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Oracle 10.2 RAC New Features. Julian Dyke Independent Consultant. Web Version. juliandyke.com. CLUVFY. CLUVFY. Introduced in Oracle 10.2 Read-only utility that verifies configuration of cluster at each stage of cluster installation Detects many common configuration errors
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Oracle 10.2RAC New Features Julian Dyke Independent Consultant Web Version juliandyke.com
CLUVFY • Introduced in Oracle 10.2 • Read-only utility that verifies configuration of cluster at each stage of cluster installation • Detects many common configuration errors • Eliminates time-consuming troubleshooting • Supplied with Oracle Clusterware • Can be installed separately • Can also be used with Oracle 10.1 • Requires -r 10gR1 switch
CLUVFY • Written in Java - requires JRE • Supplied with JRE • Alternatively can use existing JRE • Must set CV_JDKHOME environment variable • On Red Hat Linux also requires cvuqdisk package • Supplied on Oracle Clusterware CD rpm --Uvh cvuqdisk-1.0.1-1.rpm
CLUVFY • Checks • stages • components • Stage checks • Verify all steps for specified stage have been completed • Component checks • Verify specified component has been correctly installed sh runcluvfy.sh -helpsh runcluvfy.sh stage -helpsh runcluvfy.sh comp -help
CLUVFY • Stages include:
CLUVFY • Components include:
CLUVFY • For example, to check configuration before installing Oracle Clusterware on node1 and node2 use: sh runcluvfy.sh stage -pre crsinst -n node1,node2 • Checks: • node reachability • user equivalence • administrative privileges • node connectivity • shared stored accessibility • If any checks fail append -verbose to display more information
OCR and Voting Disk Mirroring • RAC databases contain • controlfiles • datafiles • online redo logs • server parameter files • password files • archive log files • In addition RAC clusters contain • Oracle Cluster Repository (OCR) • formerly SRVM file • Voting Disk • formerly CSS file
OCR and Voting Disk Mirroring • In Oracle 10.1 and below • only one copy of OCR and Voting Disk • can be corrupted • can be deleted • can be inaccessible • loss of either prevents access to all databases in cluster • In Oracle 10.2 and above • OCR can be mirrored • maximum two copies • Voting Disk can be mirrored • recommended three copies
Instance 1 Instance 2 Node1 Node2 OCR and Voting Disk Mirroring Oracle 10.1 OCR Voting Disk 1 Database Files Database Files Database Files
Instance 1 Instance 2 Node1 Node2 OCR and Voting Disk Mirroring Oracle 10.2 OCR OCR Mirror Voting Disk 1 Voting Disk 2 Voting Disk 3 Database Files Database Files Database Files
DBCA - Database Cloning • Creating a Clone Template Manage Templates
DBCA - Database Cloning Create database template from an existing database (structure and data)
DBCA - Database Cloning Choose database from which to create the template
DBCA - Database Cloning Specify name and description of template Specify location where RMAN copies of datafiles will be created.
DBCA - Database Cloning Choose locations of database files
DBCA - Database Cloning • Template creation completion message
DBCA - Database Cloning • Creating a Clone Database Create Database
DBCA - Database Cloning Manage Templates Select nodes on which to create cluster database
DBCA - Database Cloning Select template(Template2) Includes Datafiles = Yes=> Clone
DBCA - Database Cloning Select Global Database Name Select SID
DBCA - Database Cloning Select SID Configure Management Options
DBCA - Database Cloning Select SID Set Passwords
DBCA - Database Cloning Select Storage Option(ASM)
DBCA - Database Cloning Select ASM Diskgroup(DISKGROUP1)
DBCA - Database Cloning Select Oracle-Managed Files (OMF)
DBCA - Database Cloning Optionally enable Flash Recovery Area and Archiving
DBCA - Database Cloning Specify optional; custom initialization scripts Optionally enable Flash Recovery Area and Archiving
DBCA - Database Cloning Add Services
DBCA - Database Cloning Set initialisation parameters
DBCA - Database Cloning Configure storage
DBCA - Database Cloning Create Database or Generate Database Creation Scripts
DBCA - Database Cloning Create Database or Generate Database Creation Scripts Log files in $ORACLE_HOME/cfgtoollogs/dbca/CLONE
DBCA - Database Cloning Create Database or Generate Database Creation Scripts
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