Logical

Standby
Julian Dyke
Independent Consultant
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 Logical
Standby

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 Standby Database
ARCH Redo Transmission
Primary Database Standby Database

Primary MRP Standby

Database LGWR RFS Database
LSP

Online Standby
Redo Redo
Log Log

ARC0 ARC1 ARCn

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1

Archived Archived
Redo Redo
Logs Logs

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 Standby Database
LGWR (ASYNC) Redo Transmission
Primary Database Standby Database

Primary MRP Standby

Database LGWR RFS Database
LSP

Online Standby
Redo LNSn Redo
Log Log

ARCn ARCn

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1

Archived Archived
Redo Redo
Logs Logs

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 Standby Database
LGWR (SYNC) Redo Transmission
Primary Database Standby Database

Primary MRP Standby

Database LGWR LNSn RFS Database
LSP

Online Standby
Redo Redo
Log Log

ARCn ARCn

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1

Archived Archived
Redo Redo
Logs Logs

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 Logical Standby
Preparation
 Used two separate servers
 london1 and reading1

 Used DBCA to create one database on primary server

 PRIMARY

 Archiving must be enabled

 NOLOGGING must be disabled
SQL> ALTER DATABASE FORCE LOGGING;

 Installed SCOTT/TIGER schema

 $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/utlsampl.sql

 Created physical standby on reading1

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 Physical Standby
Preparation
 On both servers, configure TNSNAMES.ORA
LONDON =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = london1)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = LONDON)
)
)

READING =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = reading1)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = READING)
)
)

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 Physical Standby
Preparation
 On primary server create backup location
mkdir /u01/oradata/PRIMARY/backup;

 On primary server run RMAN to backup database

$ORACLE_HOME/bin/rman NOCATALOG TARGET sys/oracle@PRIMARY

 In RMAN configure backup

CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON;
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO
'/u01/oradata/PRIMARY/backup/%F';
CONFIGURE CHANNEL 1 DEVICE TYPE DISK CONNECT 'sys/oracle@PRIMARY';
CONFIGURE SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME TO
'/u01/app/oracle/admin/PRIMARY/backup/snapcf_PRIMARY.f';

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 Physical Standby
Preparation
 In RMAN backup database
BACKUP
FORMAT '/u01/oradata/PRIMARY/backup/%d_D_%T_%u_s%s_p%p'
DATABASE;

 In RMAN create controlfile for standby database

BACKUP CURRENT CONTROLFILE FOR STANDBY
FORMAT '/u01/oradata/PRIMARY/backup/%d_C_%U';

 In RMAN switch and archive current online redo log

SQL "ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG CURRENT";

 In RMAN backup archived redo logs

BACKUP
FILESPERSET 10
ARCHIVELOG ALL
FORMAT '/u01/oradata/PRIMARY/backup/%d_A_%T_%u_s%s_p%p';

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 Physical Standby
Preparation
 On standby server create administrative directories
$ mkdir $ORACLE_BASE/admin/PRIMARY;
$ mkdir $ORACLE_BASE/admin/PRIMARY/adump;
$ mkdir $ORACLE_BASE/admin/PRIMARY/bdump;
$ mkdir $ORACLE_BASE/admin/PRIMARY/cdump;
$ mkdir $ORACLE_BASE/admin/PRIMARY/dpdump;
$ mkdir $ORACLE_BASE/admin/PRIMARY/pfile;
$ mkdir $ORACLE_BASE/admin/PRIMARY/udump;

 On standby server create database location

$ mkdir /u01/oradata/PRIMARY

 On standby server create archived redo log location

$ mkdir /u01/oradata/PRIMARY/arch

 On standby server create backup location

$ mkdir /u01/oradata/PRIMARY/backup;

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 Physical Standby
Preparation
 On standby server create password file
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/orapwd \
file=$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/orapwPRIMARY \
password=oracle \

 Copy SPFILE from primary to standby

scp london1:$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/spfilePRIMARY.ora \
reading1:$ORACLE_HOME/dbs

