FAQ:NewInstanceOracle

Generalties

In this chapter, we will consider that SQWareCentral has been installed on dbsqware@sqwarebox.

Limitations of this section

This chapter only deals with adding a new instance to a base that is already configured and functional.
Use the portions that apply to your environment, and choose either the automatic or manual method as desired

General operating procedure for integrating a new Oracle instance

There will potentially be 1 or 2 connection cases to process

• "local" for Unix machines (or those with Cygwin) where a "/ as sysdba" will be performed on the machine hosting the instance (via SSH connection from dbsqware@sqwarebox)
• "Distant", for generating AWRs (if needed), or in cases where SSH access to the machine is not available (Windows, RDS, etc.)

Classic steps:

• Setting up the environment

• Checking system prerequisites for the "local" part (bash + rsync)

• Manual tests

• Deployment of the instance

You will see that these steps can be handled one by one or in batches!

Integration of an Oracle instance

Setting up the environment

General

Explanation of "DbAlias" (the unique dbSQWare key)

The dbSQWare key must be unique and consistent with what has been configured for the gvsqw_DbAlias variable in sqwora_GlobalVar.cfg!
There are more or less 3 cases...

• Your environment is "standalone" and your ORACLE_SID are unique across the entire environment => gvsqw_DbAlias='$ORACLE_SID'
• Your environment is "standalone" but you have "duplicates" of ORACLE_SID => gvsqw_DbAlias='$ORACLE_SID:$(hostname|cut -d '.' -f1)'
• You have RAC and/or DG => gvsqw_DbAlias='$gvsqw_DB_UNIQUE_NAME:$gvsqw_HOST_UNIQUE_NAME' (gvsqw_DB_UNIQUE_NAME, remove the node number!)

+ any other case that might occur or that "suits you"!

Explanation of statuses

• An "open" instance will be handled in "local" mode, meaning we will connect via "/ as sysdba" locally on the machine hosting the instance (ssh access from dbsqware@sqwarebox), status "ON".
  
• A "closed" instance, like dataguard, will be handled in "local" mode, meaning we will connect via "/ as sysdba" locally on the machine hosting the instance (ssh access from dbsqware@sqwarebox), status "DG".
  
• An instance where we don’t have local unix access will be managed in "remote" mode (like Windows, RDS, ...), status "DIST".
  
• The "OFF" status makes the instance "disappear" from the web view.
  
• The "NEW" status is used as an intermediate status between the beginning and the end of setting up a new instance.
  
• All other statuses allow the instance to be displayed in the repository (especially "KEEP") but will not be taken into account by the automatic processes.
  

Resume of statuses :

Status	Description
ON	locale under Unix (the most common)
DIST	remote-only management
KEEP	temporary status, during maintenance for example or before complete deletion
NEW	temporary status, during configuration
OFF	visual removal of the instance (without deleting its configuration)
XXX	not supported...

Instance declaration in SQWareRepository with SQWareWeb

We will declare the new instance from the SQWareWeb administration interface.

Declare the new instance with the status "NEW" (Add or Duplicate).


Explanation of the fields :

Fields	Description
Db Alias	Unique key that identifies the instance in dbSQWare (will be used as SERVICE_NAME for generating the tnsname.ora, for the part before the ":" if present).
Dbms Name	Type of SGBD
Virtual Host	Virtual host (same as Host if not a cluster, will be used for generating the tnsname.ora).
Host Name	Hostname of the instance
User Name	User associated with the instance
Port	Listening port of the instance (will be used for generating the tnsname.ora).
Comments	A brief description of what the instance hosts
Status	Instance status (see above for explanations).
Contact	A contact if needed
Environnement	Instance environment (PRD, PPR, REC, DEV, TST, ...)
Client	Used only for filtering (enter a client name and/or department and/or service...)
GlobalHost	Free field in which the hypervisor host is often entered, for example.
Custom1	Free field 1
Custom2	Free field 2

Regenerate the reference files of SQWareCentral.

