Oracle 10G Data Guard

Unni Kirandumkara
Virginia Community College Systems, ITS
1-(804)-423-5634
ukirandumkara@vccs.edu
Track
• Business continuity
• Data Guard Scalability
• Data Guard Options
• Data Guard Layout
• Physical Standby Protection Modes
• Logical Standby & Rolling Update
• Network Bandwidth
• Role Transitions
• Fast-Start Fail Over
• Data Dictionary
• Physical Standby Setup using OEM 10g Grid.
• Q&A
Business Continuity

• Uninterrupted access to Critical Data

• Reduced Revenue losses
• Less downtime and Better Productivity
• Quicker, more cost-effective business resumption following an
interruption
• Peace of mind

Data Guard offers all of the above and a cost effective solution.
Disaster Recovery

• Prepare for the worst.

Data Guard

Oracle Data Guard ensures high availability, data protection, and

disaster recovery for enterprise data.

Synchronized transactionally consistent copies of the primary

database.

Data Guard configuration is connected by Oracle Net.

Data Guard Scalability
Standby
Data guard Database

broker
controlled
databases
Up to 9
Standby
databases

Primary
Database
Data Guard Options

Physical Standby
Redo Apply technology, which applies redo data on the standby
database.

Logical Standby
SQL Apply technology, which first transforms the received redo data
into SQL statements and then executes the generated SQL statements
on the logical standby database.
Data Guard Services

Log Transport Services

Control the automated transfer of redo log or archive log data from the
primary database to one or more standby database destinations. Also
resolves any gaps in the archived redo log files due to network failure
Data Guard Services

Log Apply Services

Physical: Apply of redo data on the standby database to maintain

transactional synchronization with the primary database.

Logical: SQL stream is generated from redo or archive log files and
applied to the standby database.
Data Guard Services

Role Management Services

Change of role from primary to standby using switch over or failover.

Protection Modes

Maximum Protection
Synchronized Redo write. Primary database shuts down if a
fault occurs at write at the standby.

Maximum Availability
Synchronized Redo write. Protection mode temporarily switches
over to Maximum performance if write fails at the standby.

Maximum Performance
Asynchronized Redo write.
Max Protection & Max Availability
Online Redo Log Standby Redo
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Maximum Performance
Online Redo Log Standby Redo
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Asynchronous

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Archived redo log Archived redo
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Logical Standby
Logical standby database is an excellent choice for performing
queries, summations, and reporting activities, thereby reducing the
load from primary database.

SQL Apply supports real-time apply when standby redo log files are
present.

Integration with Flashback Database to Resolve Logical Failure.

Supports Index-organized tables without LOBs or overflow

segments.

Supports LONG, LONG RAW, and NCLOB columns.

Rolling Upgrades with Logical Standby, Metalink doc# 300479.1

Logical Standby : Rolling Upgrade

Supports Database release 10.1.0.3 or later.

Database protection mode must be max availability or Max

performance.

Stop the SQL Apply & Upgrade standby database.

Restart SQL Apply & Monitor Database.

Role Switch over and repeat the processes.

Network Bandwidth

OLTP redo vs. OLAP redo.

How to find peak redo?

Load Profile
~~~~~~~~~~~~ Per Second Per Transaction
--------------- ---------------
Redo size: 51,944.64 5,177.09

Bandwidth in MBPS = (redo bytes per sec /0.7)8)/1,000,000

T3/DS3 =44.74MBPS or OC3=155 MBPS

Role Transitions

Switch Over
A switchover ensures no data loss. This is typically done for
planned maintenance of the primary system.

Fail Over
Failover is performed only in the event of a catastrophic failure
of the primary database, and the failover results in a transition of
a standby database to the primary role.
Fast-Start Fail Over

Observer Server

IDC IDC

Primary Standby

Primary Standby
Database Database
Fast-Start fail over

A feature of Oracle Database Enterprise Edition.

Only supports to Maximum Availability Mode.

Requires 3rd server. Install DGMGRL client part of Oracle client

administrator software. Observer process continuously monitors
primary and standby databases.

Primary and standby must be running 10.2 database.

If the listener is not running on port 1521, local_listener must be

set in the spfile.
Fast-Start Failover
• Observer detects failure.

• Observer automatically executes database failover once threshold has

been exceeded.

• DB_ROLE_CHANGE trigger fires: enables primary service. This trigger

can be customized to restart JDBC mid-tier clients and calls any other
OCI enabled application.
Fast-Start Fail Over

Fast
Site failover time measured in seconds, not minutes
Failover is automatic, no manual intervention
Reliable
Eliminates human error
Zero data loss failover

Simple
Automatically determines if failover criteria met
Original primary database is automatically reinstated as a new standby
database following failover
Data Dictionary
• V$DATABASE
PROTECTION_LEVEL: current protection mode setting.
FS_FAILOVER_STATUS: synchronization status

• DBA_LOGSTDBY_UNSUPPORTED: unsupported tables.

• DBA_LOGSTDBY_EVENTS: monitor transaction activity.

• V$LOG: Redo log changed.

• V$MANAGED_STANDBY : Recovery progress.

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Questions & Answers

Unni Kirandumkara
Virginia Community College Systems
ukirandumkara@vccs.edu