Kludge: Mounting ACFS Thought Shellscript

Just the script. The history is here.
This is a “workaround” script. As always, is recommended to use Oracle Restart, like I posted here.

#!/bin/sh
$GRID_HOME/bin/srvctl add filesystem -d /dev/asm/dbhome-270 -g 'DGHOME' -v DBHOME -m /oracle/db -u oracle
if [ $? = "0" -o $? = "2" ]; then
$GRID_HOME/bin/srvctl start filesystem -d /dev/asm/dbhome-270
if [ $? = "0" ]; then
chown oracle:oinstall /oracle/db
chmod 775 /oracle/db
$GRID_HOME/bin/srvctl status filesystem -d /dev/asm/dbhome-270
exit 0
fi
$GRID_HOME/bin/srvctl status filesystem -d /dev/asm/dbhome-270
fi

There is a good post ACFS and ACFS restart scripting:
https://levipereira.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/oracle-acfs-filesystem-managed-by-ohas-on-oracle-restart/

See ya!

Matheus.

Flush DNS on Linux

I began posting about ORA-12514 after database migration involving DNS adjustment.
Then, to make it more clear I wrote about How to Flush DNS Cache.

Now, just a complementar information that can be usefull:

# To invalidade DNS Cache:

ls /var/db/nscd/
group hosts netgroup passwd services
 
nscd --invalidate=hosts  (or -i hosts)

Hugs!

Matheus.

Scheduler Job by Node (RAC Database)

Sometimes you want to run something just in one node of the RAC. Here is an example to do it:

create or replace procedure USER_JOB.PRC_SOMETHING is
begin
-- do something
null;
end;
/
begin
sys.dbms_scheduler.create_job(job_name => 'USER_JOB.JOB_SOMETHING',
job_type            => 'PLSQL_BLOCK',
job_action          => 'USER_JOB.PRC_SOMETHING;',
start_date          => sysdate,
repeat_interval     => 'Freq=Minutely;Interval=30',
end_date            => to_date(null),
job_class           => 'DEFAULT_JOB_CLASS',
enabled             => true,
auto_drop           => false,
comments            => 'Something Job.');
end;
/
begin
dbms_scheduler.set_attribute(name => 'USER_JOB.JOB_SOMETHING',
 attribute=>'INSTANCE_ID', value=> 1);
end;
/

Matheus.

ORA-28004: invalid argument for function specified in PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION

An unexpected error, right?

SQL> CREATE PROFILE TEST_PROF LIMIT
FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS 5
PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME 180
PASSWORD_GRACE_TIME 30
PASSWORD_REUSE_MAX 15
PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION fnc_validation;
CREATE PROFILE TEST_PROF LIMIT
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-28004: invalid argument for function specified in PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION FNC_VALIDATION

That is a simple need. You have to use 3 parameters on function: username varchar2, password varchar2, old_password varchar2.

Matheus.

Lock by DBLink – How to locate the remote session?

And if you identify a lock or other unwanted operation by a DBLink session, how to identify the original session in remote database (origin dabatase)?
The one million answer is simple: by process of v$session. By the way, looks like is easier than find the local process (spid)… Take a look in my example (scripts in the end of post):

dest> @sid
Sid:10035
Inst:1
SEQ# EVENT MODULE STATUS SID SERIAL# INST_ID
----- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
29912 SQL*Net message from client oracle@origin2(TNS V1-V3) INACTIVE 10035 35 1
dest> @spid
SPID SID PID PROCESS_FOR_DB_LINK MACHINE LOGON_TIME
------ ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
16188960 10035 882 17302472 origin2 24/08/2015 07:43:40

Now I know the sid 10035 refers to local process 16188960 and the process on origin database is 17302472. What I do what I want if this process:

root@origin2:/oracle/diag/rdbms/origin/origin2/trace>ps -ef |grep 17302472
grid 17302472 1 97 07:42:42 - 5:58 oracleorigin2 (LOCAL=NO)
root 24445782 36700580 0 08:05:45 pts/3 0:00 grep 17302472

What include to locae the session in the database by spid, see the sql, and etecetera:

origin> @spid2
Enter value for process: 17302472
SID SERIAL# USERNAME OSUSER PROGRAM STATUS
------- ---------- ----------- ----------- --------------- ----------
7951 41323 USER_XPTO scheduler_user sqlplus@scheduler_app.domain.net (TNS V1-V3) ACTIVE
database2> @sid
Sid:7951
Inst: 2
SQL_ID SEQ# EVENT MODULE STATUS SID SERIAL# INST_ID
---------- ----- --------- ------- --------- ----- ------ ----------
1w1wz2mdunya1 56778 db file sequential read REMOTE_LOAD ACTIVE 7951 41323 2

That’s OK?
Simple isn’t?