Type the following command which will generate the reference files:

1 # From : dbsqware@sqwarebox
2 gen_all

Specific procedure for the "local" part (status ON)

/!\ Only instances that will be in the "ON" status !

Verification of system prerequisites for the "local" part (bash + rsync)

Since SQWareProduction is mainly written in bash shell and synchronized from SQWareCentral using rsync, we therefore need "bash" and "rsync" to be installed !

Verification

Adapt to your username and machine name.

bash:

1 # From : oracle@my_oracle_host
2 type bash
3 #or
4 which bash

rsync:

1 # From : oracle@my_oracle_host
2 type rsync
3 #or
4 which rsync

Installation

Adapt to your machine type (use sudo if you are not root).

RedHat / CentOS / ... :

1 # From : root@my_oracle_host
2 yum install -y bash rsync
3 #or
4 dnf install -y bash rsync

Ubuntu / Debian / ... :

1 # From : root@my_oracle_host
2 apt install -y bash rsync

Deployment of SSH key(s) from SQWareCentral to the target machine(s)

There are two ways to proceed:

• An automatic one (from dbsqware@sqwarebox, but it requires you to know the password of the oracle Unix account)
• A manual one that you apply on each oracle Unix account

/!\ The password of your oracle Unix account must have been initialized, otherwise key-based authentication will not work!

Deployment of SSH key(s): batch method

1 # From : dbsqware@sqwarebox
2 menu_ora GenDeplSshKeys_SQWareCentral GenLstInstanceNew

Verify that this is indeed the list you want to deploy, then choose option 1 ...
=> Enter the Unix password when prompted !

Deployment of SSH key(s): manual method

1 # From : oracle@my_oracle_host
2 if [ ! -r $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa ]
3 then
4 ssh-keygen -t rsa -N ''''''' -f $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa
5 fi
6 chmod go-w $HOME
7 echo "ssh-rsa AAAAB......XSPpdV11 dbsqware@sqwarebox" >>$HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys
8 chmod 700 $HOME/.ssh
9 chmod 600 $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys

=> Put the correct key in the "echo" (the one from dbsqware@sqwarebox)

SSH connection test from SQWareCentral

1 # From : dbsqware@sqwarebox
2 menu_ora TestSshConnection GenLstInstanceNew

Test of prerequisites on the target host (bash+rsync) via SSH from SQWareCentral

1 # From : dbsqware@sqwarebox
2 menu_ora TestSysPrerequisites GenLstInstanceNew

Deployment of SQWareProduction

1 # From : dbsqware@sqwarebox
2 
3 #If deployment on "unique" user
4 menu_ora DeplScripts GenLstUniqueNew
5 
6 #If deployment on "instance" user, the one specified in SQWareRepository
7 menu_ora DeplScripts GenLstInstanceNew

For "unique" user, it is the "standard" user. By default, we set it to "oracle", and it can be modified in SQWareCentral.

Adding the dbSQWare environment to ~/.profile or ~/.bash_profile

Once again, there are two ways to proceed:

• An automatic one (from dbsqware@sqwarebox)
• A manual one that you apply on each oracle Unix account

Adding the dbSQWare environment: batch method

1 # From : dbsqware@sqwarebox
2 menu_ora AdddbSQWareProfile GenLstInstanceNew

Check that this is indeed the list you want to deploy, then choose 1 ...
=> In ~/.profile or ~/.bash_profile, change the following variable with the appropriate value: gvsqw_Env='XXX'

Adding the dbSQWare environment: manual method

Add the following lines to ~/.profile or ~/.bash_profile

 1 # From : oracle@my_oracle_host
 2 
 3 #dbSQWare
 4 export gvsqw_OraBin=$HOME/SQWareProduction/oracle/bin
 5 export gvsqw_Env='PRD'
 6 lvsqw_IsTerminal=$(tty 2>&1 >/dev/null;echo $?)
 7 if [ "$lvsqw_IsTerminal" = "0" ] && [ -r $gvsqw_OraBin/../etc/.profile_confort ]
 8 then
 9 . $gvsqw_OraBin/../etc/.profile_confort
10 fi

Test sendmail (Non mandatory)

1 # From : dbsqware@sqwarebox
2 menu_ora TestSendmail GenLstInstanceNew

Manual connection test to the Oracle instance

The goal is to test the automatic connection methods to the Oracle instance.

