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Created on Sunday, 05 July 2009 16:43
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 December 2019 14:52
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Published on Sunday, 05 July 2009 16:43
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Written by Guy Lambregts
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Change the DBID with NID
The DBID is an unique identifier for a database. You should only change the DBID of a database when really needed since a new DBID,
1. invalidates previously taken backups and backup information
2. invalidates previously generated archivelogs
3. resets the log sequence to 1
The DBID is used in RMAN' s recovery catalog. Also you cannot recover archived redo logs when there is a DBID mismatch. Changing the database DB_NAME has less consequences with respect to database backup and recovery.
With the below procedure I show how easy it is to use NID ( but TAKE CARE )
SQL> select dbid from
v$database;
DBID
3954204418
SQL>
shutdown immediate;
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
SQL> startup mount;
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 1073741824 bytes
Fixed Size 2050856 bytes
Variable Size 247465176 bytes
Database Buffers 817889280 bytes
Redo Buffers 6336512 bytes
Database mounted.
SQL> exit
oracle@myhost:/opt/oracle/backup $ nid target=sys/secret_password
DBNEWID: Release 10.2.0.3.0 - Production on Tue Mar 18 15:31:56 2008
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connected to database my_db (DBID=3954204418)
Connected to server version 10.2.0
Control Files in database:
+DG1/my_db/controlfile/current.509.649687193
+DG2/my_db/controlfile/current.645.649687201
Change database ID of database my_db? (Y/N) =>
Proceeding with operation
Changing database ID from 3954204418 to 3976866604
Control File +DG1/my_db/controlfile/current.509.649687193 - modified
Control File +DG2/my_db/controlfile/current.645.649687201 - modified
Datafile +DG1/my_db/datafile/system.646.649688265 - dbid changed
Datafile +DG1/my_db/datafile/undotbs1.647.649688265 - dbid changed
Datafile +DG1/my_db/datafile/sysaux.648.649688267 - dbid changed
Datafile +DG1/my_db/datafile/users.649.649688267 - dbid changed
Datafile +DG1/my_db/datafile/ts_my_db_admin_code.658.649688267 - dbid changed
Datafile +DG1/my_db/datafile/ts_my_db_logging_data_0208.674.649688267 - dbid changed
Datafile +DG1/my_db/datafile/ts_my_db_logging_data_0308.656.649688267 - dbid changed
Datafile +DG1/my_db/datafile/ts_my_db_logging_data_0408.675.649688269 - dbid changed
Datafile +DG1/my_db/datafile/ts_my_db_logging_data_0508.518.649688277 - dbid changed
Datafile +DG1/my_db/datafile/ts_my_db_logging_data_0608.511.649688297 - dbid changed
Datafile +DG1/my_db/datafile/ts_my_db_logging_indx.512.649688299 - dbid changed
Datafile +DG1/my_db/tempfile/temp.643.649688777 - dbid changed
Datafile +DG1/my_db/tempfile/temp01.642.649688777 - dbid changed
Datafile +DG1/my_db/tempfile/temp02.641.649688779 - dbid changed
Control File +DG1/my_db/controlfile/current.509.649687193 - dbid changed
Control File +DG1/my_db/controlfile/current.645.649687201 - dbid changed
Instance shut down
Database ID for database my_db changed to 3976866604.
All previous backups and archived redo logs for this database are unusable.
Database is not aware of previous backups and archived logs in Recovery Area.
Database has been shutdown, open database with RESETLOGS option.
Succesfully changed database ID.
DBNEWID - Completed succesfully.
Oracle asks us t open the database with resetlogs, so let' s do that
oracle@myhost:/opt/oracle/backup $ sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.3.0 - Production on Tue Mar 18 15:33:16 2008
Copyright (c) 1982, 2006, Oracle. All Rights Reserved.
Connected to an idle instance.
SQL> startup mount;
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 1073741824 bytes
Fixed Size 2050856 bytes
Variable Size 251659480 bytes
Database Buffers 813694976 bytes
Redo Buffers 6336512 bytes
Database mounted.
SQL> alter database open resetlogs;
Database altered.
That' s it, changing the DBID goes fast and is easy, but again be aware what kind of impact it has with respect to your backup and recovery situation. A part from changing the DBID we can use nid to change the db_name only.
