Gating error while creating standby database in oracle 11g

Question

Dear Gurus
I am getting following error while creating standby database. My database version is oracle 11g 11.2.0.1 in Redhat 5.2
RMAN> duplicate target database for standby from active database;
Starting Duplicate Db at 10-MAY-12
using channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1
contents of Memory Script:
backup as copy reuse
targetfile '/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/dbs/orapworcl' auxiliary format
'/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/dbs/orapwstdb' ;
executing Memory Script
Starting backup at 10-MAY-12
using channel ORA_DISK_1
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of Duplicate Db command at 05/10/2012 15:44:18
RMAN-03015: error occurred in stored script Memory Script
RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on ORA_DISK_1 channel at 05/10/2012 15:44:18
ORA-17629: Cannot connect to the remote database server
ORA-17627: ORA-12528: TNS:listener: all appropriate instances are blocking new connections
ORA-17629: Cannot connect to the remote database server
RMAN>
Regards
Rabi

Answer 1

Hello;
Generally for the connection to work you need to add something like this to the listener.ora file :
(SID_DESC =
    (global_dbname = STANDBY.hostname)
    (ORACLE_HOME = /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.2)
    (sid_name = STANDBY)
)You should stop and start the listener on the Standby after adding this. Also your tnsnames.ora must be correct on both the primary and the Standby.
Also you need an INIT for the Standby side :
STANDBY.__db_cache_size=343932928
STANDBY.__java_pool_size=4194304
STANDBY.__large_pool_size=4194304
STANDBY.__oracle_base='/u01/app/oracle'#ORACLE_BASE set from environment
STANDBY.__pga_aggregate_target=281018368
STANDBY.__sga_target=834666496
STANDBY.__shared_io_pool_size=0
STANDBY.__shared_pool_size=469762048
STANDBY.__streams_pool_size=0
audit_file_dest='/u01/app/oracle/admin/PRIMARY/adump'
audit_trail='db'
compatible='11.2.0.0.0'
control_files='/u01/app/oracle/oradata/PRIMARY/control01.ctl','/u01/app/oracle/oradata/PRIMARY/control02.ctl'
db_block_size=8192
db_domain='SOME.DOMAIN.COM'
db_flashback_retention_target=2880
db_name='PRIMARY'
db_recovery_file_dest_size=2147483648
db_recovery_file_dest='/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area'
diagnostic_dest='/u01/app/oracle'
dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=PRIMARYXDB)'
log_archive_dest_1='LOCATION=USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST'
open_cursors=300
pga_aggregate_target=277872640
processes=150
remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'
sga_target=833617920
undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'
log_archive_dest_1='LOCATION=USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFILES,ALL_ROLES) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=STANDBY'
log_archive_dest_2='SERVICE=PRIMARY LGWR ASYNC VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE) '
LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_1=ENABLE
LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_2=DEFER
LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESSES=30
FAL_SERVER=STANDBY
STANDBY_FILE_MANAGEMENT=AUTO
DB_UNIQUE_NAME=STANDBYFinally
startup nomount
Start RMAN and issue duplicate command
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/rman target=sys/@primary auxiliary=sys/@standby
RMAN>duplicate target database for standby from active database NOFILENAMECHECK;
Keys to success
1. New Standby start NOMOUNT on new password file. ( On Oracle 11 you must copy and rename the file from Primary server )
2. Hard coded listener on new Standby server.
3. Correct tnsnames.ora files.
4. Correct duplicate command.
Please consider closing some of you old answered questions
Best Regards
mseberg
Edited by: mseberg on May 10, 2012 7:06 AM