ORATraining Blog » Oracle Database cloning http://www.oratraining.com/blog Not just another Oracle Blog Tue, 25 May 2010 12:22:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Operating Systems Endian formats for migrating databases across platforms http://www.oratraining.com/blog/2010/04/operating-systems-endian-formats-for-migrating-databases-across-platforms/ http://www.oratraining.com/blog/2010/04/operating-systems-endian-formats-for-migrating-databases-across-platforms/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:22:05 +0000 admin http://www.oratraining.com/blog/?p=249 Nowadays DBAs face requirements for migrating databases across different platforms like from Windows to Linux or Solaris or vice versa. While doing this we would require to use transportable tablespaces or cross-platform transportable tablespaces. In order to decide whether the migration would be simple or will involve file conversion, following command is used to identify platform endian format. If the endian formats are same then the process pretty straightforward.

SQL> select * from v$transportable_platform order by platform_id;

PLATFORM_ID PLATFORM_NAME ENDIAN_FORMAT
1 Solaris[tm] OE (32-bit) Big
2 Solaris[tm] OE (64-bit) Big
3 HP-UX (64-bit) Big
4 HP-UX IA (64-bit) Big
5 HP Tru64 UNIX Little
6 AIX-Based Systems (64-bit) Big
7 Microsoft Windows IA (32-bit) Little
8 Microsoft Windows IA (64-bit) Little
9 IBM zSeries Based Linux Big
10 Linux IA (32-bit) Little
11 Linux IA (64-bit) Little
12 Microsoft Windows 64-bit for AMD Little
13 Linux 64-bit for AMD Little
14 HP Open VMS Little
15 Apple Mac OS Big

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]]> http://www.oratraining.com/blog/2010/04/operating-systems-endian-formats-for-migrating-databases-across-platforms/feed/ 0 Certified Oracle RAC Scenarios for Oralce eBusiness suite cloning http://www.oratraining.com/blog/2009/04/certified-oracle-rac-scenarios-for-oralce-ebusiness-suite-cloning/ http://www.oratraining.com/blog/2009/04/certified-oracle-rac-scenarios-for-oralce-ebusiness-suite-cloning/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:02:50 +0000 admin http://www.oratraining.com/blog/?p=79 (Based on Oracle Metalink note: 783188.1 as on 3-Mar-2009)

This document is divided into the following sections:

  • Section 1: Terminology
  • Section 2: Supported Scenarios
  • Section 3: References

The most up-to-date version of this document can be obtained in Note 783188.1.

Section 1: Terminology

Cloning an Oracle E-Business Suite system that uses an Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) enabled database involves numerous different technology components and steps, and would therefore be a complex, error-prone process if carried out manually.

To speed up, simplify, and enhance reliability of the process, Oracle offers the following tools for use in cloning RAC Enabled Oracle E-Business Suite systems:

  • Rapid Clone – Command-line tool
  • Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite (AMP) – GUI-based tool used for automated end-to-end cloning

This document provides details of the RAC scenarios that are currently certified for cloning using these tools. Other scenarios are planned as shown.

Note: Scenarios not shown are not supported.

Section 2: Supported Scenarios

The following table illustrates the various cloning permutations that exist with different versions of Oracle E-Business Suite and its components, operating system software, and the cloning tools available.

Rapid Clone

Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite

Oracle E-Business Suite Version

 Scenario Status RDBMS Version Cluster File System Operating System Status RDBMS Version Cluster File System Operating System

11i

 RAC-to-RAC Supported 9i N/A Unix, Linux, Windows Planned 10g TBD TBD
RAC-to-Non RAC Supported

9i

N/A

Unix, Linux, Windows

Not Supported

N/A

 N/A N/A
Add Nodes to Existing RAC Cluster Supported 9i N/A Unix, Linux, Windows Not Supported N/A N/A N/A
Scale Up or Down while Cloning Supported 9i N/A Unix, Linux, Windows Not Supported N/A N/A N/A

12.0

 RAC-to-RAC Supported 10g, 11g ASM, OMF, OCFS2, NFS Linux

(Not Tested on Other Platforms)

 Planned 10g, 11g ASM, OMF, OCFS2, NFS Linux
RAC-to-Non RAC Not Supported N/A N/A N/A Planned 10g, 11g ASM, OMF, OCFS2, NFS Linux
Scale Up or Down while Cloning Not Supported N/A N/A N/A Planned 10g, 11g ASM, OMF, OCFS2, NFS Linux

12.1.1

 RAC-to-RAC Planned 10g, 11g TBD TBD Planned 10g, 11g TBD TBD
RAC-to-Non RAC Not Supported N/A N/A N/A Planned TBD TBD TBD
Scale Up or Down while Cloning Not Supported N/A N/A N/A Planned TBD TBD TBD

12.2

 RAC-to-RAC Planned 10g, 11g TBD TBD Planned 10g, 11g TBD TBD
RAC-to-Non RAC Not Supported N/A N/A N/A Planned TBD TBD TBD
Scale Up or Down while Cloning Not Supported N/A N/A N/A Planned TBD TBD TBD
Key:

N/A = Not Applicable
TBD = To Be Decided

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