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|| 1. NON-RAC/NON-ASM to RAC/ASM

|| 2. RAC/ASM to Non-RAC/Non-ASM

|| 3. Backup based Duplication (Directory Structure and Database Name Remain

Identical) (TARGETLESS )
|| 4. Backup based Duplication (Directory Structure identical and Database Name
different) (TARGETLESS )

|| 5. Backup based Duplication Directory Structures and Database Names Different,

Using SPFILE Clause (TARGETLESS )
|| 6. Duplicating and Stopping Recovery at a specific time (TARGETLESS )
|| 7. Scenarios Requiring Connections to Target (Until Sequence, Until restore
point) (TARGET REQUIRED )
|| 8. ACTIVE Duplication (Directory Structure and Database Name Remain Identical)
without spfile clause
|| 9. ACTIVE Duplication (Directory Structure and Database Name Remain Identical)
(SPFILE Clause)
||10. ACTIVE Duplication (Directory Structure and Database Name different) SPFILE
||11.

||12.
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================================================ NON-RAC/NON-ASM to RAC/ASM

=========================================================

Prepare an init.ora file for one RAC instance on one RAC node. Ensure you initially
set the cluster_database
parameter to FALSE.

2. Start up one node of the RAC cluster:

$ sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL> startup nomount;

3. Connect to the target and auxiliary instances:

$ rman target sys/foo@shrek:1521/TRG auxiliary sys/foo@RAC

4. Issue the DUPLICATE command:

RMAN> DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE TO DUP FROM ACTIVE DATABASE

db_file_name_convert '/u01/dbfile/TRG','+DATA/DUP/datafile'
logfile
group 1 ('+DATA/DUP/onlinelog/redot1g1m1.rdo','+DATA/DUP/onlinelog/redot1g1m2.rdo')
size 1073741824,
group 2 ('+DATA/DUP/onlinelog/redot1g2m1.rdo','+DATA/DUP/onlinelog/redot1g2m2.rdo')
size 1073741824,
group 3 ('+DATA/DUP/onlinelog/redot1g3m1.rdo','+DATA/DUP/onlinelog/redot1g3m2.rdo')
size 1073741824
NOFILENAMECHECK;

DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE TO TESTDB FROM ACTIVE DATABASE

db_file_name_convert '/d02/app/oracle/oradata/hvqsqop0','+DATA/testdb/datafile'
logfile
group 1
('+DATA/testdb/onlinelog/group_11.log','+DATA/testdb/onlinelog/group_12.log') size
1073741824,
group 2
('+DATA/testdb/onlinelog/group_21.log','+DATA/testdb/onlinelog/group_12.log') size
1073741824,
group 3
('+DATA/testdb/onlinelog/group_31.log','+DATA/testdb/onlinelog/group_32.log') size
1073741824
NOFILENAMECHECK;

5. After the duplication procedure successfully completes, add any additional

threads of REDO and UNDO to the
other RAC nodes:

SQL> ALTER DATABASE ADD LOGFILE THREAD 2

GROUP 10
('+DATA/DUP/onlinelog/redot2g10m1.rdo','+DATA/DUP/onlinelog/redot2g10m2.rdo') SIZE
1073741824,
GROUP 11
('+DATA/DUP/onlinelog/redot2g11m1.rdo','+DATA/DUP/onlinelog/redot2g11m2.rdo') SIZE
1073741824,
GROUP 12
('+DATA/DUP/onlinelog/redot2g12m1.rdo','+DATA/DUP/onlinelog/redot2g12m2.rdo') SIZE
1073741824;

Enable the second thread of redo:

SQL> alter database enable public thread 2;

And now create the UNDO tablespace for the second node:

SQL> create undo tablespace undotbs2 datafile '+DATA/DUP/datafile/undotbs02_01.dbf'

size 1g;

Also set cluster_database=TRUE in the initialization file, and you should now be
able to start the second node.
================================================ RAC/ASM to Non-RAC/Non-ASM
=========================================================

Duplicating from a multinode RAC database using ASM storage to a single-instance

database using the regular
file system storage is fairly easy. The RMAN DUPLICATE command seamlessly handles
the conversion from
ASM-based storage to regular file system disks.

The steps shown in Figure 5-4 are described next.

