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    The document discusses Oracle's Flashback Data Archive (FDA), which allows precise restoration of data to previous points in time. FDA uses the undo tablespace and new background processes to archive data modifications with low performance impact. It provides functionality for longer data retention, more surgical data restoration, and compliance with regulations. The document outlines FDA architecture, best practices for its use, and examples of querying historical data and identifying changes between points in time.

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    From Here to Eternity: Using

    Oracle’s Flashback Data Archive


    to Protect Critical Data

    Gary Garrison
    “People Are
    Our Greatest
    Asset.”
    While a nice quote this
    statement is wrong. Data is an
    organization’s greatest asset,
    and liability.
    Agenda
    • Need for Flashback Data Archive (FDA)
    or Total Recall
    • Architecture
    • Best Practices
    • Examples
    The Need for FDA
    • Legal and regulatory
    – Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, BASEL II, etc.
    – Fines and jail time
    • Fix logical errors
    • Auditing for malicious acts
    • Trend analysis
    The Technical Need for FDA
    • More surgical restoral than RMAN or
    Flashback Database
    • Longer lifespan than other Flashback
    technologies
    • The ability to precisely control retention
    of data modifications
    Architecture
    • Uses undo tablespace
    • New background process (FBDA)
    • Small impact on performance
    • System tables that hold data
    modifications are partitioned
    Best Practices
    • Do not archive every table
    • Backup the archive tablespace
    • Use dedicated tablespaces for
    Flashback Data Archive
    • Index the system tables that hold data
    modifications
    Examples (as of)
    select
    old_emp.employee_id,old_emp.last_name,old_emp.first_name,
    old_emp.salary,new_salary
    from hr.employees
    as of timestamp to_timestamp('2007-12-30 07:00:00','yyyy-mm-dd
    hh24:mi:ss') old_emp
    join (select employee_id,salary as new_salary
    from hr.employees) new_emp
    on old_emp.employee_id = new_emp.employee_id
    where old_emp.salary != new_emp.new_salary

    EMPLOYEE_ID LAST_NAME FIRST_NAME SALARY


    NEW_SALARY
    ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
    206 Gietz William 12000 100
    Example (versions between)
    11gR2
    select
    versions_starttime,versions_endtime,versions_operation,versions_xid,
    employee_id,salary
    from hr.employees versions between timestamp
    to_timestamp('2007-12-30 10:00:00','yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss')
    and systimestamp
    where employee_id = 206
    VERSIONS_STARTTIME VERSIONS_ENDTIME E SALARY
    ------------------------- ------------------------- - ----------
    30-DEC-07 10.41.32 AM U 12000
    30-DEC-07 10.14.34 AM 30-DEC-07 10.41.32 AM U 50000
    30-DEC-07 10.14.34 AM 100000
    Demos
    • Flashback Data Dictionary views
    • Finding changes between current data
    and previous point-in-time
    • Fixing logical errors
    References
    • How to Turn Back Time: Using Oracle’s
    Flashback Technology to Fix Logical Errors.
    Gary Garrison.
    • Oracle Database Advanced Application
    Developer's Guide 11g Release 2 (11.2).
    Using Flashback Data Archive (Oracle Total
    Recall).
    • Oracle Total Recall with Oracle Database 11g
    Release 2.
    Conclusion

    FDA is a critical
    component a
    good data
    protection
    strategy
    Questions

    [email protected]
    www.arisant.com

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