Tuesday, November 15, 2016

10g Data Guard, Physical Standby Creation, step by step


Creating a Data Guard Physical Standby environment, General Review.

Manually setting up a Physical standby database is a simple task when all prerequisites and setup steps are carefully met and executed.

In this example I did use 2 hosts, that host a RAC database. All RAC preinstall requisites are then in place and no additional configuration was necessary to implement Data Guard Physical Standby manually. Note that using Enterprise Manager Grid Control Data Guard Physical Standby can be implemented from the Grid Control Console easily. Still, this exercise provide a degree of familiarity with Data Guard.



Implementation notes:

Once you have your primary database up and running these are the steps to follow:

1.      Enable Forced Logging

2.      Create a Password File
3.      Configure a Standby Redo Log
4.      Enable Archiving
5.      Set Primary Database Initialization Parameters

Having followed these steps to implement the Physical Standby you need to follow these steps:


  
1.      Create a Control File for the Standby Database

2.      Backup the Primary Database and transfer a copy to the Standby node.
3.      Prepare an Initialization Parameter File for the Standby Database
4.      Configure the listener and tnsnames to support the database on both nodes
5.      Set Up the Environment to Support the Standby Database on the standby node.
6.      Start the Physical Standby Database
7.      Verify the Physical Standby Database Is Performing Properly


Step by Step Implementation of a Physical Standby Environment



Primary Database Steps

Primary Database General View



SQL> select name from v$database;

NAME

---------
WHITEOWL

SQL> select file_name from dba_data_files;

FILE_NAME

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_users_310mzml9_.dbf /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_sysaux_310mzm34_.dbf /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs1_310mzmk2_.dbf /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_system_310mzm27_.dbf /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_test2_3117h15v_.dbf /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_test3_3117h8nv_.dbf /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_test4_3117hk7d_.dbf

7 rows selected.

SQL> select name from v$database;

NAME

---------
WHITEOWL

SQL> show parameters unique
NAME
TYPEVALUE
------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
db_unique_name                              string        whiteowl





Enable Forced Logging



In order to implement Standby Database we enable 'Forced Logging'.



This option ensures that even in the event that a 'nologging' operation is done, force logging takes precedence and all operations are logged into the redo logs.

SQL> ALTER DATABASE FORCE LOGGING;

Database altered.


Create a Password File

A password file must be created on the Primary and copied over to the Standby site. The sys password must be identical on both sites. This is a key pre requisite in order to be able to ship and apply archived logs from Primary to Standby.

cd $ORACLE_HOME/dbs

[vmractest1] > orapwd file=orapwwhiteowl password=oracle force=y




Configure a Standby Redo Log

A Standby Redo log is added to enable Data Guard Maximum Availability and Maximum Protection modes. It is important to configure the Standby Redo Logs (SRL) with the same size as the online redo logs.

In this example I'm using Oracle Managed Files, that's why I don't need to provide the SRL path and file name. If you are not using OMF's you then must pass the full qualified name.

SQL> select * from v$logfile;

GROUP#
STATUS
TYPE
MEMBER
IS_
----------
-------
-------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
---
3

ONLINE
/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_3_310n22jj_.log
NO
2

ONLINE
/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_2_310n21sx_.log
NO
1

ONLINE
/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_1_310n215q_.log
NO

SQL> select bytes from v$log;

BYTES

----------
52428800
52428800
52428800

SQL> ALTER DATABASE ADD STANDBY LOGFILE GROUP 4 SIZE 50M;

Database altered.

SQL> ALTER DATABASE ADD STANDBY LOGFILE GROUP 5 SIZE 50M;

Database altered.

SQL> ALTER DATABASE ADD STANDBY LOGFILE GROUP 6 SIZE 50M;

Database altered.



