RMAN Backup Current Controlfile

RMAN Backup Current controlfile:

 

RMAN> backup current controlfile;

Starting backup at 11-AUG-21
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
including current control file in backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 11-AUG-21
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 11-AUG-21
piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/dbhome_1/dbs/0m069eu0_1_1 
tag=TAG20210811T232448 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
Finished backup at 11-AUG-21

Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 11-AUG-21
piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/dbhome_1/dbs/c-1608118455-20210811-09 
comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 11-AUG-21

 

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RMAN Backup Spfile

RMAN Backup spfile :

RMAN> backup spfile;

Starting backup at 11-AUG-21
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
including current SPFILE in backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 11-AUG-21
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 11-AUG-21
piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/dbhome_1/dbs/0o069ev4_1_1 
tag=TAG20210811T232524 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
Finished backup at 11-AUG-21

Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 11-AUG-21
piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/dbhome_1/dbs/c-1608118455-20210811-0a 
comment=NONE
Finished  at 11-AUG-21

 

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FLASHBACK CONCEPTS

 

FLASHBACK VERSION QUERY

FLASHBACK DROP TABLE

FLASHBACK  QUERY

FLASHBACK TABLE

 

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Simple Performance tuning for freshers – Easy steps

 

1. To list long-running forms user sessions

select s.sid,s.process,p.spid,s.status ,s.action,s.module, (s.last_call_et/3600) from
v$session s, v$process p where round(last_call_et/3600) >4 and action like ‘%FRM%’ and
p.addr=s.paddr ;

2. To list inactive Sessions respective username

SELECT username,count(*) num_inv_sess
FROM v$session
where last_call_et > 3600
and username is not null
AND STATUS=’INACTIVE’
group by username
order by num_inv_sess DESC;
SELECT count(*) FROM v$session where last_call_et > 43200 and username is not null AND
STATUS=’INACTIVE’;
SELECT count(*) FROM v$session where last_call_et > 3600 and username is not null AND
STATUS=’INACTIVE’;

3. To find session-id with a set of SPIDs

select sid from v$session, v$process where addr=paddr and spid in (‘11555′,’26265′,’11533’);

4. To find SQL Text given SQLHASH & SQLADDR

select piece,sql_text from v$sqltext where HASH_VALUE = &hash and ADDRESS =’&addr’ order by piece;
select piece,sql_text from v$sqltext where ADDRESS =’&addr’ order by piece;

5.Checking for Active Transactions SID

select username,t.used_ublk,t.used_urec from v$transaction t,v$session s where t.addr=s.taddr;

6. Session details from Session longops

select inst_id,SID,SERIAL#,OPNAME,SOFAR,TOTALWORK,START_TIME,LAST_UPDATE_TIME, username from gv$session_longops;

7. Session details with SPID

select sid, serial#, USERNAME, STATUS, OSUSER, PROCESS,
MACHINE, MODULE, ACTION, to_char(LOGON_TIME,’yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss’)
from v$session where paddr in (select addr from v$process where spid = ‘&spid’)
/

8. To find Undo Generated For a given session

select username,
t.used_ublk ,t.used_urec
from gv$transaction t,gv$session s
where t.addr=s.taddr and
s.sid=’&sid’;

9. To list the count of connections from other machines

select count(1),machine from gv$session where inst_id=’&inst_id’ group by machine;

10. To get the total count of sessions and processes

select count(*) from v$session;
select count(*) from v$process;
select (select count() from v$session) sessions, (select count() from v$process) processes from dual;

11. To find SQL text through SQL address

select sql_address from v$session where sid=1999;
select sql_text from v$sqltext where ADDRESS=’C00000027FF00AF0′ order by PIECE;

12. To find SQL text for different SQL hash value

select hash_value,sql_text from v$sql where hash_value in (1937378691,1564286875,
248741712,2235840973,2787402785)

13. Session details associated with SID and Event waiting for

set pages 50000 lines 32767
col EVENT for a40
select a.sid, a.serial#, a.status, a.program, b.event,to_char(a.logon_time, ‘dd-mon-yy hh24:mi’) LOGON_TIME,to_char(Sysdate, ‘dd-mon-yy-hh24:mi’) CURRENT_TIME, (a.last_call_et/3600) “Hrs connected” from v$session a,v$session_wait b where a.sid in(&SIDs) and a.sid=b.sid order by 8;

14. Active Sessions running for more than 1 hour

set pages 50000 lines 32767
col USERNAME for a10
col MACHINE for a15
col PROGRAM for a40
SELECT USERNAME,machine,inst_id,sid,serial#,PROGRAM,
to_char(logon_time,’dd-mm-yy hh:mi:ss AM’)”Logon Time”,
ROUND((SYSDATE-LOGON_TIME)(2460),1) as MINUTES_LOGGED_ON,
ROUND(LAST_CALL_ET/60,1) as Minutes_FOR_CURRENT_SQL
From gv$session
WHERE STATUS=’ACTIVE’
AND USERNAME IS NOT NULL and ROUND((SYSDATE-LOGON_TIME)(2460),1) > 60
ORDER BY MINUTES_LOGGED_ON DESC;

