Logical Standby Database Creation

We can use following steps to create Logical Standby Database.

Prerequisites: Physical Standby database already created.

Step 1: Check Physical Standby Database is created and is synchronized with Primary Database.

Primary Database:

SQL> select name,open_mode,database_role from v$database;

NAME OPEN_MODE DATABASE_ROLE

--------- -------------------- ----------------

MGR READ WRITE PRIMARY

Archive log sequence at Primary Database.

SQL> select max(sequence#) from v$thread;

MAX(SEQUENCE#)

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136

Standby Database:

SQL> select name,open_mode from v$database;

 NAME OPEN_MODE DATABASE_ROLE

--------- -------------------- -----------------

MGR READ ONLY WITH APPLY PHYSICAL STANDBY

Maximum Archive log sequence at Standby database

SQL> select max(sequence#) from v$thread;

MAX(SEQUENCE#)

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136

Step 2: At Primary Database, Build a Log Miner Dictionary in redo data so that sql apply can
properly interpret changes in the redo.

SQL> execute dbms_logstdby.build;

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL>

When execute this, supplemental logging is automatically enabled, if not already enabled.

Step 3: Cancel recovery at Physical Standby Database:

SQL> recover managed standby database cancel;

Media recovery complete.

Step 4: Shut down standby database:

SQL> shut immediate

Database closed.

Database dismounted.

ORACLE instance shut down.

Step 5: Start database in mount state.

SQL> startup mount

ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area 392495104 bytes

Fixed Size 2253584 bytes

Variable Size 176164080 bytes

Database Buffers 209715200 bytes

Redo Buffers 4362240 bytes

Database mounted.

Note: Database needs to be in mount state to create logical standby database.

Step 6: Use the following command to create logical standby database.

SQL> recover to logical standby mgr;

Media recovery complete.

Step 7: the Open database with a resetlogs option

SQL> ALTER DATABASE OPEN RESETLOGS;

Database altered.

Step 8: Start logical apply recovery

SQL> ALTER DATABASE START LOGICAL STANDBY APPLY IMMEDIATE;

Database altered.

Step 9: Check database role and open mode in logical standby database:

SQL> SELECT NAME,OPEN_MODE,DATABASE_ROLE,DB_UNIQUE_NAME FROM V$DATABASE;

NAME OPEN_MODE DATABASE_ROLE DB_UNIQUE_NAME

--------- -------------------- ---------------- ------------------------------

MGR READ WRITE LOGICAL STANDBY std_mgr