8 Replies Latest reply on Aug 13, 2015 1:12 PM by EdStevens

RMAN-06136: ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed ORA-00349: failure obtaining block size for ' vdbcl01_data_01'

678298 Jul 23, 2015 12:03 AM

Hi All,

I am in the process of creating duplicate database on different server with different name.

Both DB in same version of oracle - 11.2..0.3

Both server/system - Oracle Solaris 11.1 SPARC

Both DBs using different diskgroups.

Below process i used for this work.

1. Copy pfile from source db and sent to auxiliary DB machine and modify as below.

*.audit_file_dest='/u01/app/oracle/admin/EW2PRD/adump'

*.audit_trail='OS'

*.compatible='11.2.0.3.0'

*.control_files='+PRDCL01_DATA_01/EW2PRD/controlfile/current.669.879366659','+PRDCL01_RECO_01/EW2PRD/controlfile/current.2818.879366661'#Restore Controlfile

*.cpu_count=2

*.db_block_size=8192

*.db_create_file_dest='+PRDCL01_DATA_01'

*.db_create_online_log_dest_1='+PRDCL01_DATA_01'

*.db_create_online_log_dest_2='+PRDCL01_RECO_01'

*.db_domain=''

*.db_name='EW2PRD'

*.db_recovery_file_dest='+PRDCL01_RECO_01'

*.db_recovery_file_dest_size=42949672960

*.db_unique_name='EW2PRD'

*.diagnostic_dest='/u01/app/oracle'

*.db_file_name_convert=('+VDBCL01_DATA_01/EW1TST','+PRDCL01_DATA_01/EW2PRD')

*.log_file_name_convert=('+VDBCL01_RECO_01/EW1TST','+PRDCL01_RECO_01/EW2PRD')

*.log_archive_dest_1='LOCATION=USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST valid_for=(ALL_LOGFILES, ALL_ROLES)'

*.log_archive_format='%t_%s_%r.dbf'

*.nls_territory='AUSTRALIA'

*.open_cursors=300

*.pga_aggregate_target=320M

*.processes=200

*.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'

*.resource_manager_plan='DEFAULT_MAINTENANCE_PLAN'

*.sessions=225

*.sga_target=498M

*.undo_tablespace='UNDO_01'

2. perform all required steps to get this thing work (startup nomount, tnsnames, password file etc)

3. rman target sys/racqld@EW1TST auxiliary /

4. duplicate target database to EW2PRD;

it gives me below error ...

sql statement: CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE SET DATABASE "EW2PRD" RESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG

MAXLOGFILES 16

MAXLOGMEMBERS 3

MAXDATAFILES 100

MAXINSTANCES 8

MAXLOGHISTORY 1266

LOGFILE

GROUP 1 ( '+prdcl01_reco_01', '+vdbcl01_data_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,

GROUP 2 ( '+prdcl01_reco_01', '+vdbcl01_data_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,

GROUP 3 ( '+vdbcl01_data_01', '+prdcl01_reco_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,

GROUP 4 ( '+vdbcl01_data_01', '+prdcl01_reco_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,

GROUP 5 ( '+vdbcl01_data_01', '+prdcl01_reco_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE

DATAFILE

'+PRDCL01_DATA_01/ew2prd/datafile/system.5002.885775461'

CHARACTER SET WE8MSWIN1252

RMAN-00571: ===========================================================

RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============

RMAN-00571: ===========================================================

RMAN-03002: failure of Duplicate Db command at 07/23/2015 00:46:45

RMAN-05501: aborting duplication of target database

RMAN-06136: ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed

ORA-00349: failure obtaining block size for '+vdbcl01_data_01'

I am out of idea here, what other things i need to do to get this working. please share your valuable views/suggestions/solutions. Thanks in advance.

Cheers.

1. Re: RMAN-06136: ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed ORA-00349: failure obtaining block size for ' vdbcl01_data_01'

Dude! Jul 23, 2015 12:38 AM (in response to 678298)

Is it possible that the target database uses a control file that is not mentioned in the "db_file_name_convert" parameter of your auxiliary instance, and which need to be added?

