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Oracle RAC and PowerFlex Asynchronous Replication
Executive Summary Introduction Product overview PowerFlex asynchronous replication architecture Basic concepts Solution architecture Oracle RAC configuration Failure scenarios
Failure scenarios
Workload description
Scenario 1: Planned test failover
Scenario 2: Complete failover and reverse replication
Scenario 3: Remote snapshot
Scenario 4: Backup in target
Conclusion Appendix References

Scenario 2: Complete failover and reverse replication

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Scenario 2: Complete failover and reverse replication

  • PowerFlex also provides users with the option of complete failover so that target cluster becomes the new source and the original source becomes the new target. PowerFlex also has the option to reverse replication from new source to new target.
    Steps are as provided below:

    1. Start the workload.
    2. From PowerFlex presentation UI, select the RCG for the Oracle database and choose to 'Failover' the RCG from the menu.

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    1. On the target system, mount the ASM disks and start the database.
    2. From the PowerFlex presentation server UI select the RCG and then, perform reverse replication.

    1. As seen from the arrow in the above figure, the replication is now taking place in the reverse direction.

    Machine generated alternative text: Protection Domains Fault Sets SDSs Storage Pools Acceleration Pools DASHBOARD CONFIGURATION bdc-soln-gateway bdc-soln-gateway Replication: Showing 2 of 3 RCGs RCGs Source System secondary secondary Target System Status Ok Ok oracle State Active Active RPO 30s 30s ADD RPO Compliar 100% 100% MANAGE LAG 26s 14s MODIFY Consistency Consistent Consistent MORE Name oracle oracle DATAREDO O o

    1. The database in the new target can be brought up using the test failover method described in Scenario 1.