1. Create an init.ora file for a single-instance database.

Here’s the initDUP.ora file I used for this example:

control_files='/u01/dbfile/DUP/control01.ctl'
db_block_size=8192
db_name='DUP'
fast_start_mttr_target=500
job_queue_processes=10
sga_max_size=400M
sga_target=400M
open_cursors=75
processes=100
remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'
resource_limit=true
standby_file_management='auto'
undo_management='AUTO'
undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'
workarea_size_policy='AUTO'

2. Start up the auxiliary database in nomount mode:

$ sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL> startup nomount;

3. Connect via RMAN to the target and auxiliary databases:

$ rman target sys/foo@RAC auxiliary sys/foo@DUP

4. Issue the RMAN DUPLICATE command:

run
{
allocate channel prim1 device type disk;
allocate channel prim2 device type disk;
allocate channel prim3 device type disk;
allocate channel prim4 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
 DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE TO DUPFROM ACTIVE DATABASE
DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT
'+DATA/rac/datafile','/u01/dbfile/DUP',
'+DATA/rac/tempfile','/u01/dbfile/DUP'
LOGFILE
GROUP 1 ('/u01/oraredo/DUP/redo01.rdo') SIZE 50M,
GROUP 2 ('/u01/oraredo/DUP/redo02.rdo') SIZE 50M;
}

run
{
allocate channel prim1 device type disk;
allocate channel prim2 device type disk;
allocate channel prim3 device type disk;
allocate channel prim4 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE TO HVQSQOP0 FROM ACTIVE DATABASE
DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT
'+DATA/testdb/datafile','/d02/app/oracle/oradata/hvqsqop0',
'+DATA/testdb/tempfile','/d02/app/oracle/oradata/hvqsqop0'
LOGFILE
GROUP 1 ('/d02/app/oracle/oradata/hvqsqop0/redo01.log') SIZE 50M,
GROUP 2 ('/d02/app/oracle/oradata/hvqsqop0/redo02.log') SIZE 50M,
GROUP 3 ('/d02/app/oracle/oradata/hvqsqop0/redo03.log') SIZE 50M;
}

In the previous command, I used the DB_FILE_NAME conversion to ensure that the data
files were mapped properly
from the ASM storage to the regular file system storage.

If you see an error such as this:

ORA-38856: cannot mark instance UNNAMED_INSTANCE_2... then place this line in your
init.ora file:

_no_recovery_through_resetlogs=true

You should now be able to:

SQL> shutdown immediate;

SQL> startup mount;
SQL> alter database open resetlogs;
======================================== Backup based Duplication (Directory
Structure and Database Name Remain Identical) (TARGETLESS )
=========================================

create pfile, startup in nomount

$ rman auxiliary /

run
{
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
duplicate database to PROD backup location '/home/oracle/backup' nofilenamecheck;
}

======================================== Backup based Duplication (Directory

Structure identical and Database Name different) (TARGETLESS )
=========================================

create pfie, startup in nomount

run
{
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
duplicate database to 'TEST' backup location '/home/oracle/backup'
nofilenamecheck;
}

create pfile for new sid,modify it, point toward new sid and start

======================================== Backup based Duplication Directory

Structures and Database Names Different, Using SPFILE Clause (TARGETLESS )
=========================================

===== RAC
Assume that source data files and online redo log files are stored in ASM disk
group +SOURCEDSK. You want to store the duplicate database files in ASM disk group
+DUPDSK.
DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT = ("+SOURCEDSK","+DUPDSK")
LOG_FILE_NAME_CONVERT = ("+SOURCEDSK","+DUPDSK")
=====

If same diskgroup conversion is required

run{
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE TO 'TEST' BACKUP LOCATION '/home/oracle/backup' SPFILE
set cluster_database='false'
set instance_number='1'
set control_files='+DATA','+DATA2'
set log_file_name_convert='+DATA','+DATA2'
db_file_name_convert='+DATA','+DATA2'
nofilenamecheck;
}

run{
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE TO 'TEST' BACKUP LOCATION '/home/oracle/backup' SPFILE
set cluster_database='false'
set instance_number='1'
nofilenamecheck;
}

create pfile for new sid, modify it, point toward new sid and start

======================================== Duplicating and Stopping Recovery at a

specific time (TARGETLESS ) =========================================

run
{
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE TO TRG BACKUP LOCATION '/u01/rman/TRG'
db_file_name_convert
'/u01/dbfile/TRG','/u01/dbfile/DUP',
'/u02/dbfile/TRG','/u02/dbfile/DUP',
'/u03/dbfile/TRG','/u03/dbfile/DUP'
logfile
group 1 ('/u01/oraredo/DUP/redo01a.rdo','/u02/oraredo/DUP/redo01b.rdo') size 50m,
group 2 ('/u01/oraredo/DUP/redo02a.rdo','/u02/oraredo/DUP/redo02b.rdo') size 50m
UNTIL TIME "TO_DATE('16-dec-2014 09:00:00', 'dd-mon-rrrr hh24:mi:ss')";
}

run{
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE TO 'TEST' BACKUP LOCATION '/home/oracle/backup' SPFILE
set cluster_database='false'
set instance_number='1'
nofilenamecheck
UNTIL TIME "TO_DATE('16-dec-2014 09:00:00', 'dd-mon-rrrr hh24:mi:ss')";
}

