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Create A Duplicate ORACLE Database On Windows

This document provides instructions for creating a duplicate Oracle database using RMAN for database refresh purposes. It outlines backing up the primary database, configuring an auxiliary instance on another machine, and using RMAN to restore the backups and archived redo logs to the auxiliary instance to create the duplicate database. It also describes considerations for restoring to another machine, such as configuring shared drives and services to use the same domain administrator account. The goal is to efficiently create a duplicate "DEV" database for development using backups from the primary database.

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Create A Duplicate ORACLE Database On Windows

This document provides instructions for creating a duplicate Oracle database using RMAN for database refresh purposes. It outlines backing up the primary database, configuring an auxiliary instance on another machine, and using RMAN to restore the backups and archived redo logs to the auxiliary instance to create the duplicate database. It also describes considerations for restoring to another machine, such as configuring shared drives and services to use the same domain administrator account. The goal is to efficiently create a duplicate "DEV" database for development using backups from the primary database.

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Creating a duplicate database using RMAN

A practical primer
September 2008

Nikos Plevris
Principal Service Delivery Manager
Agenda

• Database Duplication Overview <Insert Picture Here>

• Request for a Duplicate database


• Database duplication Tasks – The theory
• The practical steps
• Accessible drive – Restoring to another machine
• Summary
• Q&A
Database Duplication Overview

• To prepare for database duplication, you must first


create an auxiliary instance
• connect RMAN to both the target (primary) database
and an auxiliary instance started in NOMOUNT mode
• at least one auxiliary channel allocated on the
auxiliary instance through which RMAN:
• starts a server session on the duplicate host
• restores the necessary backups of the primary database
• uses them to create the duplicate database
• initiates recovery
Request for a Duplicate database

• Refresh the database tier of the Development


environment
• Apps and/or Concurrent tiers might need to be copied to
Development environment if any change
• Use target database backups while still retaining the
original target database
• Streamlined procedure based on RMAN tool
Database duplication Tasks – The
theory
• Task 1: Create an Oracle Password File for the Auxiliary
Instance
• Task 2: Ensure Oracle Net Connectivity to the Auxiliary Instance
• Task 3: Create an Initialization Parameter File for the Auxiliary
Instance
• Task 4: Start the Auxiliary Instance
• Task 5: Mount or Open the Target Database
• Task 6: Make Sure You Have the Necessary Backups and
Archived Redo Logs
• Task 7: Allocate Auxiliary Channels if Automatic Channels Are
Not Configured
The practical steps1

• Backup the target database to an accessible drive(*):


• RMAN>backup database format <dbf> PLUS ARCHIVELOG ALL format <arc>
• Set the environment to the duplicate db on a DOS prompt
• set ORACLE_SID=DEV; set ORACLE_HOME=<oracle_home>, set PATH=
%ORACLE_HOME%\bin;%PATH
• Edit and review %ORACLE_HOME%\database\initDEV.ora, special
considerations: Include the following parameters:
• DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT= (Transforms target file names)
• LOG_FILE_NAME_CONVERT= (Transforms target redo names)
• Create service OracleDEV (if not present):
• Oradim –new –sid DEV –pfile %ORACLE_HOME%\database\initDEV.ora –
intpwd <sys pwd>
• Create password file:
• Orapwd file=pwdDEV.ora password=<sys pwd>
• Start service OracleDEV:
• Oradim –startup –sid DEV –pfile %ORACLE_HOME%\database\initDEV.ora
–starttype srvc
The practical steps2

• Startup auxiliary instance nomount


• RMAN>connect target /@<TNS> auxiliary /
• RMAN>run {
allocate auxiliary channel aux1 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel aux2 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel aux3 device type disk;
set newname for datafile <dbf> to <new_dbf>;
..
duplicate target database to DEV
pfile=d:\db92\database\initDEV.ora;
}
• Check the availability of temporary datafiles. If not present recreate
them as:
• CREATE TEMPORARY TABLESPACE TEMP tempfile
‘<temp_filename>;
Accessible drive – Restoring to
another machine1
• Environment configuration:
• MS Win Server A (where source database runs)
• MS Win Server B (where duplicate database will run)
• On the A machine create a shared drive:
• granting the user 'Administrator' FULL Control.
• use the Domain Administrator account to ensure that
passwords are the same across the various machines
• On the B machine map a network drive to the shared
drive on the A machine :
• When mapping this drive, use the Administrator
• verify the Administrator user has the same password of the
user that shared the drive on the A machine.
Accessible drive – Restoring to
another machine2
• On the B machine both the OracleTNSListener
Service and the OracleService<SID> services must
be configured to start using the Administrator account
(Oracle uses the Local System account by default.)
• Go to the Control Panel and then open up the Services panel.
• Double click on the appropriate service (TNSListener or
OracleService<SID>)
• Change the "Log on as" user from the "Local System
Account" to "This Account".
• Specify the service to log on as the Administrator user.
• Click on "OK"
Accessible drive – Restoring to
another machine3

RMAN duplicates
Primary db: TDB database

Shared drive Duplicate db: DEV


Mapped
network
drive

RMAN backups database


plus archivelog all
Q&
A

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