ooh Jeremiah, that's sneaky... I like it. This one is a keeper :)
--- Jeremiah Wilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's a trick I like to reduce the downtime associated with moving > large datafiles: > > 1. Place the tablespace that contains the file(s) you want to move > into backup mode: > - alter tablespace <name> begin backup; > > 2. Copy the file(s): > - cp <oldfilespec> <newfilespec> > - If you are moving multiple files, you can do this in parallel > > 3. Take the tablespace out of backup mode: > - alter tablespace <name> end backup; > > 4. (Now the very brief downtile begins) > Take the tablespace offline immediate > - alter tablespace <name> offline immediate; > > 5. Issue the rename: > - alter database rename file <oldfilespec> to <newfilespec>; > > 6. Recover the new file(s) or the whole tablespace (should be quite > brief) > - recover [datafile|tablespace] <name>; > > 7. (Now the very brief downtime ends) > Bring the tablespace online again: > - alter tablespace <name> online; > > -- > Jeremiah Wilton > http://www.speakeasy.net/~jwilton > > On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Rachel Carmichael wrote: > > > depends on what you mean by downtime. > > > > yes you can do it without taking down the database and the > instance, > > no, you can't do it without at least taking the tablespace offline. > > > > alter tablespace x offline; > > in os, make a copy of all datafiles in the new location > > alter database move file 'y' to 'z'; > > <repeat for all datafiles> > > alter tablespace online; > > > > > > --- Greg Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Can I move a tablespace and all it's associated datafiles to a > new > > > disk > > > device with no downtime? > > > > > > -- > > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > > -- > > > Author: Greg Moore > > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) > 538-5051 > > > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing > > > Lists > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and > in > > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You > may > > > also send the HELP command for other information (like > subscribing). > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > > http://personals.yahoo.com > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: Rachel Carmichael > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing > Lists > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > > also send the HELP command for other information (like > subscribing). > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Jeremiah Wilton > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing > Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