When you connect to the target database via sqlplus as sysdba, what is the result of "show parameter control_files"?
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2. Re: RMAN-06136: ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed ORA-00349: failure obtaining block size for ' vdbcl01_data_01'

678298 Jul 23, 2015 1:49 AM (in response to Dude!)

Yes I did check as well but pfile is showing correct location.

SQL> show parameter control_file;

NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
control_file_record_keep_time        integer     7
control_files                        string      +VDBCL01_DATA_01/ew1tst/contro
                                                 lfile/current.669.879366659, +
                                                 VDBCL01_RECO_01/ew1tst/control
                                                 file/current.2818.879366661
SQL>

and my pfile entry for control file is...

*.control_files='+PRDCL01_DATA_01/EW2PRD/controlfile/current.669.879366659','+PRDCL01_RECO_01/EW2PRD/controlfile/current.2818.879366661'#Restore Controlfile
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3. Re: RMAN-06136: ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed ORA-00349: failure obtaining block size for ' vdbcl01_data_01'

678298 Jul 23, 2015 2:02 AM (in response to 678298)

And this is what i am getting in alert.log

Starting background process MARK
Thu Jul 23 00:46:41 2015
MARK started with pid=20, OS id=16829
NOTE: MARK has subscribed
Thu Jul 23 00:46:42 2015
CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE SET DATABASE "EW2PRD" RESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG
MAXLOGFILES     16
MAXLOGMEMBERS      3
MAXDATAFILES      100
MAXINSTANCES     8
MAXLOGHISTORY     1266
LOGFILE
GROUP   1 ( '+prdcl01_reco_01', '+vdbcl01_data_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,
GROUP   2 ( '+prdcl01_reco_01', '+vdbcl01_data_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,
GROUP   3 ( '+vdbcl01_data_01', '+prdcl01_reco_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,
GROUP   4 ( '+vdbcl01_data_01', '+prdcl01_reco_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,
GROUP   5 ( '+vdbcl01_data_01', '+prdcl01_reco_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE
DATAFILE
'+PRDCL01_DATA_01/ew2prd/datafile/system.5002.885775461'
CHARACTER SET WE8MSWIN1252
WARNING: Default Temporary Tablespace not specified in CREATE DATABASE command
Default Temporary Tablespace will be necessary for a locally managed database in future release
NOTE: Loaded library: OSS
NOTE: Loaded library: System
SUCCESS: diskgroup PRDCL01_DATA_01 was mounted
ERROR: failed to establish dependency between database EW2PRD and diskgroup resource ora.PRDCL01_DATA_01.dg
Errors in file /u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/ew2prd/EW2PRD/trace/EW2PRD_ora_16836.trc:
ORA-00349: failure obtaining block size for '+vdbcl01_data_01'
ORA-1503 signalled during: CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE SET DATABASE "EW2PRD" RESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG
MAXLOGFILES     16
MAXLOGMEMBERS      3
MAXDATAFILES      100
MAXINSTANCES     8
MAXLOGHISTORY     1266
LOGFILE
GROUP   1 ( '+prdcl01_reco_01', '+vdbcl01_data_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,
GROUP   2 ( '+prdcl01_reco_01', '+vdbcl01_data_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,
GROUP   3 ( '+vdbcl01_data_01', '+prdcl01_reco_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,
GROUP   4 ( '+vdbcl01_data_01', '+prdcl01_reco_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,
GROUP   5 ( '+vdbcl01_data_01', '+prdcl01_reco_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE
DATAFILE
'+PRDCL01_DATA_01/ew2prd/datafile/system.5002.885775461'
CHARACTER SET WE8MSWIN1252
...
SUCCESS: diskgroup PRDCL01_DATA_01 was dismounted
Thu Jul 23 00:49:47 2015
NOTE: ASMB process exiting due to lack of ASM file activity for 182 seconds
Stopping background process RBAL
Stopping background process MARK
Thu Jul 23 00:49:49 2015
NOTE: Shutting down MARK background process
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4. Re: RMAN-06136: ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed ORA-00349: failure obtaining block size for ' vdbcl01_data_01'

Hemant K Chitale Jul 23, 2015 2:36 AM (in response to 678298)

Seems to be erroring on the DiskGroup BlockSize !