• "local", for instances that will be in "ON" status
• "remote", to generate AWR (possibly) or for cases where there is no SSH access to the machine (Windows, RDS, etc...)

Test connection "local"

/!\ Only instances that will be in "ON" status!

1 # From : dbsqware@sqwarebox
2 menu_ora TestInstConnectionOnNoMail GenLstInstanceNew

Specific procedure for the AWR or RAC part

Creation of a specific dbSQWare Oracle account

Example of creation order (NON-CDB) :

 1 CREATE USER DBSUSER
 2 IDENTIFIED BY "DoNotSetThisPassword!"
 3 PROFILE DEFAULT
 4 ACCOUNT UNLOCK;
 5 GRANT RESOURCE TO DBSUSER;
 6 GRANT CONNECT TO DBSUSER;
 7 --GRANT DBA TO DBSUSER;
 8 ALTER USER DBSUSER DEFAULT ROLE ALL;
 9 GRANT SELECT ANY DICTIONARY TO DBSUSER;
10 GRANT EXECUTE ON DBMS_WORKLOAD_REPOSITORY TO DBSUSER;

Example of creation order (CDB) :

 1 CREATE USER C##DBSUSER
 2 IDENTIFIED BY "DoNotSetThisPassword!"
 3 PROFILE DEFAULT
 4 ACCOUNT UNLOCK CONTAINER=ALL;
 5 GRANT RESOURCE TO C##DBSUSER CONTAINER=ALL;
 6 GRANT CONNECT TO C##DBSUSER CONTAINER=ALL;
 7 --GRANT DBA TO C##DBSUSER CONTAINER=ALL;
 8 --GRANT SYSDBA TO C##DBSUSER CONTAINER=ALL;
 9 ALTER USER C##DBSUSER DEFAULT ROLE ALL CONTAINER=ALL;
10 GRANT SELECT ANY DICTIONARY TO C##DBSUSER CONTAINER=ALL;
11 GRANT EXECUTE ON DBMS_WORKLOAD_REPOSITORY TO C##DBSUSER CONTAINER=ALL;

You can set the username and password you want!
This account must be declared on the unix account oracle@sqwarebox ...
If a specific entry is found, it will be used; otherwise, the "DEFAULT" entry will be used.

1 oracle@sqwarebox:/home/oracle (NoSID) $ cat .passwd_oracle
2 DEFAULT;DBSUSER;DoNotSetThisPassword!
3 SPECIFIC_ORA;system;manager

Test "remote" connection

/!\ Only for AWR and RAC

1 # From : dbsqware@sqwarebox
2 menu_ora TestInstConnectionDistNoMail GenLstInstanceNew

Deployment of the instance

Generation of the default SQWareProduction configuration

/!\ Only instances that will be in "ON" status!

1 # From : dbsqware@sqwarebox
2 menu_ora GenDefConf_SQWareProduction GenLstInstanceNew

Update of SQWareRepository

In the dbSQWare repository via the administration console, update the status of the new Oracle instance (currently set to NEW) with the desired value (ON, DG, DIST)

Test of "recovery" of indicators

At this point, you can test the recovery of missing indicators (in principle, only the instances you have just integrated!)

1 # From : dbsqware@sqwarebox
2 ## Only for status "ON"
3 repind_ora
4 ## Only for status "DIST"
5 repind_ora_dist
6 ## Only for status "DG"
7 repind_ora_dg

Exploitation (backups, …) for "ON" instances

Generation of SQWareProduction configs

If you followed the procedure for inserting the instance, this part has already been done by the "menu_ora GenDefConf_SQWareProduction GenLstInstanceNew" step.
You can verify with the following chapter.

