Thursday 27 July 2017

Install and Configure DBvisit Standby on Oracle Database Appliance (ODA X6-2S) Part 1

DBvisit Standby is Disaster Recovery Solution for Oracle Database Stardard Edition.
DBvisit Standby is Software for easy creation and management of standby databases for Oracle Database Standard Edition.
DBVISIT STANDBY uses physical database replication to provide a cost-effective, reliable and proven business continuity solution for all Oracle databases, including Standard Edition.

This doc will describe the step by step procedure to install and configure DBvisit Standby on Oracle Database Appliance(ODA)

Install DBvisit Standby on PROD Machine.(ODA)

1.Download DBvisit Standby from http://www.dbvisit.com/

2.Transfer the files to ODA .
Use scp or winscp

3. Unzip and tar the downloaded file.
 unzip dbvisit-standby8.0.12-el6.zip; tar -xf dbvisit-standby8.0.12-el6.tar

4.create directory for DBvisit Base and change ownership to Oracle and grant  appropriate permissions.
mkdir -p /usr/dbvisit/
chown -R oracle:oinstall /usr/dbvisit/
chmod -R 775 /usr/dbvisit/

5. Install Dbvisit as Oracle user. Its will prompt for information for source and remote hosts.
a. specify the Dbvisit installation directory
b. Choose action (Install, uninstall or terminate)
c. Choose which components to install (Core and central console etc.)
d. specify the Local host name
e. specify the Local Dbvnet PORT
f. specify the Remote host name
g. specify the Remote Dbvnet PORT
h. specify the Dbvnet Passphrase
i. specify the host name to be used for the Dbvisit Agent
j. specify the listening PORT number for Dbvagent
k. specify passphrase for Dbvagent


[oracle@ODA1 installer]$ ./install-dbvisit

-----------------------------------------------------------
    Welcome to the Dbvisit software installer.
-----------------------------------------------------------

    It is recommended to make a backup of our current Dbvisit software
    location (Dbvisit Base location) for rollback purposes.

    Installer Directory /u01/dbvisit

>>> Please specify the Dbvisit installation directory (Dbvisit Base).

    The various Dbvisit products and components - such as Dbvisit Standby,
    Dbvisit Dbvnet will be installed in the appropriate subdirectories of
    this path.

    Enter a custom value or press ENTER to accept default [/usr/dbvisit]:
     >
    DBVISIT_BASE = /usr/dbvisit

    -----------------------------------------------------------
    Component      Installer Version   Installed Version
    -----------------------------------------------------------
    standby        8.0.14.19191        not installed
    dbvnet         2.0.14.19191        not installed
    dbvagent       2.0.14.19191        not installed
    dbvserver      2.0.14.19191        not installed

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

    What action would you like to perform?
       1 - Install component(s)
       2 - Uninstall component(s)
       3 - Terminate

    Your choice: 1

    Which component do you want to install?
       1 - Core Components (Dbvisit Standby Cli, Dbvnet, Dbvagent)
       2 - Dbvisit Standby Core (Command Line Interface)
       3 - Dbvnet (Dbvisit Network Communication)
       4 - Dbvagent (Dbvisit Agent)
       5 - Dbvserver (Dbvisit Central Console)
       6 - Exit Installer

    Your choice: 1

-----------------------------------------------------------
    Summary of the Dbvisit STANDBY configuration
-----------------------------------------------------------
    DBVISIT_BASE /usr/dbvisit

    Press ENTER to continue

-----------------------------------------------------------
    About to configure DBVISIT DBVNET
-----------------------------------------------------------

>>> Please specify the Local host name to be used by Dbvnet on this server.

    Dbvnet will be listening on the local IP Address on this server which
    resolve to the host name specified here.
    If using a cluster or virtual IP make sure the host name or alias
    specified here resolve to the IP address local to where dbvnet is
    installed.

    Enter a custom value or press ENTER to accept default [ODA1]:
     >

>>> Please specify the Local Dbvnet PORT to be used.

    Dbvnet will be listening on the specified port for incoming connections
    from remote dbvnet connections.  Please make sure that this port is not
    already in use or blocked by any firewall.  You may choose any value
    between 1024 and 65535, however the default of 7890 is recommended.

    Enter a custom value or press ENTER to accept default [7890]:
     >


>>> Please specify the Remote host name to be used by Dbvnet.

    By default Dbvnet will use this remote hostname for any remote
    connections.  Dbvnet must be installed and configured on the specified
    remote host. If using a cluster or virtual IP make sure the host name
    or alias specified here resolve to the IP address local to where dbvnet
    is installed.
    If you are unsure about the remote host name during installation, use
    the default value which will be the current local hostname.

    Enter a custom value or press ENTER to accept default [ODA1]:
     > ODA2


>>> Please specify the Remote Dbvnet PORT to be used.

    Dbvnet will connect to the remote server on this specified port.
    On the remote host Dbvnet will be listening on the specified port for
    incoming connections. Please make sure that this port is not already in
    use or blocked by any firewall.  You may choose any value between 1024
    and 65535, however the default of 7890 is recommended.