15.SQLs Running from longtime

alter session set nls_date_format = ‘dd/mm/yyyy hh24:mi’;
set pages 50000 lines 32767
col target format a25
col opname format a40
select sid
,opname
,target
,round(sofar/totalwork*100,2) as percent_done
,start_time
,last_update_time
,time_remaining
from v$session_longops;

16. Last/Latest Running SQL

set pages 50000 lines 32767
select inst_id,sample_time,session_id,session_serial#,sql_id from gv$active_session_history
where sql_id is not null
order by 1 desc;

17. Current Running SQLs

set pages 50000 lines 32767
col program format a20
col sql_text format a50
select b.sid,b.status,b.last_call_et,b.program,c.sql_id,c.sql_text
from v$session b,v$sqlarea c
where b.sql_id=c.sql_id;

18. Current Running SQLs

set pages 50000 lines 32767
col HOST_NAME for a20
col EVENT for a40
col MACHINE for a30
col SQL_TEXT for a50
col USERNAME for a15
select  sid,serial#,a.sql_id,a.SQL_TEXT,S.USERNAME,i.host_name,machine,S.event,S.seconds_in_wait sec_wait,
to_char(logon_time,’DD-MON-RR HH24:MI’) login
from gv$session S,gV$SQLAREA A,gv$instance i
where S.username is not null
— and S.status=’ACTIVE’
AND S.sql_address=A.address
and s.inst_id=a.inst_id and i.inst_id = a.inst_id
and sql_text not like ‘select S.USERNAME,S.seconds_in_wait%’;

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REDO LOG FILE

Redo log files are filled with redo records. A redo record also called a redo entry, is made up of a group of change vectors, each of which is a description of a change made to a single block in the database. For example, if you change a salary value in an employee table, you generate a redo record containing change vectors that describe changes to the data segment block for the table, the undo segment data block, and the transaction table of the undo segments.

Redo entries record data that you can use to reconstruct all changes made to the database, including the undo segments. Therefore, the redo log also protects rollback data. When you recover the database using redo data, the database reads the change vectors in the redo records and applies the changes to the relevant blocks.

SQL> select * from v$log;

SQL> select group#,status,sequence# from v$log;

    GROUP# STATUS            SEQUENCE#
---------- ---------------- ----------
         1 CURRENT                  91
         2 INACTIVE                 89
         3 INACTIVE                 90
SQL> select * from v$logfile;

Active (Current) and Inactive Redo Log Files

Oracle Database uses only one redo log file at a time to store redo records written from the redo log buffer. The redo log file that LGWR is actively writing to is called the current redo log file.

Redo log files that are required for instance recovery are called active redo log files. Redo log files that are no longer required for instance recovery are called inactive redo log files.

If you have enabled archiving (the database is in ARCHIVELOG mode), then the database cannot reuse or overwrite an active online log file until one of the archiver background processes (ARCn) has archived its contents. If archiving is disabled (the database is in NOARCHIVELOG mode), then when the last redo log file is full, LGWR continues by overwriting the first available active file.

Add New redo log file

SQL> alter database add logfile group 4 '/u01/app/oracle/oradata/TESTDB/redo04.dbf' 
size 100m; Database altered.

Add Member to an existing group

SQL> alter database add logfile member '/u01/app/oracle/oradata/TESTDB/redo04b.log' 
to group 4; Database altered.

Drop member

SQL> alter database drop logfile member '/u01/app/oracle/oradata/TESTDB/redo04b.log';

Database altered.

Drop Logfile Group

SQL> alter database drop logfile group 4;

Database altered.


SQL> select group#,status from v$log;

    GROUP#                STATUS
----------            ----------------
         1               CURRENT
         2               INACTIVE
         3               INACTIVE

Adding Two  member

SQL> alter database add logfile group 4 ('/u01/app/oracle/oradata/TESTDB/redo04a.log',
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/TESTDB/redo04C.log') size 100m; Database altered.
SQL> select group#,member from v$logfile;

    GROUP#         MEMBER
----------       ---------------------------                       
         4    /u01/app/oracle/oradata/TESTDB/redo04a.log

         4     /u01/app/oracle/oradata/TESTDB/redo04C.log

Log Switches and Log Sequence Numbers

A log switch is a point at which the database stops writing to one redo log file and begins writing to another. Normally, a log switch occurs when the current redo log file is completely filled and writing must continue to the next redo log file. However, you can configure log switches to occur at regular intervals, regardless of whether the current redo log file is completely filled. You can also force log switches manually.

Oracle Database assigns each redo log file a new log sequence number every time a log switch occurs and LGWR begins writing to it. When the database archives redo log files, the archived log retains its log sequence number. A redo log file that is cycled back for use is given the next available log sequence number.

Each online or archived redo log file is uniquely identified by its log sequence number. During a crash, instance, or media recovery, the database properly applies to redo log files in ascending order by using the log sequence number of the necessary archived and redo log files.

