Flash Archive restored files

Hi,
We are moving servers (T2000' / Solaris10) to a new Datacentre and using swing kit to reduce the downtime on the production databases.
We plan to take a Flash Archive of the OS and restore the swing kit (exactly the same config) from the Flash Archive, we also plan to take ufsdumps.
Would anyone know the exact files which are not restored as part of the Flash Archive please?? I know Flash Archive runs a sys-unconfig so hosts, defaultrouter, defaultdomain and the Network will not be restored but are there any other files which will not be restored???
Thanks in advance.

LDAP may or may not work. I have three T2000s that I need to update and I've flar'ed them and restored them to a matching T2000 just so there won't be any surprises when I do the real boxes. Sometimes LDAP works, sometimes it doesn't.

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#COPIED... ........ ... ................. .......... ........ ........... ............
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Can I try open database regardless of this error?
Thank you for your prompt response
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Edited by: Andrey Timofeev on Jul 21, 2009 3:52 PM

Good day, sorry for TAG. Once more time. 
I will make online backup my oracle database with brtools 
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brbackup -c -d util_file_online -t online -m all -u /
<HR>
bdztoexw anf 2009-01-23 15.27.40 2009-01-23 16.47.21 1 ............... 57 56 0 17671 226215105 17676 226268039 ALL 
online util_file_online 
<HR>
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<HR>
 
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Oldest online log sequence 17673 
Next log sequence to archive 17676 
Current log sequence 17676 SCN: 226268039 
Database block size 8192 Thread: 1 
Current system change number 226268041 ResetId: 603135330
<HR>
 
After brbackup I'll do "brarchive" in the same script:
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<HR>
#ARCHIVE.. 17670 /oracle/VPP/oraarch/VPParch1_17670_603135330.dbf 2009-01-23 15.10.36 43450368 226202112 1 
#SAVED.... adztolzu svd *VXF1232718526 2009-01-23 16.51.11 ........... ............ 
#COPIED... ........ ... ................. .......... ........ ........... ............ 
#DELETED.. adztolzu svd 2009-01-23 16.51.11 
# 
#ARCHIVE.. 17671 /oracle/VPP/oraarch/VPParch1_17671_603135330.dbf 2009-01-23 15.36.12 43430912 226215105 1 
#SAVED.... adztolzu svd *VXF1232718526 2009-01-23 16.51.11 ........... ............ 
#COPIED... ........ ... ................. .......... ........ ........... ............ 
#DELETED.. adztolzu svd 2009-01-23 16.51.11 
# 
#ARCHIVE.. 17672 /oracle/VPP/oraarch/VPParch1_17672_603135330.dbf 2009-01-23 15.40.27 43515904 226227928 1 
#SAVED.... adztolzu svd *VXF1232718526 2009-01-23 16.51.11 ........... ............ 
#COPIED... ........ ... ................. .......... ........ ........... ............ 
#DELETED.. adztolzu svd 2009-01-23 16.51.11 
# 
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#SAVED.... adztolzu svd *VXF1232718526 2009-01-23 16.51.11 ........... ............ 
#COPIED... ........ ... ................. .......... ........ ........... ............ 
#DELETED.. adztolzu svd 2009-01-23 16.51.11 
# 
#ARCHIVE.. 17674 /oracle/VPP/oraarch/VPParch1_17674_603135330.dbf 2009-01-23 16.06.06 43450368 226250315 1 
#SAVED.... adztolzu svd *VXF1232718526 2009-01-23 16.51.11 ........... ............ 
#COPIED... ........ ... ................. .......... ........ ........... ............ 
#DELETED.. adztolzu svd 2009-01-23 16.51.11 
# 
#ARCHIVE.. 17675 /oracle/VPP/oraarch/VPParch1_17675_603135330.dbf 2009-01-23 16.43.40 13243904 226263012 1 
#SAVED.... adztolzu svd *VXF1232718526 2009-01-23 16.51.11 ........... ............ 
#COPIED... ........ ... ................. .......... ........ ........... ............ 
#DELETED.. adztolzu svd 2009-01-23 16.51.11 
# 
VPP util_file adztolzu svd 2009-01-23 16.47.22 2009-01-23 16.54.47 1 ........... 17670 17675 0 0 
<HR>
#
<HR>
BR0280I BRARCHIVE time stamp: 2009-01-23 16.51.11 
BR0232I 6 of 6 files saved by backup utility 
BR0230I Backup utility called successfully 
BR0016I 6 offline redo log files processed, total size 220.128 MB
<HR>
Then I take tape with this data and try restore only from this tape 
all datafiles and relevant archive redologs files (17670-17675) restored without errors 
but in the end ERROR occurred
<HR>
 