SQL>
select * from
v$logfile


2
/







GROUP#
STATUS
TYPE
MEMBER
IS_
----------
-------
-------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
---

3

ONLINE
/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_3_310n22jj_.log
NO

2

ONLINE
/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_2_310n21sx_.log
NO

1

ONLINE
/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_1_310n215q_.log
NO


4

STANDBY
/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_4_3gznjc9v_.log
NO



5

STANDBY
/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_5_3gznnrh0_.log
NO



6

STANDBY
/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_6_3gznrwd7_.log
NO


6 rows selected.



Enable Archiving

On 10g you can enable archive log mode by mounting the database and executing the archivelog command:

SQL> startup mount;

ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area
285212672
bytes
Fixed Size
1218992
bytes
Variable Size
75499088
bytes
Database Buffers
205520896
bytes
Redo Buffers
2973696
bytes
Database mounted.


SQL> alter database archivelog;

Database altered.




SQL> alter database open;

Database
altered.


SQL> archive log list
Archive Mode
Database
log mode

Automatic archival

Enabled
Archive destination
/vmasmtest/whiteowl/archdest/arch
Oldest online log
sequence
92
Next log
sequence
to archive
94
Current log sequence
94


Set Primary Database Initialization Parameters

Data Guard must use spfile, in order to configure it we create and configure the standby parameters on a regular pfile, and once it is ready we convert it to an spfile.

Several init.ora parameters control the behavior of a Data Guard environment. In this example the Primary database init.ora is configured so that it can hold both roles, as Primary or Standby.

SQL> create pfile='/oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/dbs/pfilewhiteowl.ora' from spfile;

File created.

Edit the pfile to add the standby parameters, here shown highlighted:


LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG='DG_CONFIG=(whiteowl,blackowl)' control_files='/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/controlfile/o1_mf_310n1xf0_.ctl'



LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1= 'LOCATION=/vmasmtest/whiteowl/archdest/

VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFILES,ALL_ROLES) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=whiteowl'

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2= 'SERVICE=blackowl LGWR ASYNC
VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=blackowl'
LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_1=ENABLE
LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_2=ENABLE
REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE=EXCLUSIVE LOG_ARCHIVE_FORMAT=%t_%s_%r.arc LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESSES=30
# Standby role parameters --------------------------------------------------------------------
*.fal_server=blackowl *.fal_client=whiteowl *.standby_file_management=auto

*.db_file_name_convert='BLACKOWL/BLACKOWL','WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL' *.log_file_name_convert='/vmasmtest/od01/BLACKOWL/BLACKOWL/','/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/'
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
audit_file_dest='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/whiteowl/adump' background_dump_dest='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/whiteowl/bdump' core_dump_dest='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/whiteowl/cdump' user_dump_dest='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/whiteowl/udump' compatible='10.2.0.1.0'

db_block_size=8192 db_create_file_dest='/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL' db_domain=''
db_file_multiblock_read_count=16 job_queue_processes=10 open_cursors=300 pga_aggregate_target=94371840 processes=150



remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE' sga_target=283115520 undo_management='AUTO' undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'

Once the new parameter file is ready we create from it the spfile:

SQL> shutdown immediate; Database closed. Database dismounted.

ORACLE instance shut down.
SQL> startup nomount pfile='/oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/dbs/pfilewhiteowl.ora'; ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area
285212672
bytes
Fixed Size
1218992
bytes
Variable
Size
92276304
bytes
Database
Buffers
188743680
bytes
Redo Buffers
2973696
bytes
SQL> create spfile from pfile='/oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/dbs/pfilewhiteowl.ora';

File created.

SQL> shutdown immediate;

ORA-01507: database not mounted


ORACLE instance shut down.

SQL> startup;
ORACLE instance started.

Total
System Global Area
285212672
bytes
Fixed
Size
1218992
bytes



Variable Size
92276304
bytes
Database Buffers
188743680
bytes
Redo Buffers
2973696
bytes
Database
mounted.


Database
opened.





