RE: Multiple Instance in Unix

Mark,

        I run lots of database instances on the same box and have bumped
into the same problems, but have a solution.

        First put the following script somewhere where you can access it
when you log in (your sysadmin may have a good idea):

Start script
#!/usr/local/bin/bash
export OLD_SID="$ORACLE_SID"
if [ "$1" != "" ] ; then
   export ORACLE_SID="$1"
   if [ `cat /etc/oratab | grep "$ORACLE_SID" | wc -l` == "1" ] ; then
         echo "        Found database "$ORACLE_SID" in oratab"
         . oraenv
   else
      printf "        Oracle SID %s does not exist in /etc/oratab cannot
determine Oracle_Home\n" "$ORACLE_SID"
      export ORACLE_SID="$OLD_SID"
      #exit;
   fi;
else
   sd=( $(cat "/etc/oratab"))
   for element in $(seq 1 $((${#sd[@]} - 1)))
   do
      db=`echo "${sd[$element]}" | awk -F: '{print $1}' -`
      printf "      %2.0d %s\n" "$element" "$db"
   done
   printf "\n      Select database (1-%d): " "$element"
   read ans;
   if [ `echo "${sd[$ans]}" | awk -F: '{print $1}' -` != "#" ] ; then
      ORACLE_SID=`echo "${sd[$ans]}" | awk -F: '{print $1}' -`
      export ORACLE_SID
      if [ `cat /etc/oratab | grep "$ORACLE_SID" | wc -l` == "1" ] ;
then
         echo "Found "$ORACLE_SID" in oratab"
         export ORAENV_ASK=NO
         . oraenv
      else
         export ORACLE_SID="$OLD_SID"
         echo "Oracle SID "$ORACLE_SID" is undefined"
         #exit;
      fi
   fi
Fi
End script

I save it under the name chgsid.sh.  Make sure the permissions are 755.

        Second add  alias commands to you login script as follows:

alias db1='. /home/users/oracle/src/chgsid.sh db1'

The rest takes care of itself.


Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA
PAREXEL International

-----Original Message-----
From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bobak, Mark
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 7:57 AM
To: Amir Gheibi
Cc: ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: Multiple Instance in Unix

Yes, exactly.  But also, keep in mind, if, for example, you have an
/etc/oratab that looks like this:
db1:/oracle/product/10.2.0:Y
db2:/oracle/product/10.2.0:Y

Then, you can do:
. oraenv

and enter 'db1' or 'db2' to switch ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID to
appropriate values for the instance you want to work on.
Then, if you do:
sqlplus / as sysdba

You'll be connected as SYS to whatever instance is running w/ that
ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID.

But, keep in mind, once both instances are up and running, if you just
want to connect to one or the other as a non-SYS user, you don't need to
keep running '. oraenv'.  You can just do 'sqlplus yourusername@db1' or
'sqlplus yourusername@db2' to get to whichever instance you need.
(Assuming of course a proper listener.ora and tnsnames.ora setup.)

Hope that helps,

-Mark
________________________________________
From: Amir Gheibi [gheibia@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 4:44
To: Bobak, Mark
Cc: ORACLE-L
Subject: Re: Multiple Instance in Unix

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the swift reply. Appreciate it.

But if re-set ORACLE_SID to the new SID and keep the ORACLE_HOME, how
would I access to the first instance? Change ORACLE_SID back to the old
SID whenever is needed?

~ Amir

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Bobak, Mark
<Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Amir,

This is a common practice.  There is no need to create a new OS user.
You can even create a new database under the same Oracle home.

The thing to keep in mind is that the combination of ORACLE_SID and
ORACLE_HOME need to be unique.  So, that will uniquely identify an
instance on a host, and then that instance's pfile/spfile will point to
your database's control file(s).  In that way, your new instance will
clearly identify which database it will mount and open.

Hope that helps,

-Mark
________________________________________
From:
oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On
Behalf Of Amir Gheibi [gheibia@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:gheibia@xxxxxxxxx>]
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 4:18
To: ORACLE-L
Subject: Multiple Instance in Unix

Hi listers,

I have a HP Unix box that has Oracle 10g R2 installed on it. There is
already an instance running and a database attached to it.
I need to create another instance and database. There is no X Server
installed on the OS. I created the first database through command line.

My question is whether I have to create another OS user in order to
create the new instance? Or I can use the same OS user (oracle:dba) to
create the new instance? As I need to set environment variables then if
I use the same OS user, what would happen to the first instance?

Is there a guideline on how to do this?

Thanks.

~ Amir Gheibi



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