RE: Multiple Instance in Unix

From: Goulet, Richard <Richard.Goulet_at_parexel.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 12:33:52 -0400
Message-ID: <23C4836D8E9C5F4280A66C0C247BC16F2C1E71AC_at_US-BOS-MX011.na.pxl.int>

Mark,

        I run lots of database instances on the same box and have bumped into the same problems, but have a solution.

        First put the following script somewhere where you can access it when you log in (your sysadmin may have a good idea):

Start script
#!/usr/local/bin/bash
export OLD_SID="$ORACLE_SID"
if [ "$1" != "" ] ; then

   export ORACLE_SID="$1"
   if [ `cat /etc/oratab | grep "$ORACLE_SID" | wc -l` == "1" ] ; then

         echo "        Found database "$ORACLE_SID" in oratab"
         . oraenv
   else
      printf "        Oracle SID %s does not exist in /etc/oratab cannot
determine Oracle_Home\n" "$ORACLE_SID"
      export ORACLE_SID="$OLD_SID"
      #exit;

   fi;
else

   sd=( $(cat "/etc/oratab"))
   for element in $(seq 1 $((${#sd[_at_]} - 1)))    do

      db=`echo "${sd[$element]}" | awk -F: '{print $1}' -`
      printf "      %2.0d %s\n" "$element" "$db"
   done
   printf "\n      Select database (1-%d): " "$element"

   read ans;
   if [ `echo "${sd[$ans]}" | awk -F: '{print $1}' -` != "#" ] ; then

      ORACLE_SID=`echo "${sd[$ans]}" | awk -F: '{print $1}' -`
      export ORACLE_SID
      if [ `cat /etc/oratab | grep "$ORACLE_SID" | wc -l` == "1" ] ;
then
         echo "Found "$ORACLE_SID" in oratab"
         export ORAENV_ASK=NO
         . oraenv
      else
         export ORACLE_SID="$OLD_SID"
         echo "Oracle SID "$ORACLE_SID" is undefined"
         #exit;
      fi

   fi
Fi
End script

I save it under the name chgsid.sh. Make sure the permissions are 755.

        Second add alias commands to you login script as follows:

alias db1='. /home/users/oracle/src/chgsid.sh db1'

The rest takes care of itself.

Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA
PAREXEL International

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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Bobak, Mark
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 7:57 AM
To: Amir Gheibi
Cc: ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: Multiple Instance in Unix

Yes, exactly. But also, keep in mind, if, for example, you have an

/etc/oratab that looks like this:
db1:/oracle/product/10.2.0:Y
db2:/oracle/product/10.2.0:Y

Then, you can do:
. oraenv

and enter 'db1' or 'db2' to switch ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID to appropriate values for the instance you want to work on. Then, if you do:
sqlplus / as sysdba

You'll be connected as SYS to whatever instance is running w/ that ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID.

But, keep in mind, once both instances are up and running, if you just want to connect to one or the other as a non-SYS user, you don't need to keep running '. oraenv'. You can just do 'sqlplus yourusername_at_db1' or 'sqlplus yourusername_at_db2' to get to whichever instance you need. (Assuming of course a proper listener.ora and tnsnames.ora setup.)

Hope that helps,

-Mark

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From: Amir Gheibi [gheibia_at_gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 4:44
To: Bobak, Mark
Cc: ORACLE-L
Subject: Re: Multiple Instance in Unix

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the swift reply. Appreciate it.

But if re-set ORACLE_SID to the new SID and keep the ORACLE_HOME, how would I access to the first instance? Change ORACLE_SID back to the old SID whenever is needed?

~ Amir

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Bobak, Mark <Mark.Bobak_at_proquest.com<mailto:Mark.Bobak_at_proquest.com>> wrote: Hi Amir,

This is a common practice. There is no need to create a new OS user. You can even create a new database under the same Oracle home.

The thing to keep in mind is that the combination of ORACLE_SID and ORACLE_HOME need to be unique. So, that will uniquely identify an instance on a host, and then that instance's pfile/spfile will point to your database's control file(s). In that way, your new instance will clearly identify which database it will mount and open.

Hope that helps,

-Mark

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Behalf Of Amir Gheibi [gheibia_at_gmail.com<mailto:gheibia_at_gmail.com>] Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 4:18
To: ORACLE-L
Subject: Multiple Instance in Unix

Hi listers,

I have a HP Unix box that has Oracle 10g R2 installed on it. There is already an instance running and a database attached to it. I need to create another instance and database. There is no X Server installed on the OS. I created the first database through command line.

My question is whether I have to create another OS user in order to create the new instance? Or I can use the same OS user (oracle:dba) to create the new instance? As I need to set environment variables then if I use the same OS user, what would happen to the first instance?

Is there a guideline on how to do this?

Thanks.

~ Amir Gheibi

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