Image of databases needs t osaved as a dmp file

Question

Hi,
one of our application team requesting an image of 2 databsases (a & b) databases saved as a DMP file
can any one helpe me, how can i so this?
Oracle 10g
Thanks in Advance

Answer 1

Hello,
You can use conventional export/import or datapump utility to back database a and b. And then zip or tar them together :).
Datapump Export Example as SYSTEM user using pl/sql. Make sure DIRECTORY OBJECT ( 'ADMIN_DIR'*) (you can name whatever you like) exists berfore running this export*
DECLARE
   h1   NUMBER;
BEGIN
   BEGIN
      h1        :=
         DBMS_DATAPUMP.open (operation => 'EXPORT',
                             job_mode => 'FULL',
                             job_name => 'A_EXPORT_JOB',
                             version => 'COMPATIBLE'
   END;
   BEGIN
      DBMS_DATAPUMP.set_parallel (handle => h1, degree => 1);
   END;
   BEGIN
      DBMS_DATAPUMP.add_file (handle => h1,
                              filename => 'EXPDAT.LOG',
                              directory => 'ADMIN_DIR',
                              filetype => 3
   END;
   BEGIN
      DBMS_DATAPUMP.set_parameter (handle => h1,
                                   name => 'KEEP_MASTER',
                                   VALUE => 0
   END;
   BEGIN
      DBMS_DATAPUMP.set_parameter (handle => h1,
                                   name => 'ESTIMATE',
                                   VALUE => 'BLOCKS'
   END;
   BEGIN
      DBMS_DATAPUMP.add_file (handle => h1,
                              filename => 'MYDATABASE_A.DMP',
                              directory => 'ADMIN_DIR',
                              filetype => 1
   END;
   BEGIN
      DBMS_DATAPUMP.set_parameter (handle => h1,
                                   name => 'INCLUDE_METADATA',
                                   VALUE => 1
   END;
   BEGIN
      DBMS_DATAPUMP.set_parameter (handle => h1,
                                   name => 'DATA_ACCESS_METHOD',
                                   VALUE => 'AUTOMATIC'
   END;
   BEGIN
      DBMS_DATAPUMP.start_job (handle => h1, skip_current => 0, abort_step => 0);
   END;
   BEGIN
      DBMS_DATAPUMP.detach (handle => h1);
   END;
END;
Coventional Export Example:_
exp system/passowrd full=y file=mydatabase_a.dmp log=mydatabase_a.log Regards
Edited by: OrionNet on Jan 11, 2009 11:39 PM
Edited by: OrionNet on Jan 11, 2009 11:42 PM