HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring application notes Guidelines for using Oracle 10g with Storage Mirroring Linux (T2558-96087, February 2008)

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10. You will be prompted to determine if you want to continue monitoring the source server. Do not choose
Continue or Stop at this time.
11. Stop the Oracle service on the source.
12. Delete the
.db and .sts files from the /var/lib/DT directory.
13. Restart the Storage Mirroring service (
#service DT restart).
14. Connect the source machine to the network.
15. After the source is back online, select whether or not you want to continue monitoring this source
machine (
Continue or Stop).
NOTE: Verify that the Storage Mirroring connection on the source has been disconnected. If it is not,
right-click the connection in the Storage Mirroring Management Console and select Disconnect.
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16. Since the replication sets were deleted, you will need to re-create those replication sets.
17. To begin the restoration process, open the Storage Mirroring Management Console and select
Tools,
Restoration Manager.
NOTE: You can also run the Storage Mirroring DTCL automated restoration script, which can be found in
the Storage Mirroring User’s Guide, to complete the remaining steps in this section.
18. Complete the appropriate fields.
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Original Source—The name of the source machine where the data originally resided.
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Restore From—The name of the target machine that contains the replicated data.
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Replication Set—The name of the replication set to be restored.
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Restore To—The name of the machine where the data will be restored. This may or may not be the
same as the original source machine.
19. Identify the correct drive mappings for the data and any other restoration options necessary. For
detailed information on the restoration options, see the Storage Mirroring User’s Guide.
20.Verify that the selections you have made are correct and click
Restore. The restoration procedure time
will vary depending on the amount of data that you have to restore.
21. After the restoration is complete, start the Oracle services on the source machine.
22.Reestablish the Storage Mirroring Oracle replication set connection.
At this time, your data is restored back to your source machine, the source machine is again the primary
Oracle server, and, if you selected to continue failover monitoring, the target is available to stand in for the
source in the event of a failure.