18 Methods To Migrate Your Database To Oracle Cloud v2.1

18 Methods to Migrate Your
Database to Oracle Cloud

Malay Kumar Khawas
Oracle Enterprise Architect, North America Cloud

Sangam 2019, Hyderabad (06-Dec-2019 – 07-Dec-2019)
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Number Theory of 18 Methods to Migrate
Your Database to Oracle Cloud
18 35 ~2

Permutation and Combination of
Database Migration
ATP VM
Serverless DBSystem
Little Endian
Family
Autonomous
Source 11gR2 Bare Metal Database on
Data
OnPremise DBSystem OCI Compute
Warehouse
Big Endian
Family 11gR2, 12cR1,
ATP Exadata 12cR2, 18c,
Dedicated DBSystem 19c

Factors to Decide a Migration Method
Source Source Source

Database Source CDB Source DB
Database Database
Version or NonCDB Data Types
Host OS Size
Source Project OCI

Database Financials & Permissible Network
DBSystem
Character Set Licensing Downtime Bandwidth
Versions
Staging Many More

Storage …..
Requirement …..

18 Methods at a Glance
✓ RMAN Cross Platform Incremental ✓ Unplugging and Plugging a PDB

Transportable Tablespace ✓ Unplugging and Plugging a NonCDB
✓ Hybrid DataGuard from ✓ Remote Clone PDB
OnPremise to OCI DBSystem
✓ Remote Clone (NonCDB)
✓ Golden Gate Real Time Replication
✓ RMAN Restore and Recovery from
Full Backup
✓ RMAN Active Duplicate
✓ MV2OCI: Move Data to Oracle
Cloud Database in "One-Click"
18 Methods at a Glance
✓ Data Pump Conventional Export ✓ RMAN Active Duplicate for PDBs

Import ✓ RMAN Cross Platform Transportable
✓ Data Pump Full Transportable PDB
✓ Data Pump Transportable ✓ RMAN Cross Platform TTS Backup
Tablespace Sets
✓ RMAN Transportable Tablespace
with Data Pump
✓ RMAN Covert Transportable
Tablespace with Data Pump

Cloud Migration Quiz
You are running OnPremise Database  11.2.0.4 on AIX

having database size of 10+ TB. Golden Gate as an option
is eliminated due to referential integrity and some
unsupported data types. You cannot afford more than 6
hours of downtime for the migration to OCI DBSystem.
What is the best migration method you can opt for?

Method01: RMAN Cross Platform Incremental
Transportable Tablespace

Method01: RMAN Cross Platform
Incremental Transportable Tablespace
When-Where-Why If-Then-Else
✓ Best Method for Larger Databases ✓ Considerable amount of DBA Effort
(Metadata Size is Small) ✓ Complex, but heavily used by many
✓ Used for Endian Format customers
Conversion
✓ Initial Effort on Stabilizing the
✓ Reduced Downtime Migration Method (Data Complexity)
✓ Doc ID: 2005729.1 (Version
Specific Notes)

Incremental Transportable Tablespace
Initial Setup Prepare Phase Roll Forward Transport

Data
(Source (Source Phase (Source Phase (Source
Validation
Online) Online) Online) Read Only)

You are running OnPremise Database  11.2.0.4 on Linux or

Windows having database size ranging from 50 GB to 50 TB.
All the 12c/18c Databases at OnPremise are multitenant. You
are looking for the most stable migration method to OCI
DBSystem with near zero downtime approach.

Method02: Hybrid DataGuard from OnPremise
to OCI DBSystem

Method02: Hybrid DataGuard from
✓ Most widely used migration ✓ OnPremise Linux/Windows
method ✓ DR Drills are important for issueless
✓ Near zero downtime migration
✓ Implement as DR-to-Cloud
solution and switchover after
multiple drills
✓ Doc ID: 881421.1

Method02: Hybrid DataGuard from
Prepare RMAN Multiple DR

Establish Standby Drill for Issue Switchover
Source and
Connectivity Duplicate or Resolution and Fly High
Target for
b/w Source to Restore from and with OCI
DataGuard
Target Service Integrations
Setup

You are running Oracle Database 11.2.0.4 or 12cR1/2/18c

Linux x86-64 at OnPremise. As the first stage of
migration you wish to migrate all your NonProduction
workload to OCI DBSystem and do frequent clone from
OnPremise Production to OCI.