Standby Database Steps





Create a Control File for the Standby Database

The standby database will use a control file that is generated on the primary database

SQL> startup mount;

ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area
285212672
bytes
Fixed Size
1218992
bytes
Variable Size
92276304
bytes
Database Buffers
188743680
bytes
Redo Buffers
2973696
bytes
Database mounted.


SQL> ALTER DATABASE CREATE STANDBY CONTROLFILE AS '/oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/dbs/blackowl.ctl';

Database altered.




SQL> ALTER DATABASE OPEN;

Database altered.


Backup the Primary Database and transfer a copy to the Standby node.

Generate a script to copy datafiles

SQL> set pages 50000 lines 120 head off veri off flush off ti off

SQL> spool cpfiles
SQL> select 'scp -p '||file_name||' $v_dest' from dba_data_files;

scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_users_310mzml9_.dbf $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_sysaux_310mzm34_.dbf $ v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs1_310mzmk2_.dbf $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_system_310mzm27_.dbf $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_test2_3117h15v_.dbf $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_test3_3117h8nv_.dbf $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_test4_3117hk7d_.dbf $v_dest

7 rows selected.

SQL> select 'scp -p '||file_name||' $v_dest' from dba_temp_files;

scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_temp_310n2bnj_.tmp $v_dest

SQL> select 'scp -p '||member||'   $v_dest' from v$logfile;

scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_3_310n22jj_.log $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_2_310n21sx_.log $v_dest



scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_1_310n215q_.log scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_4_3gznjc9v_.log scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_5_3gznnrh0_.log scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_6_3gznrwd7_.log

6 rows selected.

SQL> spool off

Shutdown the database, edit the script to add the v_dest location, and execute it.

[vmractest1] > mv cpfiles.lst cpfiles

$v_dest $v_dest $v_dest $v_dest



#!/bin/ksh v_dest=vmractest2:/oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/datafile/

scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_users_310mzml9_.dbf $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_sysaux_310mzm34_.dbf $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs1_310mzmk2_.dbf $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_system_310mzm27_.dbf $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_test2_3117h15v_.dbf $v_dest
scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_test3_3117h8nv_.dbf $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_test4_3117hk7d_.dbf $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/o1_mf_temp_310n2bnj_.tmp $v_dest v_dest= vmractest2:/oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/onlinelog/
scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_3_310n22jj_.log $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_2_310n21sx_.log $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_1_310n215q_.log $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_4_3gznjc9v_.log $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_5_3gznnrh0_.log $v_dest scp -p /vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_6_3gznrwd7_.log $v_dest





On the standby node create the required directories to get the datafiles

[root@vmractest2 root]# mkdir -p /oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/datafile/ [root@vmractest2 root]# mkdir -p /oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/onlinelog/ [root@vmractest2 root]# chown -R oracle:dba /oradisk/od01

On the primary node execute the script to copy the database while the main database is down (or in backup mode)

[vmractest1] > chmod 700 cpfiles




[vmractest1] > ./cpfiles
100%
2801MB
7.0MB/s
06:37
o1_mf_users_310mzml9_.dbf
o1_mf_sysaux_310mzm34_.dbf
100%
340MB
7.4MB/s
00:45
o1_mf_undotbs1_310mzmk2_.dbf
100%
100MB
8.0MB/s
00:12
o1_mf_system_310mzm27_.dbf
100%
490MB
7.0MB/s
01:09
o1_mf_test2_3117h15v_.dbf
100%
100MB
6.5MB/s
00:15
o1_mf_test3_3117h8nv_.dbf
100%
100MB
6.0MB/s
00:16
o1_mf_test4_3117hk7d_.dbf
100%
100MB
6.4MB/s
00:15
o1_mf_temp_310n2bnj_.tmp
100%
433MB
5.8MB/s
01:14
o1_mf_3_310n22jj_.log
100%
50MB
7.5MB/s
00:06
o1_mf_2_310n21sx_.log
100%
50MB
8.4MB/s
00:05
o1_mf_1_310n215q_.log
100%
50MB
8.8MB/s
00:05
o1_mf_4_3gznjc9v_.log
100%
50MB
7.7MB/s
00:06
o1_mf_5_3gznnrh0_.log
100%
50MB
8.2MB/s
00:06
o1_mf_6_3gznrwd7_.log
100%
50MB
4.9MB/s
00:10