The used Scripts (except the “sid”, that is a simple SQL on gv$session):

Get SPID and PROCESS FOR DBLINK from a SID:

# spid:
col machine format a30
col process format 999999
select p.spid,b.sid, p.pid, b.process as process_for_db_link, machine, logon_time
from v$session b, v$process p
where b.paddr=p.addr
and sid=&sid
/

Get SID from SPID:

#spid2:
SELECT s.sid, s.serial#, s.username,
s.osuser, s.program, s.status,
FROM v$session s, v$process p
WHERE s.paddr = p.addr
AND p.spid IN (&process);
/

See ya!
Matheus.

DBA_TAB_MODIFICATIONS

Do you know the view “dba_tab_modifications”?
It’s very useful to know what has changed since the last stats gathering of a table and all decision/information that comes with… See the example below..

The only need is to run “dbms_stats.flush_database_monitoring_info” before cheking… take a look:

mydb> create TABLE matheus_boesing.test (nro number);
Table created.
mydb> begin
2 for i in 1..1000 loop
3 insert into matheus_boesing.test values (i);
4 end loop;
5 commit;
6 end;
7 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
mydb> select table_owner,table_name,inserts,updates,deletes from dba_tab_modifications where table_name ='test' and table_owner='MATHEUS_BOESING';
no rows selected
mydb> exec dbms_stats.flush_database_monitoring_info;
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
mydb> select table_owner,table_name,inserts,updates,deletes from dba_tab_modifications where table_name ='test' and table_owner='MATHEUS_BOESING';
TABLE_OWNER TABLE_NAME INSERTS UPDATES DELETES
---------------------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
MATHEUS_BOESING test 1000 0 0

mydb> EXEC DBMS_STATS.GATHER_TABLE_STATS('MATHEUS_BOESING','test');
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
mydb> select table_owner,table_name,inserts,updates,deletes from dba_tab_modifications where table_name ='test' and table_owner='MATHEUS_BOESING';
no rows selected

For more information: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14237/statviews_4149.htm

Have a nice day! 😀
Matheus.

Date Format in RMAN: Making better!

I know…
The date format on RMAN it’s not good, but it’s to make it better. Take a look:

db-server>rman target /
Recovery Manager: Release 11.2.0.4.0 - Production on Wed Aug 12 11:00:59 2015
Copyright (c) 1982, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
connected to target database: MYDB (DBID=1286311368)
RMAN> list backup of controlfile;
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
List of Backup Sets
===================
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
------- ---- -- ---------- ----------- ------------ ---------------
541 Incr 1 17.80M DISK 00:00:01 12-AUG-15
BP Key: 541 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: BKPINCR_LV1_20150812_0923
Piece Name: +DGFRA/MYDB/backupset/2015_08_12/ncnnn1_bkpincr_lv1_20150812_0923_0.4613.887534683
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 7301745 Ckp time: 12-AUG-15
RMAN> exit
Recovery Manager complete.

I’ts a simple NLS export on SO before access RMAN:

db-server>export NLS_DATE_FORMAT='yyyy/mm/dd hh24:mi:ss';
db-server>rman target /
Recovery Manager: Release 11.2.0.4.0 - Production on Wed Aug 12 11:05:57 2015
Copyright (c) 1982, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
connected to target database: MYDB (DBID=1286311368)
RMAN> list backup of controlfile;
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
List of Backup Sets
===================
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
------- ---- -- ---------- ----------- ------------ -------------------
541 Incr 1 17.80M DISK 00:00:01 2015/08/12 09:24:42
BP Key: 541 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: BKPINCR_LV1_20150812_0923
Piece Name: +DGFRA/MYDB/backupset/2015_08_12/ncnnn1_bkpincr_lv1_20150812_0923_0.4613.887534683
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 7301745 Ckp time: 2015/08/12 09:24:41

Matheus.

