Physical Standby - Redo Apply

Logical Standby - SQL apply

Maximum Protection -
Maximum Availablity -
Maximum Performance -
Primary database -
ARC0 process successfully archives the local online redo log to the local destin
ation (LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1),
ARC1 process transmits redo from the local archived redo log files (instead of t
he online redo log files) to the remote standby destination (LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2)
.
Standby database:
Remote file server process (RFS) will, in turn, write the redo data to an archiv
ed redo log file from a standby redo log file.
Log apply services use Redo Apply (MRP process) or SQL Apply (LSP process) to ap
ply the redo to the standby database.
2 ARCn processes required - to separate local archival from remote archival.
Achived by setting:
LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESSES initialization parameter (the default setting is 4, bu
t the maximum value is 30).
As on primary archive may get deleted after backup.
V$ARCHIVED_LOG view to verify the redo data was received on standby destinations
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Configuring Primary Database :
Steps :
Enable Archive Log.
Create Password File
Enable Force Logging
Create Standby Redo Logs (optional)
Configure the Primary Database Initialization Parameters
Create a Backup of the Primary Database
Create a Standby Controlfile
Prepare an Initialization Parameter for the Standby Database
Configure Oracle Net Components
Set Oracle Net Listener
remote_login_passwordfile=exclusive
(# of online redo log file groups on primary + 1) * maximum # of threads
In our example it is not configured for Oracle RAC and therefore only contains o
ne thread.
In RAC one redo thread per instance.
alter database add standby logfile thread 1 group 4 ('<path of redo file>') size
50m;
Backup Primary DB
The RMAN backupsets will be written to a staging directory located outside of th
e Flash Recovery Area; namely /u04/oracle/dg_staging.
then copy the parameter file
cp initprod.ora initstan.ora
Configure Oracle Net Components
Oracle Net listener and Oracle Net aliases must be configured on both the primar
y and standby
Configure:
An Oracle Net listener running on the primary host
An Oracle Net listener running on the standby host
An Oracle Net alias on the primary that points to the standby database
An Oracle Net alias on the standby that points to the primary database
What is named static listener?
Verify Oracle Net Listener Services
$ lsnrctl services | grep '^Service'
Oracle Net Aliases
The primary and standby host should contain an Oracle Net alias in the tnsnames.
ora file for all primary and standby net service names:
LOG TRANSPORT SERVICE:
log apply services
role management services
log transport services component of the Data Guard environment is responsible fo
r automatic archiving of primary database online redo logs.
It provide
permissions,
destinations,
transmission,
reception, and
transmission failure resolution
of archived redo logs
In a Data Guard environment, the log transport services component coordinates it
s activities with log apply services and role management services for switchover
and failover operations.
fetch archive log (FAL) client - Oracle Net name of the standby site
FAL client is set on the standby site.
transfer of archived redo log files automatically when it detects an archive gap
on the standby database.
Fetch archive log (FAL) Server (physical standby databases only)
configured in parameter file of standby
runs on the primary database
Serves the FAL_Client request
When FAL client detect some gap in archives then it send request to primary to t
ransfer the missing logs.
Why we use DISCONNECT keyword? What happen if not specified?
To start Redo Apply in the background, include the DISCONNECT keyword.
If not specified the nControl is not returned to the command prompt until recove
ry is canceled by another session.