Prepare an Initialization Parameter File for the Standby Database



Copy and edit the primary init.ora to set it up for the standby role

*.db_name='whiteowl' *.db_unique_name='blackowl'

*.audit_file_dest='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/blackowl/adump' *.background_dump_dest='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/blackowl/bdump' *.core_dump_dest='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/blackowl/cdump' *.user_dump_dest='/oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/blackowl/udump' *.compatible='10.2.0.1.0'
*.control_files='/oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/controlfile/blackowl_01.ctl','/oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/controlfile/blackowl_02.ctl' *.db_block_size=8192

*.db_create_file_dest='/oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL' *.db_domain='' *.db_file_multiblock_read_count=16

*.db_file_name_convert='/oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/datafile/','/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/datafile/' *.log_file_name_convert='/oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/onlinelog/','/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/' *.fal_server='whiteowl'
*.fal_client='blackowl' *.job_queue_processes=10
*.LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG='DG_CONFIG=(whiteowl,blackowl)' *.LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1='LOCATION=/oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/archives/ VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFILES,ALL_ROLES) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=blackowl' *.LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2='SERVICE=whiteowl LGWR ASYNC
VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE)



DB_UNIQUE_NAME=whiteowl' *.LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_1='ENABLE' *.LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_2='ENABLE' *.LOG_ARCHIVE_FORMAT='%t_%s_%r.arc' *.LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESSES=30 *.open_cursors=300 *.pga_aggregate_target=94371840 *.processes=150 *.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE' *.sga_target=283115520 *.standby_file_management='auto' *.undo_management='AUTO' *.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'

Create all required directories for dump directories and archived log destination

[vmractest2] > mkdir -p /oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/blackowl/adump

{oracle} /oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/dbs [vmractest2] > mkdir -p /oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/blackowl/bdump {oracle} /oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/dbs [vmractest2] > mkdir -p /oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/blackowl/cdump {oracle} /oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/dbs [vmractest2] > mkdir -p /oradisk/app01/oracle/admin/blackowl/udump {oracle} /oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/dbs [vmractest2] > mkdir -p /oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/archives/

Copy from the primary the standby controlfile to its destination

[vmractest1] > scp -p blackowl.ctl vmractest2:/oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/controlfile/blackowl_02.ctl blackowl.ctl 100% 6992KB 7.2MB/s 00:00

[vmractest1] > scp -p blackowl.ctl vmractest2:/oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/controlfile/blackowl_01.ctl blackowl.ctl 100% 6992KB 6.9MB/s 00:00



Configure the listener and tnsnames to support the database on both nodes



Configure listener.ora on both servers to hold entries for both databases

# ON VMRACTEST1

LISTENER_VMRACTEST =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =

(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = vmractest1)(PORT = 1522)(IP = FIRST))
)

)

SID_LIST_LISTENER_VMRACTEST = (SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = whiteowl)

(ORACLE_HOME = /oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB ) (SID_NAME = whiteowl)

)
)


# ON VMRACTEST2

LISTENER_VMRACTEST =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =

(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = vmractest2)(PORT = 1522)(IP = FIRST))
)
)

SID_LIST_LISTENER_VMRACTEST =



(SID_LIST = (SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = blackowl)
(ORACLE_HOME = /oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB ) (SID_NAME = blackowl)
)
)

Configure tnsnames.ora on both servers to hold entries for both databases

# ON VMRACTEST1

LISTENER_VMRACTEST =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =

(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = vmractest1)(PORT = 1522)(IP = FIRST))

)

)