ERROR at line 1: 
ORA-01195: online backup of file 1 needs more recovery to be consistent 
ORA-01110: data file 1: '/oracle/VPP/sapdata1/system_1/system.data1'
ORA-00279: change 226268039 generated at 01/23/2009 16:43:40 needed for thread 
1 
ORA-00289: suggestion : /oracle/VPP/oraarch/VPParch1_17676_603135330.dbf 
ORA-00280: change 226268039 for thread 1 is in sequence #17676
<HR>
 
My online backup ended, before swith to redolog 17676 
Why I need this file? I think files (17670-17675) should be enough?
Besides, the cange 226268039 generated exactly at moment Switching to next online redo. 
Can I try open database regardless of this error?
 
Thank you for your prompt response 
Andrey Timofeev
Edited by: Andrey Timofeev on Jul 21, 2009 4:53 PM
Edited by: Andrey Timofeev on Jul 21, 2009 4:54 PM

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the retention policy is the second choice, that is "Retain backups that are necessary for a recovery to any time within the specified number of days (point-in-time recovery)". the recovery window is 1 day.
I assign enough space for flash recovery area. my database size is about 2G. I assign 20G as flash recovery area.
now here is the problem, through oracle online manual, it said oracle can manage the flash recovery area automatically, that is, when the space is full, it can delete the obsolete archived log files. but in fact, it never works! whenever the space is full, the database will hang up! besides, the status of archived log files is very strange, for example, it can change "obsolete" stauts from "yes" to "no", and then from "no" to "yes". I really have no idea about this! even though I know oracle usually keep archived files for some longer days than retention policy, but I really don't know why the obsolete status can change automatically. although I can write a schedule job to delete obsolete archived files every day, but I just want to know the reason. my goal is to backup all the files on disk and let oracle automatically manage them.
also, there is another problem about archive mode. I have two oracle 10g databases(release one), the size of db1 is more than 20G, the size of db2 is about 2G. both of them have the same backup and recovery policy, except I assign more flash recovery area for db1. both of them are on archive mode. both of nearly nobody access except for the schedule backup job and sometime I will admin through oem. the strange thing is that the number of archived log files of smaller database, db2, are much bigger than ones of bigger database. also the same situation for the size of the flashback logs for point-in-time recovery. (I enable flashback logging for fast database point-in-time recovery, the flashback retention time is 24 hours.) I found the memory utility of smaller database is higher than bigger database. nearly all the time the smaller database's memory utility keeps more than 99%. while the bigger one's memory utility keeps about 97%. (I enable "Automatic Shared Memory Management" on both databases.) but both database's cup and queue are very low. I'm nearly sure no one hack the databases. so I really have no idea why the same backup and recovery policy will result so different result, especially the smaller one produces more redo logs than bigger one. does there anyone happen to know the reason or how should I do to check the reason?
by the way, I found web based OEM can't reflect the correct database status when the database shutdown abnormally. for example, if the database hang up because of out of flash recovery area, after I assign more flash recovery area space and then restart the database, the OEM usually can't reflect the correct database status. I must restart OEM manually to correctly reflect the current database status. does there anyone know in what situation I should restart OEM to reflect the correct database status?
sorry for the long message, I just want to describe in details to easy diagnosis.
any hint will be greatly appreciated!
Sammy

thank you very much, in fact, my site's oracle never works about managing archive files automatically although I have tried all my best. at last, I made a job running daily to check the archive files and delete them.
thanks again.

