Configure Active DataGuard and DG BROKER

Oracle Active Data Guard allows DBAs and users to run real-time queries on a physical standby system for reporting.
Queries and reports can be offloaded from the production system to a synchronized physical standby database – all queries at the standby database return up-to-date results.

1. Make sure archive log enabled in primary database.

 

1	ARCHIVE LOG LIST

2. Enabled forced logging and try to switch logfile

 

1 2	ALTER DATABASE FORCE LOGGING; ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE;

The DB_UNIQUE_NAME values of the primary and standby database should be used in the DG_CONFIG setting of the LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG parameter. For this example, the standby database will have the value “TESTDB_DG”.

 

1	ALTER SYSTEM SET LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG='DG_CONFIG=(TESTDB,TESTDB_DG)';

3. Set suitable remote archive log destinations for both the database

 

1 2	ALTER SYSTEM SET LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2='SERVICE=TESTDB_DG NOAFFIRM ASYNC VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=TESTDB_DG'; ALTER SYSTEM SET LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_2=ENABLE;

4. The LOG_ARCHIVE_FORMAT and LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESSES parameters must be set to appropriate values and the REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE must be set to exclusive

 

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ALTER SYSTEM SET LOG_ARCHIVE_FORMAT='%t_%s_%r.arc' SCOPE=SPFILE; ALTER SYSTEM SET LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESSES=4; ALTER SYSTEM SET REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE=EXCLUSIVE SCOPE=SPFILE;

5. Set the parameter in primary database

 

1 2	ALTER SYSTEM SET STANDBY_FILE_MANAGEMENT=AUTO; ALTER SYSTEM SET FAL_SERVER=TESTDB_DG

6. Entries for the primary and standby databases in “$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/tnsnames.ora” files on both servers

 

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TESTDB =   (DESCRIPTION =     (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = lnx01.oracle.com)(PORT = 1521))     (CONNECT_DATA =       (SERVER = DEDICATED)       (SERVICE_NAME = testdb)     )   ) TESTDB_DG =   (DESCRIPTION =     (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = lnx02.oracle.com)(PORT = 1521))     (CONNECT_DATA =       (UR=A)       (SERVER = DEDICATED)       (SERVICE_NAME = testdb_dg)     )   )

7. Create standby Control file and PFILE

 

1 2	ALTER DATABASE CREATE STANDBY CONTROLFILE AS '/tmp/testdb_dg.ctl'; CREATE PFILE =’/tmp/inittestdb_dg.ora’ from SPFILE;

8. Change the necessary parameter according to Standby Database

 

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*.db_unique_name='TESTDB_DG' *.fal_server='TESTDB' *.log_archive_dest_2='SERVICE=TESTDB ASYNC VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=TESTDB'

Step for Standby Database preparation

1. Create the necessary directories on the standby server

 

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mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/product/18.0.0/dbhome_1/ mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/diag mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/admin/testdb/adump

2. Copy password file from primary to standby database

 

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Login to primary database and copy the password file to local file system ASMCMD> cp pwdtestdb.288.1042913219 /tmp copying +DATA/TESTDB/PASSWORD/pwdtestdb.288.1042913219 -> /tmp/pwdtestdb.288.1042913219 From standby server do sftp to primary database server sftp> get pwdtestdb.288.1042913219 /tmp Fetching /tmp/pwdtestdb.288.1042913219 to /tmp/pwdtestdb.288.1042913219 /tmp/pwdtestdb.288.1042913219

3. Create standby database using DUPLICATE command

 

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$ export ORACLE_SID=TESTDB_DG $ export ORACLE_HOME= /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/db_1/ $ sqlplus / as sysdba STARTUP NOMOUNT PFILE='/tmp/inittestdb_dg.ora';

4. Connect to RMAN, specifying a full connect string for both the TARGET and AUXILIARY instances

 

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rman TARGET sys/****@testdb AUXILIARY sys/*****@testdb_dg   DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE   FOR STANDBY   FROM ACTIVE DATABASE;

5. Switch standby database to Read only mode

 

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SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE; STARTUP MOUNT; ALTER DATABASE OPEN READ ONLY;

6. Start MRP process in standby database

 

1	ALTER DATABASE RECOVER MANAGED STANDBY DATABASE DISCONNECT FROM SESSION;

Enable DATAGUARD BROKER

1. Connect to both databases (primary and standby) and issue the following command

 

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ALTER SYSTEM SET dg_broker_start=true;   dgmgrl sys/*****@testdb   Connected as SYSDBA.   Add Primary database:   DGMGRL> CREATE CONFIGURATION my_dg_config AS PRIMARY DATABASE IS testdb CONNECT IDENTIFIER IS testdb;   Add Standby database:   DGMGRL> ADD DATABASE testdb_dg AS CONNECT IDENTIFIER IS testdb_dg MAINTAINED AS PHYSICAL;   DGMGRL> ENABLE CONFIGURATION;

2. Check configuration and status of the databases from the broker

 

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DGMGRL> SHOW CONFIGURATION; DGMGRL> SHOW DATABASE TESTDB; DGMGRL> SHOW DATABASE TESTDB_DG

3. Switch over and Fail over database using DATAGUARD broker

 

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$ dgmgrl sys/*****@testdg DGMGRL for Linux: Release 18.0.0.0.0 - Production on Sat Sep 1 09:39:33 2018 Version 18.3.0.0.0   Copyright (c) 1982, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.   Welcome to DGMGRL, type "help" for information. Connected as SYSDBA. DGMGRL> SWITCHOVER TO testdb_dg; DGMGRL> FAILOVER to testdb_dg

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