 Note - initPRIMARY.ora is not required on either server

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 Physical Standby
Configuration
 On primary server set parameters
ALTER SYSTEM SET db_unique_name = LONDON
SCOPE = SPFILE;
ALTER SYSTEM SET log_archive_dest_1 =
'LOCATION=/u01/oradata/PRIMARY/arch'
SCOPE=SPFILE;
ALTER SYSTEM SET log_archive_dest_2 = 'SERVICE=READING
VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=READING'
SCOPE=SPFILE;
ALTER SYSTEM SET fal_client = LONDON
SCOPE = SPFILE;
ALTER SYSTEM SET fal_server = READING
SCOPE = SPFILE;
ALTER SYSTEM SET standby_file_management = AUTO
SCOPE = SPFILE;

 Restart the instance

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 Physical Standby
Configuration
 On standby server configure LISTENER.ORA
SID_LIST_LISTENER_SERVER4 =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(ORACLE_HOME = /u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1)
(SID_NAME = PRIMARY)
)
)

 Reload the listener

$ lsnrctl reload

 Start the standby instance (NOMOUNT)

$ export ORACLE_SID=PRIMARY
$ sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL> startup nomount

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 Physical Standby
Configuration
 On standby server set parameters
ALTER SYSTEM SET db_unique_name = READING
SCOPE = SPFILE;
ALTER SYSTEM SET log_archive_dest_1 =
'LOCATION=/u01/oradata/PRIMARY/arch'
SCOPE = SPFILE;
ALTER SYSTEM SET log_archive_dest_2 = 'SERVICE=LONDON
VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=LONDON'
SCOPE=SPFILE;
ALTER SYSTEM SET fal_client = READING
SCOPE = SPFILE;
ALTER SYSTEM SET fal_server = LONDON
SCOPE = SPFILE;
ALTER SYSTEM SET standby_file_management = AUTO
SCOPE = SPFILE;

 Restart the instance

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 Physical Standby
Configuration
 On primary server run RMAN connecting to standby server as
AUXILIARY

$ORACLE_HOME/bin/rman NOCATALOG TARGET / AUXILIARY

sys/oracle@"(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=reading1)
(PORT=1521))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=PRIMARY)))"

 Run the following command to clone the database backup on

the standby server

RMAN> DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE FOR STANDBY DORECOVER

NOFILENAMECHECK;

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 Physical Standby
Configuration
 On standby server restart the instance
SQL> SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE
SQL> STARTUP NOMOUNT

 Mount the standby database

SQL> ALTER DATABASE MOUNT STANDBY DATABASE;

 Start managed recovery

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

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 Logical Standby
Configuration
 On standby server cancel managed recovery
SQL> ALTER DATABASE RECOVER MANAGED STANDBY DATABASE CANCEL;

 On primary server modify the LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2

parameter

SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET

log_archive_dest_2 = 'SERVICE=READING
VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,STANDBY_ROLE)
DB_UNIQUE_NAME=READING'
SCOPE=SPFILE;

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 Logical Standby
Configuration
 On primary server build the logical standby dictionary
SQL> EXECUTE LOGSTDBY.BUILD;

 For a default database this generated about 8MB redo and

updated the following objects:
SYS.LOGMNRG_SEED$ SYS.LOGMNRG_TYPE$
SYS.LOGMNRG_DICTIONARY$ SYS.LOGMNRG_COLTYPE$
SYS.LOGMNRG_OBJ$ SYS.LOGMNRG_ATTRIBUTE$
SYS.LOGMNRG_TAB$ SYS.LOGMNRG_LOB$
SYS.LOGMNRG_COL$ SYS.LOGMNRG_CDEF$
SYS.LOGMNRG_ATTRCOL$ SYS.LOGMNRG_CCOL$
SYS.LOGMNRG_TS$ SYS.LOGMNRG_ICOL$
SYS.LOGMNRG_IND$ SYS.LOGMNRG_LOGFRAG$
SYS.LOGMNRG_USER$ SYS.LOGMNRG_INDPART$
SYS.LOGMNRG_TABPART$ SYS.LOGMNRG_BUILDLOG

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 Logical Standby
Configuration
 On standby server enable recovery and change the name of
the standby database
SQL> ALTER DATABASE RECOVER TO LOGICAL STANDBY standby;

 On standby server create a new password file

$ORACLE_HOME/bin/orapwd file=$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/orapwSTANDBY \
password=oracle

 On standby server restart the instance and reset the logs

SQL> SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE
SQL> STARTUP
SQL> ALTER DATABASE OPEN RESETLOGS;

 On standby server start SQL apply

SQL> ALTER DATABASE START LOGICAL STANDBY APPLY;

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