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Migrating to RAC using Data Guard (Doc ID 273015.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.2.0.1 to 9.2.0.8 [Release 9.2]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform. ** Checked for relevance '25-Nov-2015' **

Purpose

The following procedure can be used to quickly and efficiently migrate a non RAC primary database that utilizes a filesystem for datafile storage to a RAC database that utilizes ASM for datafile storage. This procedure creates a RAC standby from a non RAC primary database which can then be used for a role transition. Redo Transport Services are configured to use EZ Connect format for services.

Scope

  

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Any similarity to actual environments, actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and not intended in any manner.

  

For the purposes of this document, the following fictitious environment is used as an example to describe the procedure:

The example that follows utilizes the following values:

Initial Primary Database:

HOSTNAME prim1
ORACLE_SID MTS10
DB_UNIQUE_NAME MTS10_prim1
SERVICE_NAMES MTS10

 
Initial RAC Standby Database:

Node1 
HOSTNAME stdby1
ORACLE_SID MTS101
DB_UNIQUE_NAME MTS101_stdby
SERVICE_NAMES MTS10
INSTANCE_NAME MTS101
INSTANCE_NUMBER 1
THREAD 1
UNDO_TABLESPACE UNDOTBS1
Node2 
HOSTNAME stdby2
ORACLE_SID MTS102
DB_UNIQUE_NAME MTS10_stdby
SERVICE_NAMES MTS10
INSTANCE_NAME MTS102
INSTANCE_NUMBER 2
THREAD 2
UNDO_TABLESPACE UNDOTBS2






 

 

 

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In this Document
Purpose
Scope
Details
 Configure the Primary Database for Data Guard
 Prepare for RAC conversion:
 Create the Standby
 Switchover Production to the new RAC Database

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