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Reinstate old Primary Database after Failover

Introduction Reinstating an old primary database after a failover involves transforming the old primary, which may have been disabled or fallen out of sync, into a working standby database again. This process, often performed using Flashback Database or managed through DGMGRL , enables it to realign with the new primary without requiring a full database rebuild. In this article, we will reinstate the old primary database after a failover. Methods to Reinstate Using Flashback Database Using Data Guard Broker (DGMGRL) Prerequisites Flashback Database must be enabled on the old primary. Flashback logs must be available covering the failover point. Standby redo log should exist. Old primary must not be opened in R/W after failover. DG broker should be configured (for the DGMGRL method). Environment Used in this Guide Source Database Hostname oradbdc.oraeasy.com SID oradbdc Database Version 19c (19.28...

Oracle Restart 19c Installation Guide for Linux

Introduction Oracle Restart is a high-availability feature of Oracle Grid Infrastructure for standalone servers that automatically restarts Oracle Database components, such as the database instance, listener, and Oracle Automatic Storage Management, after hardware or software failures, or following a server reboot. In this article, we will see how to install Oracle Restart 19c step by step. Prerequisites Below are the minimum requirements for a Linux environment. CPU: 2 core RAM: 8GB Disk space: 45GB (/u01) Raw disk storage: 50GB (for ASM disks) Grid and Database binary. Download here. Must have root user or sudo access. Disable the firewall. Environment Used in this Guide Hostname orares.oraeasy.com OS OL 7.3 Grid/Database Version 19c (19.3) Grid Home /u01/app/grid/19c/grid_1 Database Home /u01/app/oracle/19c/db_1 ASM SID +ASM Database SID orcldb I...