Connect to the machine hosting the "Oracle" instance and type the following commands:

1 # From dbsqware@vorawarebox
2 c ORADBS
3 
4 #Load the environment if running in multi-instance mode (from oracle@my_oracle_host)
5 e ORADBS

1 too
2 ./sqwora_GenerateCreateInstance.ksh -dbsOnly

Verify that the proposed configuration is correct and type "y" if it is.
At this point, you have generated the default configuration files for SQWareProduction.

RMAN Configuration

If you wish to set up RMAN backups, you will need to:

Be in archivelog mode if you want to perform hot backups

Have configured the RMAN settings (dbSQWare is based on the retention period and the DISK/SBT_TAPE type configured)

Have configured $HOME/admin/ORADBS/sqwConfig/sqwora_Rman.cfg (which determines the behavior of sqwarchmon and whether or not a catalog is used)

Configuration verification:

1 vi $HOME/admin/ORADBS/sqwConfig/sqwora_Rman.cfg

Verification of archiving:

1 sqlplus '/ as sysdba'

 1 select log_mode from v$database;
 2 LOG_MODE
 3 ------------
 4 ARCHIVELOG
 5 
 6 show parameters log_archive_format;
 7 
 8 NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
 9 ------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
10 log_archive_format                   string      ORADBS_redo_%t_%s_%r.arc
11 
12 show parameters log_archive_dest_1;
13 
14 NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
15 ------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
16 log_archive_dest_1                   string      LOCATION=/orabackup/ORADBS/archive MANDATORY

If needed, change the settings:

1 alter system set log_archive_format='ORADBS_redo_%t_%s_%r.arc' scope=spfile;
2 alter system set log_archive_dest_1='LOCATION=/orabackup/ORADBS/archive/ MANDATORY';

If needed, set the database to ARCHIVELOG:

1 shutdown immediate;
2 startup mount;
3 alter database archivelog;
4 alter database open;

"Minimal" RMAN configuration (based on the default settings) :

1 too
2 ./sqwora_RmanConfigure.ksh

Verification of RMAN configuration :

rman target /

RMAN> show all;

using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
RMAN configuration parameters for database with db_unique_name ORADBS are:
CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO RECOVERY WINDOW OF 6 DAYS;
CONFIGURE BACKUP OPTIMIZATION ON;
CONFIGURE DEFAULT DEVICE TYPE TO DISK; # default
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP OFF;
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO '/orabackup/ORADBS/rman/autobackup/%F';
CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE DISK PARALLELISM 4 BACKUP TYPE TO BACKUPSET;
CONFIGURE DATAFILE BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; # default
CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; # default
CONFIGURE MAXSETSIZE TO UNLIMITED; # default
CONFIGURE ENCRYPTION FOR DATABASE OFF; # default
CONFIGURE ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM 'AES128'; # default
CONFIGURE COMPRESSION ALGORITHM 'BASIC' AS OF RELEASE 'DEFAULT' OPTIMIZE FOR LOAD TRUE ; # default
CONFIGURE RMAN OUTPUT TO KEEP FOR 7 DAYS; # default
CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY TO NONE; # default
CONFIGURE SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME TO '/home/oracle/admin/ORADBS/sqwConfig/snapcf_ORADBS.f';

If needed, modify RMAN settings :

RMAN> CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 3;

old RMAN configuration parameters:
CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO RECOVERY WINDOW OF 6 DAYS;
new RMAN configuration parameters:
CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 3;
new RMAN configuration parameters are successfully stored

Explanations

The previous steps have created certain default files. ($HOME/ORADBS/sqwConfig)