How to delete archive log files from ASM through Grid Control

Hi
Anybody suggest me how to delete archive log files from ASM through Grid Control.
Thanks

It is important to specify both, the oracle version and os version when posting, so confusions can be avoided.
In this particular case, since you are referring to asm and grid control you could be talking about either 10gR1, 10gR2 or 11gR1; but I strongly suggest you to avoid us to be guessing. In either case, you sould go to the maintenance tab of the target database and program a scheduled 'delete noprompt obsolete;' procedure. This will purge the information stored at the Flash recovery area, which I assume you have declared inside the ASM.
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Removing archived log files

Hello all,
Using Oracle 10g R2 ( 10.2.4.0) under UNIX Sun Solaris 10 , I have two rman backup types
1-L0 backup
2-L1 Backup ( Incremental cummulative)
Facts:
-Due to space pressure on archived log destination I'm trying to get less archived files possible under the archived log fs thus at any given time the archived log files destination contains archived log files aged no more than 22hours.
* The backup runs each day at 4PM and there is custom script that remove and compressed archived log files ( out of backup jobs windows) from midnight until 3:45PM
* From the above removal schedule task L0 or L1 backup will always have 24 hours worth of archived log files available during the backup.
-The Backup files Windows retention period is 22 hours meaning that each backup type L0 or L1 removes previous backup files aged more than 22hours.
-Tracking file is enabled
Target:
Knowing that our backup retention windows is 22hours.
Our next goal is to get less than 2 hours from 24 hours of archived log files available when L0 or L1 backup.
Would this affect L1 backup? and how?
Thank in advance for your response
Alex

user8979607 wrote:
Hello all,
Using Oracle 10g R2 ( 10.2.4.0) under UNIX Sun Solaris 10 , I have two rman backup types
1-L0 backup
2-L1 Backup ( Incremental cummulative)
Facts:
-Due to space pressure on archived log destination I'm trying to get less archived files possible under the archived log fs thus at any given time the archived log files destination contains archived log files aged no more than 22hours.
* The backup runs each day at 4PM and there is custom script that remove and compressed archived log files ( out of backup jobs windows) from midnight until 3:45PM
* From the above removal schedule task L0 or L1 backup will always have 24 hours worth of archived log files available during the backup.
-The Backup files Windows retention period is 22 hours meaning that each backup type L0 or L1 removes previous backup files aged more than 22hours.
-Tracking file is enabled
Target:
Knowing that our backup retention windows is 22hours.
Our next goal is to get less than 2 hours from 24 hours of archived log files available when L0 or L1 backup.
Would this affect L1 backup? and how?
Thank in advance for your response
AlexI'm not sure what you are talking about with Backup files Windows retention period ... 22 hours".
I don't know what you mean by "Our next goal is to get less than 2 hours from 24 hours of archived log files available when L0 or L1 backup."
If you are not taking your database backups with rman you are on shaky ground. The principles are simple. To recover your database from a failure, you will need to start with an L0 backup. The rman RESTORE command will then restore individual blocks from any applicable and available L1 backups. You would follow that with a RECOVER command, that would attempt to apply all necessary redo from available archivelogs. If the necessary archivelogs have been deleted, rman will attempt to restore them from a backup. You can use rman to backup AND DELETE archivelog files to keep the archivelog destination cleaned out.
I take an L0 backup once a week, an L1 the other 6 days, and archivelogs twice a day. The only time I've had a problem with the archivelog dest filling up is when some buggy code that has a loop goes into production and starts flooding redo.
Exactly how are you taking your database backups? If you are not using rman, then you are already on shaky ground.

Solaris 8 container install problem using Ultra 60 flash archive

Hi
I have an M4000 configured with a Solaris 8 container.
I am using a flash archive from an Ultra 60.
Below is the problem when I install.
# zoneadm -z f714clone install -u -a /var/flar/fid714_20090515.flar
Log File: /var/tmp/f714clone.install.26921.log
Source: /var/flar/fid714_20090515.flar
Installing: This may take several minutes...
Postprocessing: This may take several minutes...
WARNING: zone did not finish booting.
Last entry in the logfile is...
[Fri May 15 12:21:22 BST 2009] Postprocess: Performing zone sys-unconfig
It just sits at the WARNING doing nothing.
I connected to the container console using "zlogin -C f714clone" but this just gives me a blank screen with no output and unable to do anything.
I used a different archive from a V120 and had no problems.
Is there something I need to configure for a Ultra 60.
Thanks in advance.
Steve.

I got this to work. It seems, for whatever reason, that it doesn't like the '-u' flag for an Ultra 60. I installed using '-p' instead and it was fine, it even came up with the new IP I had assinged.
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