Procedure documentationMoving a Data File with BR*Tools

 

You can use BR*Tools for Oracle to move a data file.

Note Note

This section describes how you move a data file with BR*Tools.

For more information on the approach to moving a data file, see Managing Data Files.

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Procedure

  1. Start the procedure using BRGUI or BRTOOLS, or from the command line:

    • BRGUI or BRTOOLS:

      1. Choose Start of the navigation path Space Management Next navigation step Move data file End of the navigation path.

        BRGUI or BRTOOLS displays the menu BRSPACE options for move data file, where you specify the options with which you call BRSPACE.

      2. Set the required options:

        Menu Entry

        Equivalent BRSPACE

        Command Option

        BRSPACE profile (profile)

        -p|-profile

        Database user/password (user)

        -u|-user

        Tablespace names (tablespace)

        -f dfmove -t|-tablespace

        Data file names (file)

        -f dfmove -f|-file

        Confirmation mode (confirm)

        -c|-confirm

        Scrolling line count (scroll)

        -s|-scroll

        Message language (language)

        -l|-language

        BRSPACE command line (command)

        This shows you the BRSPACE -f dfmove command that is to be executed using the current settings.

        Note Note

        If required, in Data file names you can enter the names of multiple data files, but you cannot use wildcards. But this entry is optional.

        For example, /oracle/GC2/sapdata3/users_1/users.data1, /oracle/GC2/sapdata4/xdb/xdb.data1 is a valid entry, but /oracle/GC2/sapdata* is not a valid entry.

        You can also enter Oracle file IDs instead of path names.

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      3. Choose Continue.

        BRGUI or BRTOOLS prompts you to start BRSPACE.

      4. Choose Continue to start BRSPACE.

    • Command line:

      Enter at least the following command:

      brspace -f dfmove

      You can enter more parameters, including the data file, if required. For more information, see BRSPACE -f dfmove.

      Note Note

      Whichever way you start the procedure - with BRGUI or BRTOOLS, or from the command line - you can use quick mode if you know the object name, in this case the data file name. For more information, see How to Use BR*Tools.

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    BRSPACE starts and you see a message that includes Start of BRSPACE processing. From now on, BRSPACE writes a detail log.

    BRSPACE displays the Move data file main menu.

  2. If you have already entered the data file name, continue with step 5 (quick mode).

    Note Note

    If you have entered multiple data files, BRSPACE displays as confirmation a List of data files for moving. You cannot make a selection from this list. If required, go back and make a new selection.

    Continue with step 5 (quick mode).

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  3. Choose Move data file.

    BRSPACE displays the data file list:

    List Entry

    Meaning

    Pos.

    List sequence number

    Tablespace

    Tablespace name for the data file

    Status

    Data file status – online, offline, system, or recover

    Type

    Data file type – regular, raw disk, or ASM file

    Size

    Data file size

    File

    File name

  4. Select a data file or multiple data files.

    Example Example

    These examples apply only to input in character mode.

    To select the first three data files in the list, enter 1-3.

    To select the first and third data files, enter 1,3.

    To select the first three data files and the fifth, enter 1-3,5.

    To select all entries, enter 0.

    BRSPACE displays the menu, Options for moving data file.

    End of the example.

  5. Set the required options:

    Menu Entry

    Meaning

    Current datafile size in MB (currsize)

    – display only

    Current data file size

    Current link target (currlink)

    – display only

    Destination of link to a raw disk or to a non-sapdata directory, if any

    Move destination (destination)

    -f dfmove -d|-destination

    Raw disk / link target (rawlink)

    -f dfmove -r|-rawlink

    Parallel copy processes (parallel)

    -f dfmove -p|-parallel

    Force instance shutdown (force)

    -f dfmove -f|-force

    SQL command (command)

    The SQL command that is to be executed using the current settings. For more information, see your Oracle SQL documentation.

  6. To start processing with the selected options, choose Continue.

Result

Check the results in the BRSPACE logs.

For more information on how to view the logs with BR*Tools, see Showing Profiles and Logs with BR*Tools.