EXPORT CONFIGURATION

The EXPORT CONFIGURATION command enables you to save the metadata contained in the broker configuration file to a text file. Use this command to maintain an up-to-date copy of the broker configuration metadata.

Format

EXPORT CONFIGURATION [TO file_name];

Command Parameters

file_name

The name of the file in the trace directory in which the Data Guard broker configuration is saved.

If you omit the TO file_name clause, the broker stores the exported configuration using a default file name. The convention used to name the file is SID_dmon_processID-of-DMON_brkmeta_serial-number.trc.

For example, if the SID is orcl and the process ID of the PMON process is 1234, and the TO file-name clause is omitted, the file created when the broker configuration is first exported is named orcl_dmon_1234_brkmeta_1.trc. When the broker configuration is next exported, it is stored in a file named orcl_dmon_1234_brkmeta_2.trc.

Usage Notes

  • The broker stores the exported configuration in the trace directory. You cannot specify the directory in which the configuration must be stored.

  • When you need to downgrade to an earlier version of the database software, you can export the broker configuration to a file before you downgrade the database software. Subsequently, instead of manually recreating the configuration from scratch, you can import this exported file to recreate the broker configuration after the downgrade is complete.

Command Example

The following example exports the metadata in the broker configuration file to a file named dg_config.txt in the trace directory. 

EXPORT CONFIGURATION TO 'dg_config.txt';