ORA-02062: distributed recovery

# Error/Alert

Errors in file /oracle/diag/rdbms/mydb/mydb2/trace/mydb2_reco_26083546.trc:
ORA-02062: distributed recovery received DBID e450df78, expected 0311e884

# Solution

begin
commit;
for d in (select local_tran_id from dba_2pc_pending) loop
dbms_transaction.purge_lost_db_entry( d.local_tran_id );
commit;
end loop;
end;
/

Matheus.

Sqlplus: Connect without configure TNSNAMES

Okey, you must to know, but is always useful to remmember that… If you don’t want to configure your TNSNAMES, you can connect directly to description of your database. This way:

sqlplus> conn matheus_boesing@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=mydb.domain.net)(PORT=1531)))(CONNECT_DATA=(service_name=mydb)))
Enter password: ********
Connected.
sqlplus>

Based on this, I made two scripts, to connect with the sid (c.sql) or with the service_name (s.sql) and make my life easier. Here the scripts:

sqlplus>get c
1 DEFINE VHOST = &1.
2 DEFINE VPORT = &2.
3 DEFINE VSID = &3.
4 DEFINE VDESC='(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=&VHOST)(PORT=&VPORT)))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=&VSID)(server=dedicated)))'
5 disconnect
6 connect matheus_boesing@&&VDESC
7 set linesize 1000
8 set sqlprom '&&VSID> '
9 select instance_name, host_name
10 from v$instance;
11 exec dbms_application_info.SET_MODULE('MATHEUS_BOESING','DBA');
12 alter session set nls_date_format='DD/MM/YYYY HH24:MI:SS';
13 UNDEFINE VDESC
14 UNDEFINE 1
15 UNDEFINE 2
16* UNDEFINE 3
sqlplus>get s
1 DEFINE VHOST = &1.
2 DEFINE VPORT = &2.
3 DEFINE VSID = &3.
4 DEFINE VDESC='(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=&VHOST)(PORT=&VPORT)))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=&VSID)(server=dedicated)))'
5 prompt &VDESC
6 disconnect
7 connect matheus_boesing@&&VDESC
8 set linesize 1000
9 set sqlprom '&&VSID> '
10 select instance_name, host_name
11 from v$instance;
12 exec dbms_application_info.SET_MODULE('MATHEUS_BOESING','DBA');
13 alter session set nls_date_format='DD/MM/YYYY HH24:MI:SS';
14 UNDEFINE VDESC
15 UNDEFINE 1
16 UNDEFINE 2
17* UNDEFINE 3
sqlplus>

It can be used like this:

sqlplus>@s mydb.domain.net 1531 mydb
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=mydb.domain.net)(PORT=1531)))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=mydb)(server=dedicated)))
Enter password: ********
Connected.

Ok, but, let’s suppose you are working in a cluster and wants to connect directly to the another instance. I made the script below (ci.sql). It’s not beautiful, but is a lot hopeful:

sqlplus> get ci
1 DEFINE VINT = &1.
2 undefine VHOST
3 undefine VSID
4 VARIABLE VCONN varchar2(100)
5 PRINT ret_val
6 BEGIN
7 SELECT '@c '||host_name||' 1521 '||INSTANCE_NAME
8 INTO :VCONN
9 FROM gv$instance where INSTANCE_NUMBER=&VINT;
10 END;
11 /
12 set head off;
13 spool auxcon.sql
14 prompt set head on;
15 print :VCONN
16 prompt set head on;
17 spool off;
18* @auxcon
sqlplus>

As you see, you inform the inst_id you want to connect. It can be used like:

mydb> @instance
INSTANCE_NAME
------------------------------
mydb_2
mydb> @instances
INST_NUMBER INST_NAME
----------- ---------------------------------------
1 db2srvr2p.grepora.net:mydb_1
2 db1srvr1p.grepora.net:mydb_2
mydb> @ci 1
@c db2srvr2p.grepora.net 1521 mydb_1
Disconnected from Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, Real Application Clusters, Automatic Storage Management, OLAP,
Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
Enter password: ********
Connected.
mydb_1> @instance
INSTANCE_NAME
------------------------------
mydb_1

These scripts use to help me a lot on daily basis, and it’s exclusive.
I couldn’t find anything like this so far. So, I made it. 🙂

Matheus.