One of the ways to migrate a database to ASM is to use the Rman “Backup as Copy” command to create a database copy into ASM storage and then switch the database to the copy.
This technique can be used, combined with incremental backups, to move even very large databases into ASM.
The first backup may take a long time, one or more incremental backups can be used to update the first backup and close the gap, until a downtime window is obtained to switch the database on filesystem to the backup on ASM.
Migrating a Database Into ASM
Backup Database Into ASM
Spfile Backup into ASM
Consistent database shutdown
Prepare Pfile for the ASM Database
Start the database in NOMOUNT mode
Change Parameters on Spfile to point to ASM
Move the controlfiles into ASM
Switch the Database from File System to ASM
Recover The Database
Migrate the Temporary Datafiles to ASM
Move Flashback logs into flash recovery Area
Move RMAN Change Tracking File Into ASM
Remove the File System Old Files
Remove the Old Spfile from Filesystem
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