-Move Datafile to new location (With Minimal Downtime using RMAN) RMAN> report schema; using target database

control file instead of recovery catalog Report of database schema for database with db_unique_name AOCDB List of Permanent Datafiles =========================== File Size(MB) Tablespace ---- -------- -------------------1 710 SYSTEM 2 750 SYSAUX 3 1260 UNDOTBS1 4 2363 USERS 5 1024 REST 6 1024 INDX_REST f

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Datafile Name -----------------------/u01/app/oradata/aocdb/system01.dbf /u01/app/oradata/aocdb/sysaux01.dbf /u01/app/oradata/aocdb/undotbs01.dbf /u01/app/oradata/aocdb/users01.dbf /u01/app/oradata/aocdb/rest01.dbf /u01/app/oradata/aocdb/indx_rest01.db

List of Temporary Files ======================= File Size(MB) Tablespace Maxsize(MB) Tempfile Name ---- -------- -------------------- ----------- -------------------1 96 TEMP 32767 /u01/app/oradata/aocdb/temp01.dbf - While database is up and running I will use RMAN to copy datafile of SYSTEM ta blespace to another location. RMAN> copy datafile 1 to '/u01/app/oradata/loc2/system01.dbf'; Starting backup at 15.05.2012 19:35:23 allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1 channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=126 device type=DISK channel ORA_DISK_1: starting datafile copy input datafile file number=00001 name=/u01/app/oradata/aocdb/system01.dbf output file name=/u01/app/oradata/loc2/system01.dbf tag=TAG20120515T193524 RECID =76 STAMP=783372953 channel ORA_DISK_1: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:00:35 Finished backup at 15.05.2012 19:35:59 - Now I will shutdown database and start in mount mode. RMAN> shutdown immediate; database closed database dismounted Oracle instance shut down RMAN> startup mount; connected to target database (not started) Oracle instance started database mounted Total System Global Area Fixed Size Variable Size Database Buffers Redo Buffers 1071333376 bytes 1318172 352322276 713031680 4661248 bytes bytes bytes bytes

- Switch datafile to copy. RMAN> switch datafile 1 to copy; datafile 1 switched to datafile copy "/u01/app/oradata/loc2/system01.dbf" - Now to perform quick recover. RMAN> recover datafile 1; Starting recover at 15.05.2012 19:38:55 allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1 channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=154 device type=DISK starting media recovery media recovery complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01 Finished recover at 15.05.2012 19:38:57 - That s it! Open database. RMAN> alter database open; database opened - Little check that I ve moved datafile. RMAN> report schema; Report of database schema for database with db_unique_name AOCDB List of Permanent Datafiles =========================== File Size(MB) Tablespace ---- -------- -------------------1 710 SYSTEM 2 750 SYSAUX 3 1260 UNDOTBS1

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Datafile Name -----------------------/u01/app/oradata/loc2/system01.dbf /u01/app/oradata/aocdb/sysaux01.dbf /u01/app/oradata/aocdb/undotbs01.dbf

- After switching datafiles, old datafile become copy so it is safe to drop it. RMAN> list copy of datafile 1; List of Datafile Copies ======================= Key File S Completion Time Ckp SCN Ckp Time ------- ---- - ------------------- ---------- ------------------77 1 A 15.05.2012 19:38:15 5250088 15.05.2012 19:37:03 Name: /u01/app/oradata/aocdb/system01.dbf RMAN> delete copy of datafile 1;

released channel: ORA_DISK_1 allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1 channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=154 device type=DISK List of Datafile Copies ======================= Key File S Completion Time Ckp SCN Ckp Time ------- ---- - ------------------- ---------- ------------------77 1 A 15.05.2012 19:38:15 5250088 15.05.2012 19:37:03 Name: /u01/app/oradata/aocdb/system01.dbf Do you really want to delete the above objects (enter YES or NO)? YES deleted datafile copy datafile copy file name=/u01/app/oradata/aocdb/system01.dbf RECID=77 STAMP=78337 3095 deleted datafile copy -So the only downtime was period during bouncing database and recovering datafil e.