Method03: RMAN Active Duplicate

✓ Best Method with FastConnect for ✓ Source and Target on Same Patch
Multiple Databases Level (Best Practice)
✓ OnPremise Database on Linux / ✓ Copy of TDE Wallet and Auto Login
Windows is Mandatory
✓ Doc ID: 452868.1 ✓ Initial Effort on Stabilizing the
Migration Method

Establish
Prepare Copy TDE
Configure Connectivity
Source for Wallet from Perform
Static Listener b/w
RMAN Active Source to RMAN Active
on OCI OnPremise
Duplicate Target and Duplicate
DBSystem and OCI
(Patch Set) Auto Login
DBSystem

Method04: Unplugging and Plugging a PDB

✓ Simple and Effective Method of ✓ High Downtime for Larger Databases
PDB Migration ✓ Resolve All PlugIn Violation before
✓ OnPremise Little Endian Family opening the PDB
✓ Majorly used for Database
Consolidation
✓ Useful for Smaller PDBs
✓ Doc ID: 2392653.1

Securely Copy Invoke

Close the PDB the XML File Resolve all
CREATE Open the PDB
and Unplug to and Datafiles PlugIn
PLUGGABLE and Validate
XML File to OCI Violations
DATABASE
DBSystem

Method05: Unplugging and Plugging a NonCDB

✓ Simple and Effective Method of ✓ High Downtime for Larger Databases
NonCDB Migration and ✓ Resolve All PlugIn Violation before
Consolidation opening the PDB
✓ OnPremise Little Endian Family
✓ Majorly used for Database
Consolidation
✓ Useful for Smaller NonCDBs
✓ Doc ID: 2012448.1

Open the Securely Copy Execute

Invoke Resolve all
NonCDB in the XML File NonCDB to
CREATE PlugIn
Read Only and and Datafiles PDB Script for
PLUGGABLE Violations and
Unplug to to OCI Cleanup and
DATABASE Open the PDB
XML File DBSystem Conversion

Method06: MV2OCI: Move Data to Oracle Cloud
Database in "One-Click"

Method06: MV2OCI: Move Data to Oracle
✓ Used for Character Set Conversion ✓ Time consuming affair for larger
databases
✓ Used for Same Versions or Lower
to Higher Versions ✓ Need Root privilege on the system
✓ Used for Schema Migration ✓ Datapump Files are directly moved
to OCI DBSystems
✓ Doc ID: 2514026.1

Method06: MV2OCI: Move Data to Oracle
Prepare Install Create Perform

Source MV2OCI RPM Configuration MV2OCI in Validate Data
System for at OnPremise File Auto Mode
MV2OCI Database

Method07: Data Pump Conventional Export
Import

Method07: Data Pump Conventional
Export Import
✓ Used for Endian Format ✓ Time Consuming Affair for Larger
Conversion Databases
✓ Used for Character Set Conversion ✓ Manage Role, Grants and Users
Delicately
✓ Used for Same Versions or Lower
to Higher Versions
✓ Majorly Used for Schema
Migration
✓ Doc ID: 855268.1, 1264715.1

Method07: Data Pump Conventional
Export Import
Prepare Securely Copy Perform

Perform Prepare Target
Source Created Dump IMPDP and
EXPDP to for Datapump
System for Files to OCI Validate
Export Import
Datapump DBSystem Migrated Data
Schemas
Export

Method08: Data Pump Full Transportable

✓ Used for Endian Format ✓ Time consuming affair for larger
Conversion databases
✓ Used for 11gR2 to 12c Migration ✓ Compatible Database Character Sets
✓ Used for 12c NonCDB to 12c
Migration
✓ Used for 12c CDB to 12c Migration
✓ OnPremise  11.2.0.3
✓ Doc ID: 2027352.1
Invoke Full Y Securely Copy

Put Source Perform Full
and Created Dump
Tablespace in Transportable
Transportable Files and Data Validate Data
Read Only Datapump
ALWAYS Files to OCI
Mode Import
Export DBSystem