    Enter a custom value or press ENTER to accept default [7890]:
     >


>>> Please specify the Dbvnet Passphrase to be used for secure connections.

    The passphrase provided must be the same in both the local and remote
    Dbvnet installations.  It is used to establish a secure (encrypted)
    Dbvnet connections

    Enter a custom value:
     > welcome1

-----------------------------------------------------------
    Summary of the Dbvisit DBVNET configuration
-----------------------------------------------------------
    DBVISIT_BASE /usr/dbvisit
    DBVNET_LOCAL_HOST ODA1
    DBVNET_LOCAL_PORT 7890
    DBVNET_REMOTE_HOST ODA2
    DBVNET_REMOTE_PORT 7890
    DBVNET_PASSPHRASE welcome1

    Press ENTER to continue

-----------------------------------------------------------
    About to configure DBVISIT DBVAGENT
-----------------------------------------------------------


>>> Please specify the host name to be used for the Dbvisit Agent.

    The Dbvisit Agent (Dbvagent) will be listening on this local address.
    If you are using the Dbvserver (GUI) - connections from the GUI will be
    established to the Dbvisit Agent. The Dbvisit Agent address must be
    visible from the Dbvserver (GUI) installation.
    If using a cluster or virtual IP make sure the host name or alias
    specified here resolve to the IP address local to where dbvnet is
    installed.

    Enter a custom value or press ENTER to accept default [ODA1]:
     >


>>> Please specify the listening PORT number for Dbvagent.

    The Dbvisit Agent (Dbvagent) will listening on the specified port for
    incoming requests from the GUI (Dbvserver).  Please make sure that this
    port is not already in use or blocked by any firewall.  You may choose
    any value between 1024 and 65535, however the default of 7891 is
    recommended.

    Enter a custom value or press ENTER to accept default [7891]:
     >


>>> Please specify passphrase for Dbvagent

    Each Dbvisit Agent must have a passpharse specified.  This passphrase
    does not have to match between all the servers.  It will be used to
    establish a secure connection between the GUI (Dbvserver) and the
    Dbvisit Agent.

    Enter a custom value:
     >welcome1

-----------------------------------------------------------
    Summary of the Dbvisit DBVAGENT configuration
-----------------------------------------------------------
    DBVISIT_BASE /usr/dbvisit
    DBVAGENT_LOCAL_HOST ODA1
    DBVAGENT_LOCAL_PORT 7891
    DBVAGENT_PASSPHRASE welcome1

    Press ENTER to continue

-----------------------------------------------------------
    About to install Dbvisit STANDBY
-----------------------------------------------------------
    Component standby installed.

    Press ENTER to continue

-----------------------------------------------------------
    About to install Dbvisit DBVNET
-----------------------------------------------------------
    Component dbvnet installed.

    Press ENTER to continue

-----------------------------------------------------------
    About to install Dbvisit DBVAGENT
-----------------------------------------------------------
    Component dbvagent installed.

    Press ENTER to continue

    -----------------------------------------------------------
    Component      Installer Version   Installed Version
    -----------------------------------------------------------
    standby        8.0.14.19191        8.0.14.19191
    dbvnet         2.0.14.19191        2.0.14.19191
    dbvagent       2.0.14.19191        2.0.14.19191
    dbvserver      2.0.14.19191        not installed

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

    What action would you like to perform?
       1 - Install component(s)
       2 - Uninstall component(s)
       3 - Terminate

    Your choice: 3

>>> Installation completed
    Install log /tmp/dbvisit_install.log.201706211130.




6. Goto DBvisit home and start the processes.

[oracle@ODA1 installer]$ cd /usr/dbvisit/
[oracle@ODA1 dbvisit]$ ls -l
total 12
drwxrwx---  6 oracle oinstall 4096 Jun 21 11:31 dbvagent
drwxrwx---  5 oracle oinstall 4096 Jun 21 11:31 dbvnet
drwxrwx--- 10 oracle oinstall 4096 Jun 21 11:31 standby
[oracle@ODA1 dbvisit]$ cd dbvnet/
[oracle@ODA1 dbvnet]$ ./dbvnet -d start
[oracle@ODA1 dbvnet]$ cd ../dbvagent/
[oracle@ODA1 dbvagent]$ ./dbvagent -d start

7. Check if all DBvisit processes are up and running.

[oracle@ODA1 dbvagent]$ ps -ef | grep dbv
oracle    7360 45918  0 11:27 pts/1    00:00:00 ./install-dbvisit
oracle   24484     1  0 11:33 ?        00:00:00 ./dbvnet -d start
oracle   25579     1  0 11:33 ?        00:00:00 ./dbvagent -d start
oracle   26151 15840  0 11:33 pts/3    00:00:00 grep dbv


Pls goto Part 2
Install and Configure DBvisit Standby on Oracle Database Appliance (ODA X6-2S) Part 2

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