{"id":13461,"date":"2020-02-19T20:59:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T19:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/oracle-20c-data-guard-validating-a-fast-start-failover-configuration\/"},"modified":"2023-06-15T16:39:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T14:39:20","slug":"oracle-20c-data-guard-validating-a-fast-start-failover-configuration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/oracle-20c-data-guard-validating-a-fast-start-failover-configuration\/","title":{"rendered":"Oracle 20c Data Guard : Validating a Fast Start Failover Configuration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Mouhamadou Diaw<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Oracle 20c, we can now validate a Fast Start Failover configuration with the new command VALIDATE FAST_START FAILOVER. This command will help identifying issues in the configuration. I tested this new feature.<br \/>\nThe Fast Start Failover is configured and the observer is running fine as we can see below.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"highlighter_342435\" class=\"syntaxhighlighter  sql\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"gutter\">\n<div class=\"line number1 index0 alt2\">1<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number2 index1 alt1\">2<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number3 index2 alt2\">3<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number4 index3 alt1\">4<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number5 index4 alt2\">5<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number6 index5 alt1\">6<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number7 index6 alt2\">7<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number8 index7 alt1\">8<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number9 index8 alt2\">9<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number10 index9 alt1\">10<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number11 index10 alt2\">11<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number12 index11 alt1\">12<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number13 index12 alt2\">13<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number14 index13 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spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Protection Mode: MaxPerformance<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number6 index5 alt1\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Members:<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number7 index6 alt2\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">prod20_site1 - <\/code><code class=\"sql keyword\">Primary<\/code> <code class=\"sql keyword\">database<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number8 index7 alt1\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">prod20_site2 - (*) Physical standby <\/code><code class=\"sql keyword\">database<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number9 index8 alt2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number10 index9 alt1\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">(*) Fast-Start Failover target<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number11 index10 alt2\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code 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string\">''<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number23 index22 alt2\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">ExternalDestination2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 = <\/code><code class=\"sql string\">''<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number24 index23 alt1\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">PrimaryLostWriteAction\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 = <\/code><code class=\"sql string\">'CONTINUE'<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number25 index24 alt2\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">ConfigurationWideServiceName\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 = <\/code><code class=\"sql string\">'prod20_CFG'<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number26 index25 alt1\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">ConfigurationSimpleName\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 = <\/code><code class=\"sql string\">'prod20'<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number27 index26 alt2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number28 index27 alt1\"><code class=\"sql plain\">Fast-Start Failover: Enabled <\/code><code class=\"sql color1\">in<\/code> <code class=\"sql plain\">Potential Data Loss Mode<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number29 index28 alt2\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Lag Limit:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30 seconds<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number30 index29 alt1\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Threshold:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30 seconds<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number31 index30 alt2\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Active Target:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 prod20_site2<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number32 index31 alt1\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Potential Targets:\u00a0 <\/code><code class=\"sql string\">\"prod20_site2\"<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number33 index32 alt2\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">prod20_site2 valid<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number34 index33 alt1\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Observer:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 oraadserver2<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number35 index34 alt2\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Shutdown <\/code><code class=\"sql keyword\">Primary<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/code><code class=\"sql keyword\">TRUE<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number36 index35 alt1\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Auto-reinstate:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/code><code class=\"sql keyword\">TRUE<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number37 index36 alt2\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Observer Reconnect: (none)<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number38 index37 alt1\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Observer Override:\u00a0 <\/code><code class=\"sql keyword\">FALSE<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number39 index38 alt2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number40 index39 alt1\"><code class=\"sql plain\">Configuration Status:<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number41 index40 alt2\"><code class=\"sql plain\">SUCCESS<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number42 index41 alt1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number43 index42 alt2\"><code class=\"sql plain\">DGMGRL&gt; <\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If we run the command we can see that everything is working and that a failover will happen if needed<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"highlighter_587388\" class=\"syntaxhighlighter  sql\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"gutter\">\n<div class=\"line number1 index0 alt2\">1<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number2 index1 alt1\">2<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number3 index2 alt2\">3<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number4 index3 alt1\">4<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number5 index4 alt2\">5<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number6 index5 alt1\">6<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number7 index6 alt2\">7<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"code\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"line number1 index0 alt2\"><code class=\"sql plain\">DGMGRL&gt; VALIDATE FAST_START FAILOVER;<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number2 index1 alt1\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Fast-Start Failover:\u00a0 Enabled <\/code><code class=\"sql color1\">in<\/code> <code class=\"sql plain\">Potential Data Loss Mode<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number3 index2 alt2\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Protection Mode:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MaxPerformance<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number4 index3 alt1\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql keyword\">Primary<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 prod20_site1<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number5 index4 alt2\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Active Target:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 prod20_site2<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number6 index5 alt1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number7 index6 alt2\"><code class=\"sql plain\">DGMGRL<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s stop the observer<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"highlighter_119737\" class=\"syntaxhighlighter  sql\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"gutter\">\n<div class=\"line number1 index0 alt2\">1<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number2 index1 alt1\">2<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number3 index2 alt2\">3<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"code\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"line number1 index0 alt2\"><code class=\"sql plain\">DGMGRL&gt; stop observer<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number2 index1 alt1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number3 index2 alt2\"><code class=\"sql plain\">Observer stopped.<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>And if we run the Validate command again, we have the following message<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"highlighter_819415\" class=\"syntaxhighlighter  sql\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"gutter\">\n<div class=\"line number1 index0 alt2\">1<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number2 index1 alt1\">2<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number3 index2 alt2\">3<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number4 index3 alt1\">4<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number5 index4 alt2\">5<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number6 index5 alt1\">6<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number7 index6 alt2\">7<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number8 index7 alt1\">8<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number9 index8 alt2\">9<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number10 index9 alt1\">10<\/div>\n<div class=\"line number11 index10 alt2\">11<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"code\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"line number1 index0 alt2\"><code class=\"sql plain\">DGMGRL&gt; VALIDATE FAST_START FAILOVER;<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number2 index1 alt1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number3 index2 alt2\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Fast-Start Failover:\u00a0 Enabled <\/code><code class=\"sql color1\">in<\/code> <code class=\"sql plain\">Potential Data Loss Mode<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number4 index3 alt1\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Protection Mode:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MaxPerformance<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number5 index4 alt2\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql keyword\">Primary<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 prod20_site1<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number6 index5 alt1\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Active Target:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 prod20_site2<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number7 index6 alt2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number8 index7 alt1\"><code class=\"sql plain\">Fast-start failover <\/code><code class=\"sql color1\">not<\/code> <code class=\"sql plain\">possible:<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number9 index8 alt2\"><code class=\"sql spaces\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/code><code class=\"sql plain\">Fast-start failover observer <\/code><code class=\"sql color1\">not<\/code> <code class=\"sql plain\">started.<\/code><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number10 index9 alt1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line number11 index10 alt2\"><code class=\"sql plain\">DGMGRL&gt; <\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mouhamadou Diaw In Oracle 20c, we can now validate a Fast Start Failover configuration with the new command VALIDATE FAST_START FAILOVER. 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