1 #Enter the instance name
2 e ORADBS
3 cfg
4 cat sqwora_Jobs.cfg

 1 #IndicDba: Gather indicators DBAs
 2 IndicDba:$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_GatherIndicators.ksh -I ORADBS
 3 
 4 #RmanFull: Backup level 0 (full) with RMAN
 5 RmanFull:$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_RmanBackup.ksh -I ORADBS -T i0 -Exec
 6 
 7 #RmanInc: Backup level 1 (incremental) with RMAN
 8 RmanInc:$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_RmanBackup.ksh -I ORADBS -T i1 -Exec
 9 
10 #PurgeAlert: Purge log/trace files
11 PurgeAlert:$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_PurgeAlert.ksh -I ORADBS
12 
13 #GenAwr: Generate AWR reports
14 GenAwr:$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_GenerateAwr.ksh -I ORADBS
15 
16 #ExpFull: export full of database
17 ExpFull:$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_Export.ksh -I ORADBS -T full -H 2 -Exec
18 
19 #ExpdpFull: export full of database (expdp)
20 ExpdpFull:$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_Expdp.ksh -I ORADBS -T full -H 2 -Exec

It is a configuration file used by the script sqwora_RunJob.ksh to execute actions.

File for a default cron $HOME/CrontabRef_ORADBS :

 1 ###########################
 2 ## mm(0-59) hh(0-23) dd(1-31) MM(0-12) DAY(0-sunday, 1-monday, ...) command
 3 ## ORADBS
 4 #Purge alert
 5 00 08 * * 0   bash -c '. $HOME/.profile ORADBS;$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_RunJob.ksh -I ORADBS -A PurgeAlert > $HOME/tmp/PurgeAlert_ORADBS.log 2>&1'
 6 #Datapump
 7 00 22 * * 0-5 bash -c '. $HOME/.profile ORADBS;$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_RunJob.ksh -I ORADBS -A ExpdpFull > $HOME/tmp/ExpdpFull_ORADBS.log 2>&1'
 8 #Backups
 9 00 23 * * 6   bash -c '. $HOME/.profile ORADBS;$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_RunJob.ksh -I ORADBS -A RmanFull > $HOME/tmp/RmanFull_ORADBS.log 2>&1'
10 00 23 * * 0-5 bash -c '. $HOME/.profile ORADBS;$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_RunJob.ksh -I ORADBS -A RmanInc > $HOME/tmp/RmanInc_ORADBS.log 2>&1'

Deployment

Setting up the cron :

1 mv $HOME/CrontabRef_ORADBS $HOME/CrontabRef
2 vi $HOME/CrontabRef
3 crontab $HOME/CrontabRef
4 crontab -l

Updating the CrontabRef file :

1 crontab -l > $HOME/CrontabRef
2 cat $HOME/CrontabRef

Useful commands

Interesting aliases :

e DBALIAS => Load the environment for the instance
bin, etc, too ... => To navigate to the standard SQWareProduction directory
cbin, cetc, ctoo ... => To navigate to the custom SQWareProduction directory
log => logs SQWareProduction
rma => Go to the RMAN backup directory
dmpdp => Go to the datapump directory

Some script options: -h => online help -s => online examples -Exec => when present, executes the commands; if not set, only shows the commands without executing them.

Exemples :