Connect to the ASM instance and check the block size (check the sector size as well)

What Grid Infrastructure version is installed and running ? (for database 11.2.0.3, GI should be 11.2.0.3 or higher).

Hemant K Chitale
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5. Re: RMAN-06136: ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed ORA-00349: failure obtaining block size for ' vdbcl01_data_01'

Dude! Jul 23, 2015 2:40 AM (in response to 678298)

I wonder about naming the controlfiles under ASM, which uses OMF. What happens if you change the following:

*.control_files='+PRDCL01_DATA_01','+PRDCL01_DATA_01'
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6. Re: RMAN-06136: ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed ORA-00349: failure obtaining block size for ' vdbcl01_data_01'

AJ Jul 23, 2015 6:22 AM (in response to 678298)

Hi

Get rid of the db_file_name_convert and log_file_name_convert. When using OMF (asm) they are not supported. And db_create_file_dest takes presedence anyhow. Maybe the mix are giving you problems.

"If the source database files are in the Oracle Managed Files (OMF) format, then you cannot use the DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT and LOG_FILE_NAME_CONVERT initialization parameters or the fileNameConversionSpec clause to generate new OMF file names for the duplicate database. If you do not follow this rule, the new OMF files generated from these three methods can cause problems. For more information on OMF names, see the "Considerations When Renaming OMF Auxiliary Set Files in TSPITR" in the Oracle Database Backup and Recovery User's Guide"

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/backup.112/e10643/rcmsynta020.htm#i81724

Regards
AJ
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7. Re: RMAN-06136: ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed ORA-00349: failure obtaining block size for ' vdbcl01_data_01'

Pavan Kumar Jul 23, 2015 7:42 AM (in response to 678298)

Hi,

*.db_file_name_convert=('+VDBCL01_DATA_01/EW1TST','+PRDCL01_DATA_01/EW2PRD')
*.log_file_name_convert=('+VDBCL01_RECO_01/EW1TST','+PRDCL01_RECO_01/EW2PRD')

GROUP   1 ( '+prdcl01_reco_01', '+vdbcl01_data_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,
GROUP   2 ( '+prdcl01_reco_01', '+vdbcl01_data_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,
GROUP   3 ( '+vdbcl01_data_01', '+prdcl01_reco_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,
GROUP   4 ( '+vdbcl01_data_01', '+prdcl01_reco_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE,
GROUP   5 ( '+vdbcl01_data_01', '+prdcl01_reco_01' ) SIZE 50 M REUSE

Why does above ORL, are abit different does both diskgroups exists in ASM    +prdcl01_reco_01' ?
Is this duplicate carried out on same server ?

- Pavan Kumar N
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8. Re: RMAN-06136: ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-01503: CREATE CONTROLFILE failed ORA-00349: failure obtaining block size for ' vdbcl01_data_01'

EdStevens Aug 13, 2015 1:12 PM (in response to AJ)
AJ wrote:

Hi

Get rid of the db_file_name_convert and log_file_name_convert. When using OMF (asm) they are not supported. And db_create_file_dest takes presedence anyhow. Maybe the mix are giving you problems.

"If the source database files are in the Oracle Managed Files (OMF) format, then you cannot use the DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT and LOG_FILE_NAME_CONVERT initialization parameters or the fileNameConversionSpec clause to generate new OMF file names for the duplicate database. If you do not follow this rule, the new OMF files generated from these three methods can cause problems. For more information on OMF names, see the "Considerations When Renaming OMF Auxiliary Set Files in TSPITR" in the Oracle Database Backup and Recovery User's Guide"

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/backup.112/e10643/rcmsynta020.htm#i81724

Regards

AJ

YOu should have included the next paragraph:

The only exception to this rule is when changing only an ASM disk group name. Assume that source data files and online redo log files are stored in ASM disk group +SOURCEDSK. You want to store the duplicate database files in ASM disk group +DUPDSK. In this case, you can set the initialization parameters as follows:

DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT = ("+SOURCEDSK","+DUPDSK") LOG_FILE_NAME_CONVERT = ("+SOURCEDSK","+DUPDSK")
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