3.5.1 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 MxDB-Oracle-HiAv. For this reason, the GUI supports the

following operations:

• Starting or stopping a Virtual Oracle Service

• Rehosting a database

• Adding or removing nodes

• Using Maintenance Mode

• Deleting a Virtual Oracle Service

Start or Stop a Virtual Oracle Service

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

through the MxDB-Oracle-HiAv GUI is to use the Start Database or Stop

Database button. Shutting down a Virtual Oracle Service is also done

through the GUI.

When stopping a Virtual Oracle Service, the database is shut down on the

node on which it is executing. When starting a Virtual Oracle Service, the

database will be started on the Primary node provided that the server is

healthy.

The following series of screens show stopping the PROD Virtual Oracle

Service and then restarting it. Notice the status bar indicating the task

being performed.