Method09: Data Pump Transportable Tablespace

Method09: Data Pump Transportable
Tablespace
✓ Faster than Conventional Export ✓ Compatible Database Character Sets
Import ✓ Check the Tablespace is Self
✓ 11g to 11g-12c-18c-19c Contained or Not
✓ TRANSPORT_TABLESPACES=TS1, ✓ All Transport Set Violations must be
TS Resolved
✓ TRANSPORT_FULL_CHECK=YES
✓ Doc ID: 243304.1

Method09: Data Pump Transportable
Tablespace
Securely Copy Perform

Put Source Invoke Create
Created Dump Import with
Tablespace in Transport Required
Files and Data Transport
Read Only Tablespaces Users at
Files to OCI Datafiles
Mode Export Target
DBSystem Option

You have 1000+ small PDBs spread across

multiple CDBs running at OnPremise Linux
Environment and wish to migrate and
consolidate them to OCI DBSystem with lesser
DBA effort.
Which migration method you would opt for?

Method10: Remote Clone PDB

✓ OnPremise Database on Little ✓ PDB Closed for Migration
Endian and Multitenant ✓ Compatible Database Character Sets
✓ Cloning over Database Link and National Character Sets
✓ Database Version  12.1.0.2 ✓ Take Special Care on PDB PlugIn
Violations to avoid PDB on
✓ Doc ID: 2297470.1
Restricted Mode
✓ Work on Stabilizing the Migration
Method

Perform
Update Target Create Remote Clone
Create Source Resolve PlugIn
TNS File with Database Link PDB Using
User, Give Violations and
Source PDB Pointing to Create
Grants and Open the PDB
Connectivity Source PDB Pluggable
Close the PDB
String Database

You have 1000+ small NonCDBs running at

OnPremise Windows Environment and wish to
migrate and consolidate them to OCI DBSystem
as Multitenant Database with lesser DBA effort.
Which migration method you would opt for?

Method11: Remote Clone (NonCDB)

Method11: Remote Clone NonCDB
✓ OnPremise Database On Little ✓ NonCDB in Read Only for Migration
Endian ✓ Compatible Database Character Sets
✓ Cloning over Database Link and National Character Sets
✓ Database Version  12.1.0.2 ✓ Take Special Care on PlugIn
Violations to avoid PDB on
✓ Doc ID: 1928653.1
Restricted Mode
✓ Work on Stabilizing the Migration
Method

Method11: Remote Clone NonCDB
Create Source Create Create Execute

Resolve PlugIn
User, Give Database Link Pluggable NonCDB to
Violations and
Grants and Pointing to Database PDB SQL
Open the PDB
Close the PDB Source CDB NON$CDB Script

You have few midsize (~500GB) 12.2 Pluggable

Databases running at OnPremise Little Endian
Family scattered across multiple CDBs. You
wish to migrate and consolidate on OCI ExaCS
DBSystem. What is the best possible migration
method if you consider a reduced downtime
approach?

Method12: RMAN Cross Platform Transportable
PDB

Transportable PDB
✓ OnPremise Database On Little ✓ Compatible Database Character Sets
Endian and National Character Sets
✓ RMAN Backup-based Migration ✓ ALLOW INCONSISTENT
using XML File Enhancement in 12.2 to Reduce
Downtime
✓ Database Version  12.1.0.2
✓ Backup Time Reduced, Restoration
✓ Doc ID: 2308210.1
Time Remains Same

Transportable PDB
Restore
Close Source Securely Copy Foreign Open the
Check PlugIn
PDB and Take the Backup Pluggable Restored
Compatibility
Backup for Piece and PDB Database Pluggable
at Destination
Transport Metadata from Backup Database
Sets

You have 100+ of NonProduction Database at

OnPremise running on AIX. You wish to
migrate to OCI DBSystem as part of Database
consolidation. Downtime is not a constraint
and you are looking for an effective, easy to use
migration approach. What is best suitable
migration method for this scenario?