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Oracle 12c to 19c upgrade using AutoUpgrade Method

In this blog, we will see how to upgrade Oracle Database 12c to 19c using AutoUpgrade Tool

What is the AutoUpgrade?

  • The Oracle Database AutoUpgrade utility is a small command-line tool that allows you to upgrade your databases very easily with very little interaction
  • The new AutoUpgrade utility in Oracle 19¢ performs almost 99% of the task by itself, we just have to provide inputs during the initial phase
  • So it performs Prechecks against multiple databases, upgrades multiple databases in one go
  • Also, it does Post upgrade, object recompilation, and time zone up-gradation
  • The only thing you need to provide is a contig file in text format

Which database releases are supported?

  • As a source, the minimum version is Oracle Database 11.2.0.4. onwards

Download the latest auto-upgrade jar file

  • Auto upgrade utility autoupgrade.jar file exists by default under $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin directory of Oracle 19c Home
  • Oracle strongly recommends downloading the latest AutoUpgrade version before doing the upgrade
  • You download the most recent version from MOS Note: 2485487.1  AutoUpgrade Tool
  • Once you download this jar file transfer it to the Server and create a new directory and place this file in that directory

cp -r autoupgrade.jar /u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/db_1/rdbms/admin/

Java version:

  • Java version should be 8 or later, which is available by default in Oracle Database homes from release 12.1.0.2 and latest

Create the config file

  • Create New Directory Which will contain your config file and logs
  • mkdir /home/oracle/auto_upgrade_19c

Run Below command to create sample config file which we will use to make final config file.

  • cd /home/oracle/auto_upgrade_19c
  • $ORACLE_HOME/jdk/bin/java -jar $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/autoupgrade.jar -create_sample_file_config
  • cp sample_config.cfg prod_db_config.cfg
  • Make necessary changes

Modify the config file according to your env

prddb_config.cfg file should have following entry which specifies source and target database home location and DB name and log locations and other information’s:

global.autoupg_log_dir=/home/oracle/auto_upgrade_19c/upg_logs
upg1.dbname=PRDDB
upg1.start_time=NOW
upg1.source_home=/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1
upg1.target_home=/u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/db_1
upg1.sid=PRDDB
upg1.log_dir=/home/oracle/auto_upgrade_19c/upg_logs/PRDDB
upg1.upgrade_node=orclagent.localdomain
upg1.target_version=19.12
upg1.run_utlrp=yes
upg1.timezone_upg=yes

Analyze the database using modified config file

Auto upgrade Analyze mode checks your database to see if it is ready for the upgrade. This will reads data from the database and does not perform any updates.

Execute AutoUpgrade in analyze mode with the below syntax:

export ORACLE HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/db_1
export PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/jdk/bin

cd /home/oracle/auto_upgrade_19c

$ORACLE_HOME/jdk/bin/java -jar $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/autoupgrade.jar -config prddb_config.cfg -mode ANALYZE

We can monitor, manage and control the jobs from the autoupgrade console.

  • lsj – to list the jobs
  • status – to show the job status
  • tasks – shows the tasks executing

Crosscheck and verify all logs before proceeding further

Deploy the upgrade and monitor

  • Auto upgrade Deploy mode performs the actual upgrade of the database from pre-upgrade source database analysis to post-upgrade checks.
  • Before starting Deploy make sure you have taken a backup of your database.

$ORACLE_HOME/jdk/bin/java -jar $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/autoupgrade.jar -config
prod_db_config.cfg -mode DEPLOY

  • Once the upgrade process is started consider monitoring the logs and database alert logs to see the progress of the upgrade. Auto upgrade logs are available under

/home/oracle/auto_upgrade_19c/upg_logs/

Once the upgrade finishes crosscheck the below.

SELECT VERSION FROM V$TIMEZONE_FILE;
select name, open_mode, version, status from v$database, v$instance;

Post-upgrade task

  • Once the upgrade is successful and all testing is done, drop the restore point.
  • Drop the Guaranteed restore point

select name from v$restore_point;
drop restore point restorepoint_name;

  • Change the compatible parameter
  • After the upgrade, the database has to be tested properly before updating the compatible parameter. Once the parameter is updated database cannot be downgraded.

show parameter compatible;
alter system set compatible=’19.0.0′ scope=spfile;
shutdown immediate:
startup;
show parameter compatible;

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How to find the bind variable values of the SQL statement using SQLID?

How to find the bind variable values of the SQL statement using SQLID?

SELECT sql_id,  b.name BIND_NAME,  b.value_string BIND_STRING   from gv$sql t
JOIN gv$sql_bind_capture b USING (sql_id) WHERE b.value_string IS NOT NULL
AND sql_id ='&SQLID';

Additional script which may be helpful at a later point in time:

To know the last executed query in the oracle and its hash value,sqlid

SELECT * FROM v$SQLTEXT_WITH_NEWLINES WHERE address =
  (SELECT prev_sql_addr FROM v$session WHERE audsid = userenv('SESSIONID'))
ORDER BY piece;

To know the SQL plan history of a sql using the sqlid:

select * from TABLE(DBMS_XPLAN.DISPLAY_AWR('&sqlid'));

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