Monday, March 30, 2020

ORA-01804: failure to initialize timezone information

ERROR:-
ORA-01804: failure to initialize timezone information


SP2-0152: ORACLE may not be functioning properly

Cause: -

The timezone information file was not properly read.

Solution:-

1. Set the ORA_TZFILE environment variable:
a. Set environment variable ORA_TZFILE:


export ORA_TZFILE=/u01/app/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.2.0.4/oracore/zoneinfo/timezlrg_14.dat


[oracle@ebs dbs]$ sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.4.0 Production on Tue Mar 31 03:42:51 2020

Copyright (c) 1982, 2013, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

Connected to an idle instance.



Saturday, March 28, 2020

EBS-Check AD and TXK patches versions applied.

SQL> select  ABBREVIATION, NAME, codelevel FROM AD_TRACKABLE_ENTITIES where abbreviation in ('txk','ad');

ABBREVIA NAME
-------- --------------------------------------------------
CODELEVEL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ad Applications DBA
B.1

txk Techstack
B.1

Friday, March 27, 2020

WGET -----command

wget --http-user=oracledesk@ranesh.com --http-password=1234567 --no-check-certificate --output-document=p13390677_112040_Linux-x86-64_2of7.zip "https://updates.oracle.com/Orion/Services/download/p13390677_112040_Linux-x86-64_2of7.zip?aru=22505958&patch_file=p13390677_112040_Linux-x86-64_2of7.zip"

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Upgrading 12.1.0.2 to 19.0.0.0


Ø Steps For Upgrading Oracle Database To 19c Using DBUA

·        Database  preinstall 19c
·        19c software install
·        Pre-upgrade check
·        Run the pre-upgrade fixup script
·        Run utlrp.sql ( to compile invalid objects) 
·        Check database component status
·        To enable restore , in case of failure, enable flashback option
·        Start DBUA
·        Post Check
·        Updating sqlnet.ora file
·        Updating compatible parameter post upgrade



[root@ranesh ~]# yum install -y https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/latest/x86_64/getPackage/oracle-database-preinstall-19c-1.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, security
Setting up Install Process
oracle-database-preinstall-19c-1.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm                                                                                             |  18 kB     00:00    
Examining /var/tmp/yum-root-3mPcvL/oracle-database-preinstall-19c-1.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm: oracle-database-preinstall-19c-1.0-1.el7.x86_64
Marking /var/tmp/yum-root-3mPcvL/oracle-database-preinstall-19c-1.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package oracle-database-preinstall-19c.x86_64 0:1.0-1.el7 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=======================================================================================================================================================================
 Package                                       Arch                  Version                     Repository                                                       Size
=======================================================================================================================================================================
Installing:
 oracle-database-preinstall-19c                x86_64                1.0-1.el7                   /oracle-database-preinstall-19c-1.0-1.el7.x86_64                 55 k

Transaction Summary
=======================================================================================================================================================================
Install       1 Package(s)

Total size: 55 k
Installed size: 55 k
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Installing : oracle-database-preinstall-19c-1.0-1.el7.x86_64                                                                                                     1/1
  Verifying  : oracle-database-preinstall-19c-1.0-1.el7.x86_64                                                                                                     1/1

Installed:
  oracle-database-preinstall-19c.x86_64 0:1.0-1.el7                                                                                                                    

Complete!


unzip the binary and run runInstaller.sh
mkdir -p /oracle/app/oracle/product/19.0.0.0/dbhome_1
./runInstaller.sh














PREUPGRADE CHECK
[oracle@new19c dbhome_1]$ cd jdk/bin/
[oracle@new19c bin]$ java -jar /u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/dbhome_1/rdbms/admin/preupgrade.jar TEXT TERMINAL


output

Report generated by Oracle Database Pre-Upgrade Information Tool Version
19.0.0.0.0 Build: 1 on 2020-02-27T19:23:07

Upgrade-To version: 19.0.0.0.0

=======================================
Status of the database prior to upgrade
=======================================
      Database Name:  PROD
     Container Name:  prod
       Container ID:  0
            Version:  12.1.0.2.0
     DB Patch Level:  No Patch Bundle applied
         Compatible:  12.1.0.2.0
          Blocksize:  8192
           Platform:  Linux x86 64-bit
      Timezone File:  18
  Database log mode:  ARCHIVELOG
           Readonly:  FALSE
            Edition:  EE