WHITHEOWL =

(DESCRIPTION =

(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = vmractest1)(PORT = 1522)) (CONNECT_DATA =

(SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = whiteowl)

)

)

BLACKOWL =

(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = vmractest2)(PORT = 1522)) (CONNECT_DATA =



(SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = blackowl)

)

)

# ON VMRACTEST2

LISTENER_VMRACTEST =

(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =

(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = vmractest2)(PORT = 1522)(IP = FIRST))
)

)

BLACKOWL =

(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = vmractest2)(PORT = 1522)) (CONNECT_DATA =

(SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = blackowl)
)
)

WHITHEOWL =

(DESCRIPTION =

(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = vmractest1)(PORT = 1522)) (CONNECT_DATA =

(SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = whiteowl)
)
)





Start the listener and check tnsping on both nodes to both services

[vmractest1.partnergsm.co.il] > tnsping whiteowl

TNS Ping Utility for Linux: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 19-SEP-2007 15:10:00

Copyright (c) 1997, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

Used parameter files: /oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/network/admin/sqlnet.ora

Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias

Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = vmractest1)(PORT = 1522)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = whiteowl)))
OK (10 msec)

{oracle} /oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/network/admin [vmractest1.partnergsm.co.il] > tnsping blackowl

TNS Ping Utility for Linux: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 19-SEP-2007 15:10:09

Copyright (c) 1997, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

Used parameter files: /oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/network/admin/sqlnet.ora

Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias

Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = vmractest2)(PORT = 1522)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = blackowl)))
OK (10 msec)



Set Up the Environment to Support the Standby Database on the standby node.



Copy the password file from Primary to Standby, sys password must be identical

[vmractest1]> scp orapwwhiteowl vmractest2:/oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/dbs/orapwblackowl orapwwhiteowl 100% 1536 4.0MB/s 00:00

Setup the environment variables to point to the Satndby database

ORACLE_HOME=/oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB

ORACLE_SID=blackowl

Startup nomount the Standby database and generate an spfile

{oracle} /oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/dbs [vmractest2] > sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Wed Sep 19 16:17:18 2007

Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.

Connected to an idle instance.

SQL> startup nomount pfile='/oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/dbs/initblackowl.ora' ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area 285212672 bytes

Fixed Size                        1218992 bytes
Variable Size                   92276304 bytes
Database Buffers            188743680 bytes



Redo Buffers                    2973696 bytes

SQL> create spfile from pfile='/oradisk/app01/oracle/product/10gDB/dbs/initblackowl.ora';

File created.

SQL> shutdown immediate;

ORA-01507: database not mounted


ORACLE instance shut down.

Startup mount the Standby database and perform recovery

SQL> startup mount

ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area
285212672
bytes
Fixed Size
1218992
bytes
Variable Size
92276304
bytes
Database Buffers
188743680
bytes
Redo Buffers
2973696
bytes
Database mounted.

STANDBY DATABASE DISCONNECT FROM SESSION;
SQL> ALTER DATABASE RECOVER MANAGED

Database altered.

The alert log of the standby will show the operations taking place




ALTER DATABASE RECOVER MANAGED STANDBY DATABASE DISCONNECT FROM SESSION



Wed Sep 19 16:46:26 2007

Attempt to start background Managed Standby Recovery process (blackowl) MRP0 started with pid=47, OS id=12498

Wed Sep 19 16:46:26 2007
MRP0: Background Managed Standby Recovery process started (blackowl) Managed Standby Recovery not using Real Time Apply

Clearing online redo logfile 1 /oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_1_310n215q_.log Clearing online log 1 of thread 1 sequence number 95
Deleted Oracle managed file /oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_1_310n215q_.log Wed Sep 19 16:46:32 2007