Method13: RMAN Cross Platform TTS Backup
Sets

TTS Backup Sets
✓ Uses for Endian Format ✓ Compatible Database Character Sets
Conversion ✓ OnPremise Tablespace in Read Only
✓ Used for 12cR1 or higher Mode during Migration.
✓ Tablespace Migration and ✓ Increased Downtime for Larger
Database Consolidation Databases
✓ OnPremise Database Version  ✓ Increased Downtime for Larger
12.1.0.2 Metadata
✓ Doc ID: 2013271.1

TTS Backup Sets
Securely Copy
Backup Using the Backup Restore
Put the Source ALTER the
TO Sets and Data Foreign
Tablespace in Tablespace to
PLATFORM Pump Export Tablespace /
Read Only Read Write
Linux x86 64- Dump to Datafiles
Mode
bit Destination

Method14: RMAN Transportable Tablespace
with Data Pump

with Data Pump
✓ OnPremise Little Endian ✓ Compatible Database Character Sets
✓ Tablespace Migration and ✓ OnPremise Tablespace is in Read
Database Consolidation Write during Migration.
✓ Mostly Used for NonProduction ✓ Used for Migrate and Upgrade
Migrations ✓ Used for Cloning OnPremise
✓ Doc ID: 455593.1 Production to NonProduction on OCI
DBSystem

with Data Pump
Create Securely Copy

AUXILIARY & Backup Using the Content Create User Invoke Import
TABLESPACE TRANSPORT from and DBA with Transport
Destination at TABLESPACE TABLESPACE Directory on Datafile
OnPremise Clause Destination to OCI DBSystem Option
Host OCI DBSystem

Method15: RMAN Covert Transportable

✓ Used for Endian Format ✓ Compatible Database Character Sets
Conversion ✓ OnPremise Tablespace is in Read
✓ Tablespace Migration and Only Mode during Migration.
Database Consolidation
✓ Mostly Used for NonProduction
✓ RMAN and Data Pump are Migrations
executed separately
✓ Doc ID: 371556.1 (Use RMAN
Convert Section)

Perform Invoke RMAN

Put Source Create User Invoke Import
EXPDP with with
Tablespaces In and DBA with Transport
TRANSPORT CONVERT
Read Only Directory on Datafile
TABLESPACES TABLESPACE
Mode OCI DBSystem Option
Option Clause

Method16: RMAN Restore and Recovery from
Full Backup

Method16: RMAN Restore and Recovery
from Full Backup
✓ OnPremise Little Endian ✓ Patchset Levels and Patch
Reconciliation
✓ Larger Downtime for Larger
Database ✓ Favorite Methods for Easy Migration
✓ Traditional Backup and Recovery ✓ Mostly Used for NonProduction
Migrations
✓ Doc ID: Oracle Documentation

Method16: RMAN Restore and Recovery
from Full Backup
Implement Create OCI

Implement Cloud Backup Take Backup
DBSystem Validate the
TDE at Module at to the OCI
from Object DBSystem
OnPremise OnPremise Object
Storage and Data
Database Database / Storage
Backup
DTA

Method17: Golden Gate Real Time Replication

Method18: RMAN Active Duplicate for PDB

✓ Best Method with FastConnect for ✓ Source and Target on Same Patch
Multiple PDBs Databases Level (Best Practice)
✓ OnPremise Database on Linux / ✓ Initial Effort on Stabilizing the
Windows Migration Method
✓ Doc ID: 2457397.1 ✓ Source PDBs shall not have
encrypted tablespaces

Establish
Prepare Connectivity Perform
Configure Perform
Source for b/w Validation of
Static Listener RMAN Active
RMAN Active OnPremise PDB on OCI
on OCI Duplicate
Duplicate and OCI DBSystem
DBSystem
(Patch Set) DBSystem

Next Steps
A
Sign-up for Trial Account
cloud.oracle.com
B
Design the migration method and
Bring your Database to Oracle Cloud
using best suitable method.
C
We will help you at every step of your
Cloud journey

Thank You
Contact Details
Sudipto Basu (sudipto.basu@oracle.com)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/basusudipto/
Malay Kumar Khawas (malay.kumar.khawas@oracle.com)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkhawas/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MalayKhawas

Method19: Refreshable PDB Switchover

Method20: DBCA PDB Clone

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