  Oracle Component                       Upgrade Action    Current Status
  ----------------                       --------------    --------------
  Oracle Server                          [to be upgraded]  VALID       
  JServer JAVA Virtual Machine           [to be upgraded]  VALID       
  Oracle XDK for Java                    [to be upgraded]  VALID       
  Real Application Clusters              [to be upgraded]  OPTION OFF 
  Oracle Workspace Manager               [to be upgraded]  VALID       
  OLAP Analytic Workspace                [to be upgraded]  VALID       
  Oracle Label Security                  [to be upgraded]  VALID       
  Oracle Database Vault                  [to be upgraded]  VALID       
  Oracle Text                            [to be upgraded]  VALID       
  Oracle XML Database                    [to be upgraded]  VALID       
  Oracle Java Packages                   [to be upgraded]  VALID       
  Oracle Multimedia                      [to be upgraded]  VALID       
  Oracle Spatial                         [to be upgraded]  VALID       
  Oracle OLAP API                        [to be upgraded]  VALID       

==============
BEFORE UPGRADE
==============

  REQUIRED ACTIONS
  ================
  1.  Set DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST_SIZE initialization parameter to at least 4706
      MB.  Check alert log during the upgrade to ensure there is remaining free
      space available in the recovery area.
   
      DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST_SIZE is set at 4560 MB.  There is currently 4472 MB
      of free space remaining, which may not be adequate for the upgrade.
   
      Currently:
       Fast recovery area :  /u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area
       Limit              :  4560 MB
       Used               :  88 MB
       Available          :  4472 MB
   
      The database has archivelog mode enabled, and the upgrade process will
      need free space to generate archived logs to the recovery area specified
      by initialization parameter DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST.  The logs generated
      must not overflow the limit set by DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST_SIZE, as that
      can cause the upgrade to not proceed.

  RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
  ===================
  2.  Upgrade Oracle Application Express (APEX) manually before the database
      upgrade.
   
      The database contains APEX version 4.2.5.00.08. Upgrade APEX to at least
      version 18.2.0.00.12.
   
      Starting with Oracle Database Release 18, APEX is not upgraded
      automatically as part of the database upgrade. Refer to My Oracle Support
      Note 1088970.1 for information about APEX installation and upgrades.

  3.  (AUTOFIXUP) Gather stale data dictionary statistics prior to database
      upgrade in off-peak time using:
   
        EXECUTE DBMS_STATS.GATHER_DICTIONARY_STATS;
   
      Dictionary statistics do not exist or are stale (not up-to-date).
   
      Dictionary statistics help the Oracle optimizer find efficient SQL
      execution plans and are essential for proper upgrade timing. Oracle
      recommends gathering dictionary statistics in the last 24 hours before
      database upgrade.
   
      For information on managing optimizer statistics, refer to the 12.1.0.2
      Oracle Database SQL Tuning Guide.

  4.  (AUTOFIXUP) Gather statistics on fixed objects prior the upgrade.
   
      None of the fixed object tables have had stats collected.
   
      Gathering statistics on fixed objects, if none have been gathered yet, is
      recommended prior to upgrading.
   
      For information on managing optimizer statistics, refer to the 12.1.0.2
      Oracle Database SQL Tuning Guide.

  INFORMATION ONLY
  ================
  5.  To help you keep track of your tablespace allocations, the following
      AUTOEXTEND tablespaces are expected to successfully EXTEND during the
      upgrade process.
   
                                                 Min Size
      Tablespace                        Size     For Upgrade
      ----------                     ----------  -----------
      SYSAUX                             600 MB       717 MB
      SYSTEM                             780 MB      1126 MB
      TEMP                                60 MB       150 MB
      UNDOTBS1                            60 MB       448 MB
   
      Minimum tablespace sizes for upgrade are estimates.

  6.  Check the Oracle Backup and Recovery User's Guide for information on how
      to manage an RMAN recovery catalog schema.
   
      If you are using a version of the recovery catalog schema that is older
      than that required by the RMAN client version, then you must upgrade the
      catalog schema.
   
      It is good practice to have the catalog schema the same or higher version
      than the RMAN client version you are using.