Completed: ALTER DATABASE RECOVER MANAGED STANDBY DATABASE DISCONNECT FROM SESSION Wed Sep 19 16:46:33 2007

Clearing online redo logfile 1 complete
Clearing online redo logfile 2 /oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_2_310n21sx_.log Clearing online log 2 of thread 1 sequence number 96
Deleted Oracle managed file /oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_2_310n21sx_.log Clearing online redo logfile 2 complete

Clearing online redo logfile 3 /oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_3_310n22jj_.log Clearing online log 3 of thread 1 sequence number 94
Deleted Oracle managed file /oradisk/od01/BLACKOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_3_310n22jj_.log Clearing online redo logfile 3 complete
Media Recovery Waiting for thread 1 sequence 96




Start the Primary Database

The alert log of the primary will show how it recognize the standby and start shipping archived logs

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LGWR: Setting 'active' archival for destination LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2
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Wed Sep 19 16:01:07 2007
LNS: Standby redo logfile selected for thread 1 sequence 100 for destination LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2

Wed Sep 19 16:01:07 2007
Successfully onlined Undo Tablespace 1. Wed Sep 19 16:01:07 2007

SMON: enabling tx recovery Wed Sep 19 16:01:09 2007

Database Characterset is AL32UTF8
replication_dependency_tracking turned off (no async multimaster replication found) Starting background process QMNC

QMNC started with pid=21, OS id=13864 Wed Sep 19 16:01:12 2007

Completed: ALTER DATABASE OPEN Wed Sep 19 16:01:13 2007

ARCq: Standby redo logfile selected for thread 1 sequence 99 for destination LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2

Wed Sep 19 16:05:05 2007
Thread 1 advanced to log sequence 101 Current log# 1 seq# 101 mem# 0:

/vmasmtest/od01/WHITEOWL/WHITEOWL/onlinelog/o1_mf_1_310n215q_.log Wed Sep 19 16:05:06 2007

LNS: Standby redo logfile selected for thread 1 sequence 101 for destination LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2



Verify the Physical Standby Database Is Performing Properly

Check archived redo log on Standby

SQL>
show parameters db_unique_name;


NAME

TYPE
VALUE
db------------------------------------_unique_name
-----------
------------------------------
string
blackowl
SQL>
l


1*
SELECT NAME FROM V$DATABASE


SQL>
SELECT SEQUENCE#, FIRST_TIME, NEXT_TIME FROM V$ARCHIVED_LOG ORDER BY SEQUENCE#;

SEQUENCE# FIRST_TIM NEXT_TIME

---------- --------- ---------
96  19-SEP-07 19-SEP-07
97  19-SEP-07 19-SEP-07
98  19-SEP-07 19-SEP-07
99  19-SEP-07 19-SEP-07
100  19-SEP-07 19-SEP-07

Switch logfiles on Primary

SQL> alter system switch logfile;

System altered.

SQL> archive
log list
Archive Mode
Database log
mode
Automatic archival
Enabled
Archive destination
/vmasmtest/whiteowl/archdest/
Oldest online log sequence
100



Next log sequence to
archive
102
Current log sequence


102

SQL> alter system switch logfile;

System altered.




SQL> archive log list
Archive Mode
Database log mode

Automatic archival

Enabled
Archive destination
/vmasmtest/whiteowl/archdest/
Oldest online log
sequence
101

Next log sequence
to archive
103

Current log sequence

103


Check archived redo log on Standby

SQL> SELECT SEQUENCE#, FIRST_TIME, NEXT_TIME FROM V$ARCHIVED_LOG ORDER BY SEQUENCE#;

SEQUENCE#
FIRST_TIME
NEXT_TIME

----------
--------------
--------------
96
19/09/07
09:35
19/09/07
09:45
97
19/09/07
09:45
19/09/07
15:20
98
19/09/07
15:20
19/09/07
15:48
99
19/09/07
15:48
19/09/07
16:00
100
19/09/07
16:00
19/09/07
16:05
101
19/09/07
16:05
19/09/07
16:08
102
19/09/07
16:08
19/09/07
16:08

7 rows selected.