oracle@my_oracle_host:$HOME/admin/ORADBS/logs/RmanBackup (ORADBS) $ bin
total 164
drwxr-x---  2 oracle dba  4096 Aug 16 15:50 .
drwxr-x--- 15 oracle dba   187 Aug 16 15:50 ..
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba 15773 Aug 16 15:50 sqwArchmon
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba 15773 Aug 16 15:50 sqwArchmon.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  2673 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_ActivateMonitoring.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  4506 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_CopyDmpdp.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  3551 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_DbmsStats.ksh
lrwxrwxrwx  1 oracle dba    36 Jan  2  2022 sqwora_ExecSQL.ksh -> ../../generic/bin/sqwgen_ExecSQL.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  7284 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_Expdp.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  6861 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_Export.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  2652 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_GatherDistantFsSize.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  3609 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_GatherIndicators.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  2545 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_GatherStructure.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  3022 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_GenerateAwr.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  3812 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_GenerateStatspack.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  6120 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_Impdp.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  3199 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_MonitorWithAwr.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  2877 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_MonitorWithAwrLastStat.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  4117 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_MonitorWithStatspack.ksh
lrwxrwxrwx  1 oracle dba    38 Jan  2  2022 sqwora_NetBackup.ksh -> ../../generic/bin/sqwgen_NetBackup.ksh
lrwxrwxrwx  1 oracle dba    40 Jan  2  2022 sqwora_ParallelRun.ksh -> ../../generic/bin/sqwgen_ParallelRun.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  5041 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_PartialRefresh.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  2707 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_PhysicalColdBackup.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  2507 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_PurgeAlert.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  3666 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_RmanBackup.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  4790 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_RmanClone.ksh
lrwxrwxrwx  1 oracle dba    40 Jan  2  2022 sqwora_RsyncBackup.ksh -> ../../generic/bin/sqwgen_RsyncBackup.ksh
lrwxrwxrwx  1 oracle dba    35 Jan  2  2022 sqwora_RunJob.ksh -> ../../generic/bin/sqwgen_RunJob.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  6531 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_SchemaRefreshExpdp.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  4371 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_SchemaRefresh.ksh
-rwxr-x---  1 oracle dba  7072 Aug 16 15:50 sqwora_SqwArchmon.ksh

oracle@my_oracle_host:$HOME/SQWareProduction/oracle/bin (ORADBS) $ 
./sqwora_RmanBackup.ksh -h

Sourcing sqwora_Global.lib v2023.06 SQWareProduction for Oracle (dbSQWare) ...

Usage: sqwora_RmanBackup.ksh [-h] -I <instance> -T <Type> [+ options]

DESCRIPTION
   sqwora_RmanBackup.ksh execute RMAN backup
SUPPORT
   Oracle supported versions: 9iR2 <= v <= 21c

PARAMETERS
     -I  instance       : Target instance to backup.
     -T  Type           : Backup type (i0, i1, log).
OPTIONS
     -h                 : Display the full usage.
     -s                 : Display samples of usage.
     -O  Type           : cold,hot (default hot).
     -DG                : For dataguard instances not open.
     -SRO               : Option 'skip readonly' (default backup all TBS).
     -OPT option        : Option to add to the RMAN command.
     -FRT return_code   : Force return code value on error.
     -AddMail email     : Email address to add at 'xxx'.
     -SendReport        : Send execution log report.
     -NoCumulative      : Disable cumulative incremental (default disable).
     -NoDelInput        : Disable 'delete input' when backup archivelog.
     -Cumulative        : Make cumulative incremental (default disable).
     -SkIna             : Add 'skip inaccessible' for archive backup.
     -Split             : Split backup directories by channel.
     -Force             : Bypass version check.
     -NoArc             : Disable backup of archivelog when type i[0-1] (to make 'section size xxG' option usefull for example).
     -NoZdlra           : Disable backup to ZDLRA (default Disable).
     -Zdlra             : Enable backup to ZDLRA (default Disable).
     -Freeze            : Freeze cluster resource when cold backup.
     -Blackout          : Blackout supervision when cold backup.
     -NoMail            : Deactivate sendmail on error to xxx (by default, send on error).
     -Locale   locale   : Force Locale for help display (fr,en).
     -Exec              : Run backup (default, display generated commands)

Exemple datapump (full or schema)

We assume that the deployment is up to the required standards. The script options: $gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_Expdp.ksh –h

Example of datapump full (automatic management of the number of versions, adjustable by the –H option):

$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_Expdp.ksh -I ORADBS -T full -Exec

Example of datapump schema (automatic management of the number of versions, adjustable by the –H option):

$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_Expdp.ksh -I ORADBS -T schema -FU MYSCHEMA -Exec

