are multiple ways.. And yes, you can use dbca to drop a database. When DBCA deletes a database, it shuts down the database instance and then deletes all database files.

[Cyborg]

Thanks man.
Regards