======================================== Scenarios Requiring Connections to Target

(Until Sequence, Until restore point) (TARGET REQUIRED )
=========================================

rman auxiliary / catalog rcat/foo@cat

run{
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE TO 'TEST' BACKUP LOCATION '/home/oracle/backup' SPFILE
set cluster_database='false'
set instance_number='1'
nofilenamecheck
UNTIL SEQUENCE 28;
}

run
{
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE TO TRG BACKUP LOCATION '/home/oracle/backup' UNTIL
RESTORE POINT my_rp SPFILE
set cluster_database='false'
set instance_number='1'
NOFILENAMECHECK;
}

======================================== ACTIVE Duplication (Directory Structure

and Database Name Remain Identical) without spfile clause
=========================================

start instance with prod

rl auxiliary sys/oracle@prod1_dup target sys/oracle@prod

run
{
allocate channel prim1 device type disk;
allocate channel prim2 device type disk;
allocate channel prim3 device type disk;
 allocate channel prim4 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
duplicate target database to DUP from active database nofilenamecheck;
}

run
{
allocate channel prim1 device type disk;
allocate channel prim2 device type disk;
allocate channel prim3 device type disk;
allocate channel prim4 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
duplicate target database to PROD from active database nofilenamecheck;
}

======================================== ACTIVE Duplication (Directory Structure

and Database Name Remain Identical) (SPFILE Clause)
=========================================

rl auxiliary sys/oracle@prod1_dup target sys/oracle@prod

start instance with prod

run
{
allocate channel prim1 device type disk;
allocate channel prim2 device type disk;
allocate channel prim3 device type disk;
allocate channel prim4 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
duplicate target database to PROD from active database spfile
set cluster_database='false'
set instance_number='1'
nofilenamecheck;
}

run
{
duplicate target database to PROD from active database spfile
set cluster_database='false'
set instance_number='1'
nofilenamecheck;
}
======================================== ACTIVE Duplication (Directory Structure
and Database Name different) SPFILE =========================================

start with prod instance,

rl auxiliary sys/oracle@prod1_dup target sys/oracle@prod

run
{
allocate channel prim1 device type disk;
allocate channel prim2 device type disk;
allocate channel prim3 device type disk;
allocate channel prim4 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
duplicate target database to 'TEST' from active database spfile
set cluster_database='false'
set instance_number='1'
nofilenamecheck;
}

create pfile for test, modify it, start the database

==================

If same diskgroup conversion is required

run{
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE TO 'TEST' BACKUP LOCATION '/home/oracle/backup' SPFILE
set cluster_database='false'
set instance_number='1'
set control_files='+DATA','+DATA2'
set log_file_name_convert='+DATA','+DATA2'
db_file_name_convert='+DATA','+DATA2'
nofilenamecheck;
}

================ Until time, SCN, Restore point

run
{
allocate channel prim1 device type disk;
allocate channel prim2 device type disk;
allocate channel prim3 device type disk;
allocate channel prim4 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
 allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
duplicate target database to 'TEST' from active database spfile
set cluster_database='false'
set instance_number='1'
nofilenamecheck
UNTIL TIME "TO_DATE('16-dec-2014 09:00:00', 'dd-mon-rrrr hh24:mi:ss')";
}

run
{
allocate channel prim1 device type disk;
allocate channel prim2 device type disk;
allocate channel prim3 device type disk;
allocate channel prim4 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
duplicate target database to 'TEST' from active database spfile
set cluster_database='false'
set instance_number='1'
nofilenamecheck
UNTIL SEQUENCE 28;
}

run
{
allocate channel prim1 device type disk;
allocate channel prim2 device type disk;
allocate channel prim3 device type disk;
allocate channel prim4 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_01 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_02 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_03 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel AUX_04 device type disk;
duplicate target database to 'TEST' from active database UNTIL RESTORE POINT
my_rp spfile
set cluster_database='false'
set instance_number='1'
nofilenamecheck;
}

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