The dumps are in /orabackup/$ORACLE_SID/expdp (by "type", alias to go there is "dmpdp") :

oracle@my_oracle_host:/orabackup/ORADBS/expdp (ORADBS) $ dmpdp
total 597284
drwxr-xr-x 2 oracle oinstall      4096 Jan 27 16:09 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 oracle oinstall      4096 Jan 27 14:37 ..
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 255614976 Jan 27 16:08 ExpdpFull_ORADBS_20230127_160335_01_2.dump
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall  28327936 Jan 27 16:08 ExpdpFull_ORADBS_20230127_160335_02_2.dump
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall    218392 Jan 27 16:08 ExpdpFull_ORADBS_20230127_160335.log
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 159236096 Jan 27 16:10 ExpdpMYSCHEMA_ORADBS_20230127_160908_01_2.dump
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall   4030464 Jan 27 16:10 ExpdpMYSCHEMA_ORADBS_20230127_160908_02_2.dump
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall    122819 Jan 27 16:10 ExpdpMYSCHEMA_ORADBS_20230127_160908.log

Schema copy using datapump

We assume that the deployment is up to the required standards.
The copy is done by running the command from the DEV/TST (the target).
The script connects via SSH to the production (the source), performs the datapump, copies the file to DEV/TST (the target), deletes all schema objects, and reloads them using impdp.

The script options :

$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_SchemaRefreshExpdp.ksh -h

Exemple:
Source server : my_oracle_hostprod / instance : MYORAPRD / schema : MYSCHEMA
To
Target server  : my_oracle_host / instance : MYORADEV / schema : MYSCHEMA

The copy command will be (on my_oracle_host) :

$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_SchemaRefreshExpdp.ksh -I MYORADEV -IS MYORAPRD -US my_oracle_hostprod -O MYSCHEMA -Exec

The target machine must be able to SSH into the source system:

# Retrieve the target machine's key.
oracle@my_oracle_host:/home/oracle/.ssh (MYORADEV) $ cat /home/oracle/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
ssh-rsa ...+kgvQ== oracle@my_oracle_host

# Copy into the authorized_keys of the source
oracle@my_oracle_hostprod:/home/oracle/.ssh (MYORAPRD) $ vi /home/oracle/.ssh/authorized_keys

The directory to store the dmpdp must exist:

#On my_oracle_hostprod
mkdir /orabackup/MYORAPRD/expdp

#On my_oracle_host
mkdir /orabackup/MYORADEV/expdp

Addition of the "job" configuration (optional) :

#oracle@my_oracle_host
vi /home/oracle/admin/MYORADEV/sqwConfig/sqwora_Jobs.cfg

#CopyMYSCHEMA: Copy the MYSCHEMA schema from PROD to DEV:
CopieMYSCHEMA:$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_SchemaRefreshExpdp.ksh -I MYORADEV -IS MYORAPRD -US my_oracle_hostprod -O MYSCHEMA -Exec

Launch via "job" (the sqwora_Jobs.cfg file must be configured):

$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_RunJob.ksh -I MYORADEV -A CopieMYSCHEMA

Direct launch from command line:

$gvsqw_OraBin/sqwora_SchemaRefreshExpdp.ksh -I MYORADEV -IS MYORAPRD -US my_oracle_hostprod -O MYSCHEMA -Exec

Dumps are in /orabackup/$ORACLE_SID/expdp :

-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall   4042752 Jan 27 15:06 SchemaRefreshExpdp_MYSCHEMA_MYORAPRD_20230127_150004_01_2.dump
-rw-r----- 1 oracle oinstall 159256576 Jan 27 15:06 SchemaRefreshExpdp_MYSCHEMA_MYORAPRD_20230127_150004_02_2.dump
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall    122138 Jan 27 15:06 SchemaRefreshExpdp_MYSCHEMA_MYORAPRD_20230127_150004.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall       241 Jan 27 15:00 SchemaRefreshExpdp_MYSCHEMA_MYORAPRD_expdp.par
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall       241 Jan 27 15:00 SchemaRefreshExpdp_MYSCHEMA_MYORAPRD_impdp.par

Enjoy !