PowerProtect Data Manager 19.10 Oracle RMAN User Guide

Change the DBID of an Oracle instance

As recommended by Oracle, the Oracle DBID must be unique for each data center. After you perform a cross-restore to an alternate host, change the DBID of the restored database according to the following instructions. You can also optionally change the database name.

1. Ensure that the target database is mounted but not open. Ensure that the database was shut down consistently before mounting. For example:

   rman target /
   
   Recovery Manager: Release 12.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Sep 18 17:23:16 2020
   Copyright (c) 1982, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
   connected to target database: ORCL (DBID=1573350876)
   
   RMAN> shutdown immediate;
   
   using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
   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 2483027968 bytes
   Fixed Size 8795808 bytes
   Variable Size 553650528 bytes
   Database Buffers 1912602624 bytes
   Redo Buffers 7979008 bytes

2. To run the DBNEWID utility to change the Oracle DBID, run the nid command and include the TARGET option to specify a valid user with SYSDBA privileges.

   The DBNEWID utility performs the following operations:

   1. The utility prompts for the database user password.
   2. The utility performs validations in the headers of the data files and control files.

   3. If the validations are successful, the utility prompts for confirmation before changing the DBID.

      NOTE If you have specified a log file, the utility does not prompt for confirmation.
   4. The utility changes the DBID for each data file, including offline normal and read-only data files, and then shuts down the database and exits.

   The following examples show the outputs of the nid command:

   nid
   
   DBNEWID: Release 12.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Sep 18 17:27:16 2020 
   Copyright (c) 1982, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 
   Keyword Description (Default)
   
   TARGET Username/Password (NONE)
   DBNAME New database name (NONE)
   LOGFILE Output Log (NONE)
   REVERT Revert failed change NO
   SETNAME Set a new database name only NO
   APPEND Append to output log NO
   HELP Displays these messages NO

   nid TARGET=SYS 
   
   DBNEWID: Release 12.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Sep 18 17:27:36 2020 
   Copyright (c) 1982, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
   
   Password:
   Connected to database ORCL (DBID=1573350876)
   Connected to server version 12.2.0
   Control Files in database:
   /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/control101.ctl 
   /home/oracle/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/orcl/control102.ctl
   
   Change database ID of database ORCL? (Y/[N]) => y
   
   Proceeding with operation
   Changing database ID from 1573350876 to 1579271059
      Control File /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/control101.ctl - modified
      Control File /home/oracle/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/orcl/control102.ctl - modified
      Datafile /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/system01.db - dbid changed
      Datafile /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/sysaux01.db - dbid changed
      Datafile /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/undotbs01.db - dbid changed
      Datafile /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/pdbseed/system01.db - dbid changed
      Datafile /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/pdbseed/sysaux01.db - dbid changed
      Datafile /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/users01.db - dbid changed
      Datafile /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/pdbseed/undotbs01.db - dbid changed
      Datafile /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/orclpdb/system01.db - dbid changed
      Datafile /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/orclpdb/sysaux01.db - dbid changed
      Datafile /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/orclpdb/undotbs01.db - dbid changed
      Datafile /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/orclpdb/users01.db - dbid changed
      Datafile /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/temp01.db - dbid changed
      Datafile /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/pdbseed/temp012020-07-12_12-09-35-835-PM.db dbid changed
      Datafile /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/orclpdb/temp01.db - dbid changed
      Control File /home/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/control101.ctl - dbid changed
      Control File /home/oracle/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/orcl/control102.ctl - dbid changed
      Instance shut down
   
   Database ID for database ORCL changed to 1579271059.
   All previous backups and archived redo logs for this database are unusable.
   Database is not aware of previous backups and archived logs in Recovery Area.
   Database has been shutdown, open database with RESETLOGS option.
   Successfully changed database ID. 
   DBNEWID - Completed successfully.

3. Mount the database, and open the database in RESETLOGS mode. For example:

   rman target / 
   
   Recovery Manager: Release 12.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Sep 18 17:42:26 2020 
   Copyright (c) 1982, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 
   connected to target database (not started)
   
   RMAN> startup mount
   
   Oracle instance started 
   database mounted
   Total System Global Area 2483027968 bytes
   Fixed Size 8795808 bytes
   Variable Size 671091040 bytes
   Database Buffers 1795162112 bytes
   Redo Buffers 7979008 bytes
   
   RMAN> ALTER DATABASE OPEN RESETLOGS;
   
   using target database control file instead of recovery catalog 
   Statement processed
   
   RMAN> exit
   
   Recovery Manager complete.

   At this point, you can resume normal operations with the database, which has the new DBID. For example:

   rman target /
   
   Recovery Manager: Release 12.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Sep 18 18:00:30 2020
   copyright (c) 1982, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
   connected to target database: ORCL (DBID=1579271059) 
   
   RMAN>

4. Perform a full database backup. Because the online redo logs have been reset, the previous backups and archived logs are no longer usable in the new incarnation of the database.