{"id":11296,"date":"2018-06-05T11:15:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T09:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/flashback-dataguard-environments\/"},"modified":"2018-06-05T11:15:04","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T09:15:04","slug":"flashback-dataguard-environments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/flashback-dataguard-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"How to flashback databases in dataguard with broker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I had to do some tests with dataguard. To make restores easier restore points were required.<\/p>\n<p>Given is following configuration:<br \/>\n<code>show configuration;<br \/>\nConfiguration - ila<br \/>\nProtection Mode: MaxAvailability<br \/>\n Databases:<br \/>\n ila - Primary database<br \/>\n ilal - Logical standby database<br \/>\n ILAP - Physical standby database<br \/>\nFast-Start Failover: DISABLED<br \/>\nConfiguration Status:<br \/>\n SUCCESS<br \/>\n<\/code><br \/>\nHow to set restore points here ?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two things to consider:<\/strong><br \/>\nRedo apply to a physical standby is incompatible with setting a restore point so it must me switched off for a while.<br \/>\nSCN of the restore points of the standby databases must be lower than on primary database, otherwise redo shipment does not continue after flashback.<\/p>\n<h3>Setting of restore points<\/h3>\n<p>First redo shipment has to be stopped:<br \/>\n<code>edit database \"ilal\" set state=APPLY-OFF;<br \/>\nedit database \"ILAP\" set state=APPLY-OFF;<br \/>\n<\/code><br \/>\nSecond, restore points on both standby databases are set:<br \/>\n<code>create restore point RZ_C GUARANTEE FLASHBACK DATABASE;<br \/>\n<\/code><br \/>\nThird, restore point on primary database is set:<br \/>\n<code>create restore point RZ_C GUARANTEE FLASHBACK DATABASE;<br \/>\n<\/code><br \/>\nLast, redo shipment is switched on again:<\/p>\n<p><code>edit database \"ILAP\" set state=APPLY-ON;<br \/>\nedit database \"ilal\" set state=APPLY-ON;<br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now dataguard is running as before.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Let&#8217;s flashback the databases:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">First switch off redo shipment:<\/p>\n<p><code>edit database \"ILAP\" set state=APPLY-OFF;<br \/>\nedit database \"ilal\" set state=APPLY-OFF;<br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Second start all three databases in mount mode:<\/p>\n<p><code>shutdown immediate;<br \/>\nstartup mount;<br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Third flashback primary database:<\/p>\n<p><code>flashback database to restore point RZ_C;<br \/>\nalter database open read only;<br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check whether flashbacked database looks fine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">If yes, open it read write:<\/p>\n<p><code>shutdown immediate;<br \/>\nstartup mount;<br \/>\nalter database open resetlogs;<br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do the same on logical standby database:<\/p>\n<p><code>flashback database to restore point RZ_C;<br \/>\nalter database open read only;<br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check whether flashbacked database looks fine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">If yes, open it:<\/p>\n<p><code>shutdown immediate;<br \/>\nstartup mount;<br \/>\nalter database open resetlogs;<br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last do flashback on physical standby:<\/p>\n<p><code>flashback database to restore point RZ_C;<br \/>\n<\/code><br \/>\nNow start redo shipment again:<\/p>\n<p><code>edit database \"ILAP\" set state=APPLY-ON;<br \/>\nedit database \"ilal\" set state=APPLY-ON;<br \/>\n<\/code>After a few minutes, dataguard will run as before:<br \/>\n<code>show configuration;<br \/>\nConfiguration - ila<br \/>\nProtection Mode: MaxAvailability<br \/>\n Databases:<br \/>\n ila - Primary database<br \/>\n ilal - Logical standby database<br \/>\n ILAP - Physical standby database<br \/>\nFast-Start Failover: DISABLED<br \/>\nConfiguration Status:<br \/>\n SUCCESS<br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I had to do some tests with dataguard. To make restores easier restore points were required. 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