3.1.1 MxDB-Oracle-HiAv Installation and Administration Guide

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Database Operations

Database Administration changes slightly when a database is monitored

by MxDB-Oracle-HiAv. If a database fails the monitor probe, the database

will be restarted. Therefore, if a DBA connects to a database through

SQL*Plus or Enterprise Manager and shuts the database down, it will be

restarted by the Solution Pack. For this reason, the GUI supports the

following operations:

• Starting or stopping a Virtual Oracle Service

• Rehosting a database

• Adding or removing nodes

• Maintenance Mode

• Deleting a Virtual Oracle Service

Starting/Stopping a Virtual Oracle Service

The appropriate way to start and shut down a High Availability database

through the Solution Pack GUI is to use the Stop Database button.

Shutting down a Virtual Oracle Service is also done through the GUI.

When stopping a Virtual Oracle Service, the database is shutdown on

whatever node it happens to be executing. When starting a Virtual Oracle

Service, the database will be started on the Primary node provided that

the server is healthy.

The following screen shows stopping the PROD Virtual Oracle Service

and then restarting it. Notice the status bar indicating the task at hand.