  ORACLE GENERATED FIXUP SCRIPT
  =============================
  All of the issues in database PROD
  which are identified above as BEFORE UPGRADE "(AUTOFIXUP)" can be resolved by
  executing the following

    SQL>@/u01/app/oracle/cfgtoollogs/prod/preupgrade/preupgrade_fixups.sql

=============
AFTER UPGRADE
=============

  REQUIRED ACTIONS
  ================
  None

  RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
  ===================
  7.  Upgrade the database time zone file using the DBMS_DST package.
   
      The database is using time zone file version 18 and the target 19 release
      ships with time zone file version 32.
   
      Oracle recommends upgrading to the desired (latest) version of the time
      zone file.  For more information, refer to "Upgrading the Time Zone File
      and Timestamp with Time Zone Data" in the 19 Oracle Database
      Globalization Support Guide.

  8.  To identify directory objects with symbolic links in the path name, run
      $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/utldirsymlink.sql AS SYSDBA after upgrade.
      Recreate any directory objects listed, using path names that contain no
      symbolic links.
   
      Some directory object path names may currently contain symbolic links.
   
      Starting in Release 18c, symbolic links are not allowed in directory
      object path names used with BFILE data types, the UTL_FILE package, or
      external tables.

  9.  (AUTOFIXUP) Gather dictionary statistics after the upgrade using the
      command:
   
        EXECUTE DBMS_STATS.GATHER_DICTIONARY_STATS;
   
      Oracle recommends gathering dictionary statistics after upgrade.
   
      Dictionary statistics provide essential information to the Oracle
      optimizer to help it find efficient SQL execution plans. After a database
      upgrade, statistics need to be re-gathered as there can now be tables
      that have significantly changed during the upgrade or new tables that do
      not have statistics gathered yet.

  10. Gather statistics on fixed objects after the upgrade and when there is a
      representative workload on the system using the command:
   
        EXECUTE DBMS_STATS.GATHER_FIXED_OBJECTS_STATS;
   
      This recommendation is given for all preupgrade runs.
   
      Fixed object statistics provide essential information to the Oracle
      optimizer to help it find efficient SQL execution plans.  Those
      statistics are specific to the Oracle Database release that generates
      them, and can be stale upon database upgrade.
   
      For information on managing optimizer statistics, refer to the 12.1.0.2
      Oracle Database SQL Tuning Guide.

  ORACLE GENERATED FIXUP SCRIPT
  =============================
  All of the issues in database PROD
  which are identified above as AFTER UPGRADE "(AUTOFIXUP)" can be resolved by
  executing the following

    SQL>@/u01/app/oracle/cfgtoollogs/prod/preupgrade/postupgrade_fixups.sql


==================
PREUPGRADE SUMMARY
==================
  /u01/app/oracle/cfgtoollogs/prod/preupgrade/preupgrade.log
  /u01/app/oracle/cfgtoollogs/prod/preupgrade/preupgrade_fixups.sql
  /u01/app/oracle/cfgtoollogs/prod/preupgrade/postupgrade_fixups.sql

Execute fixup scripts as indicated below:

Before upgrade:

Log into the database and execute the preupgrade fixups
@/u01/app/oracle/cfgtoollogs/prod/preupgrade/preupgrade_fixups.sql

After the upgrade:

Log into the database and execute the postupgrade fixups
@/u01/app/oracle/cfgtoollogs/prod/preupgrade/postupgrade_fixups.sql

Preupgrade complete: 2020-02-27T19:23:07

[oracle@new19c preupgrade]$ ls
checksBuffer.tmp            preupgrade_driver.sql
components.properties       preupgrade_fixups.sql
dbms_registry_extended.sql  preupgrade.log
oracle                      preupgrade_messages.properties
parameters.properties       preupgrade_package.sql
postupgrade_fixups.sql      upgrade


[oracle@new19c preupgrade]$ pwd
/u01/app/oracle/cfgtoollogs/prod/preupgrade

sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL*Plus: Release 12.1.0.2.0 Production on Thu Feb 27 19:26:51 2020

Copyright (c) 1982, 2014, Oracle.  All rights reserved.


