Stuck in the listener entry step in DUPLICATE OF RAC databases

Question

I am trying to duplicate with RMAN a new RAC db from production RAC db.
I am done with the following steps:
1). backup prod database with rman
2). copy init file over and modity entries not to reflect rac paramters...
3). create a password file for new db
now I got stuck on step 4) Create a static listener entry for your new database and reload the listener as appropriate.
This step is necessary, because an RMAN duplicate uses an auxiliary database that is in no mount and therefore will not automatically register itself with the listener(s) as specified by local_listener, remote_listener and or the default, 1521.
For example:
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = rman.colestock.test)
(ORACLE_HOME = /u03/app/oracle/product/db/10.2)
(SID_NAME = rman2)
The above is instruciton I got.
However I got very confused here:
First, on the RAC server, I added sid entry at the bottom of listener.ora. and the tnsnames entry looks like this:
abc =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xxxxxx76)(PORT = 1528))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST =xxxxxx 77)(PORT = 1528))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVICE_NAME = abc_service)
How do I add a sid entry in the tnsnames.ora file? Since I supposed to create a single db first, not rac, do I have to put service_name or sid name there?
ANother confusion is how to reload the listener? Since this is a RAC server, two nodes has two listenrs: abc_listener1, abc_listener2. Do I have to stop and start listner by svrctl stop the dynamic listener?
Please if you can, provide detailed steps here how to create static listener in tnsnames entry and listener entry on a RAC environment and then reload the listener.
I have to finish up the duplication this weekend. So any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

user569151 wrote:
I am trying to duplicate with RMAN a new RAC db from production RAC db.
I am done with the following steps:
1). backup prod database with rman
2). copy init file over and modity entries not to reflect rac paramters...
3). create a password file for new db
now I got stuck on step 4) Create a static listener entry for your new database and reload the listener as appropriate.
This step is necessary, because an RMAN duplicate uses an auxiliary database that is in no mount and therefore will not automatically register itself with the listener(s) as specified by local_listener, remote_listener and or the default, 1521.
For example:
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = rman.colestock.test)
(ORACLE_HOME = /u03/app/oracle/product/db/10.2)
(SID_NAME = rman2)
The above is instruciton I got.
However I got very confused here:
First, on the RAC server, I added sid entry at the bottom of listener.ora. and the tnsnames entry looks like this:
abc =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xxxxxx76)(PORT = 1528))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST =xxxxxx 77)(PORT = 1528))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVICE_NAME = abc_service)
How do I add a sid entry in the tnsnames.ora file? Since I supposed to create a single db first, not rac, do I have to put service_name or sid name there?
ANother confusion is how to reload the listener? Since this is a RAC server, two nodes has two listenrs: abc_listener1, abc_listener2. Do I have to stop and start listner by svrctl stop the dynamic listener?
Please if you can, provide detailed steps here how to create static listener in tnsnames entry and tnsnames.ora does not contain any information about listener.
listener entry on a RAC environment and then reload the listener.http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=oracle+local_listener