Connected to:
Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition Release 12.1.0.2.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Advanced Analytics and Real Application Testing options

SQL> @preupgrade_fixups.sql
Executing Oracle PRE-Upgrade Fixup Script

Auto-Generated by:       Oracle Preupgrade Script
                         Version: 19.0.0.0.0 Build: 1
Generated on:            2020-02-27 19:22:59

For Source Database:     PROD
Source Database Version: 12.1.0.2.0
For Upgrade to Version:  19.0.0.0.0

Preup                             Preupgrade
Action                            Issue Is
Number  Preupgrade Check Name     Remedied    Further DBA Action
------  ------------------------  ----------  --------------------------------
    1.  min_recovery_area_size    NO          Manual fixup required.
    2.  apex_manual_upgrade       NO          Manual fixup recommended.
    3.  dictionary_stats          YES         None.
    4.  pre_fixed_objects         YES         None.
    5.  tablespaces_info          NO          Informational only.
                                              Further action is optional.
    6.  rman_recovery_version     NO          Informational only.
                                              Further action is optional.

The fixup scripts have been run and resolved what they can. However,
there are still issues originally identified by the preupgrade that
have not been remedied and are still present in the database.
Depending on the severity of the specific issue, and the nature of
the issue itself, that could mean that your database is not ready
for upgrade.  To resolve the outstanding issues, start by reviewing
the preupgrade_fixups.sql and searching it for the name of
the failed CHECK NAME or Preupgrade Action Number listed above.
There you will find the original corresponding diagnostic message
from the preupgrade which explains in more detail what still needs
to be done.

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.




INVALID COUNT

SQL> select count(*) from dba_objects where status='INVALID';

  COUNT(*)
----------
           0

Check database component status

SQL> set pagesize500
set linesize 100
select substr(comp_name,1,40) comp_name, status, substr(version,1,10) version from dba_registry order by comp_name;SQL> SQL>

COMP_NAME                                 STATUS      VERSION
---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------
JServer JAVA Virtual Machine                  VALID           12.1.0.2.0
OLAP Analytic Workspace               VALID           12.1.0.2.0
Oracle Application Express              VALID           4.2.5.00.0
Oracle Database Catalog Views                 VALID           12.1.0.2.0
Oracle Database Java Packages                  VALID           12.1.0.2.0
Oracle Database Packages and Types        VALID           12.1.0.2.0
Oracle Database Vault                      VALID           12.1.0.2.0
Oracle Label Security                        VALID           12.1.0.2.0
Oracle Multimedia                            VALID           12.1.0.2.0
Oracle OLAP API                              VALID           12.1.0.2.0
Oracle Real Application Clusters      OPTION OFF  12.1.0.2.0
Oracle Text                              VALID           12.1.0.2.0
Oracle Workspace Manager              VALID           12.1.0.2.0
Oracle XDK                                      VALID           12.1.0.2.0
Oracle XML Database                      VALID           12.1.0.2.0
Spatial                                      VALID           12.1.0.2.0

16 rows selected.

SQL> select * from v$timezone_file;

FILENAME                   VERSION     CON_ID
-------------------- ---------- ----------
timezlrg_18.dat         18           0


SQL> SELECT * FROM v$backup WHERE status != 'NOT ACTIVE';

no rows selected

SQL> SELECT * FROM v$recover_file;

no rows selected

To enable restore , in case of failure, enable flashback option.

SQL> alter system set db_recovery_file_dest_size=20G scope=both;                            

System altered.
SQL> alter database flashback on;

Database altered.
SQL> !date
Fri 28 Feb 11:36:42 IST 2020


[oracle@new19c dbhome_1]$ export ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/dbhome_1
[oracle@new19c dbhome_1]$
[oracle@new19c dbhome_1]$ cd bin/

[oracle@new19c bin]$ ./dbua












We can pause and resume the upgrade during the process also.

cd /u01/app/oracle/cfgtoollogs/VIS/preupgrade
@postupgrade_fixup.sql






Post Check
SQL> select comp_id,status from dba_registry; COMP_ID STATUS ------------------------------ ----------- CATALOG VALID CATPROC VALID JAVAVM VALID XML VALID CATJAVA VALID RAC OPTION OFF XDB VALID OWM VALID CONTEXT VALID ORDIM VALID
10 rowss selected.
SQL> select * from v$timezone_file;
FILENAME                VERSION     CON_ID
-------------------- ---------- ----------
timezlrg_32.dat              32          0
Updating
sqlnet.ora file
export ORACLE_HOME=/oracle/app/oracle/product/19.0.0.0/dbhome_1
cd $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
cat sqlnet.ora
SQLNET.ALLOWED_LOGON_VERSION_SERVER=11
Updating compatible parameter post upgrade
alter system set compatible='19.0.0' scope=spfile;
shutdown immediate;
startup
SELECT name, value FROM v$parameter
         WHERE name = 'compatible';







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