BR

Valid For

Extract (Oracle only)

Description

Use the BR parameter to control the Bounded Recovery (BR) feature. This feature currently supports Oracle databases.

Default

BR BRINTERVAL 4, BRDIR BR

Syntax

BR
[, BRDIR directory]
[, BRINTERVAL number {M | H}]
[, BRKEEPSTALEFILES]
[, BROFF]
[, BROFFONFAILURE]
[, BRFSOPTION { MS_SYNC | MS_ASYNC }]

BRDIR directory

Specifies the relative or full path name of the parent directory that will contain the BR directory. The BR directory contains the Bounded Recovery checkpoint files, and the name of this directory cannot be changed. The default parent directory for the BR directory is a directory named BR in the root directory that contains the Oracle GoldenGate installation files.

Each Extract group within a given Oracle GoldenGate installation will have its own sub-directory under the directory that is specified with BRDIR. Each of those directories is named for the associated Extract group.

For directory, do not use any name that contains the string temp or tmp (case-independent). Temporary directories are subject to removal during internal or external cleanup procedures.

BRINTERVAL number {M | H}

Specifies the time between Bounded Recovery checkpoints. This is known as the Bounded Recovery interval. This interval is an integral multiple of the standard Extract checkpoint interval, as controlled by the CHECKPOINTSECS parameter. However, it need not be set exactly. Bounded Recovery will adjust any legal BRINTERVAL parameter internally as it requires.

The minimum interval is 20 minutes. The maximum is 96 hours. The default interval is 4 hours.

Note:

BRINTERVAL should only be changed after consulting with Oracle Support.

BRKEEPSTALEFILES

Causes old Bounded Recovery checkpoint files to be retained. By default, only current checkpoint files are retained. Extract cannot recover from old Bounded Recovery checkpoint files. Retain old files only at the request of an Oracle support analyst.

BROFF

Turns off Bounded Recovery for the run and for recovery. Consult Oracle before using this option. In most circumstances, when there is a problem with Bounded Recovery, it turns itself off.

BROFFONFAILURE

Disables Bounded Recovery after an error. By default, if Extract encounters an error during Bounded Recovery processing, it reverts to normal recovery, but then enables Bounded Recovery again after recovery completes. BROFFONFAILURE turns Bounded Recovery off for the runtime processing.

BRRESET

BRRESET is a start up option that forces Extract to use normal recovery for the current run, and then turn Bounded Recovery back on after the recovery is complete. Its purpose is for the rare cases when Bounded Recovery does not revert to normal recovery if it encounters an error. Bounded Recovery is enabled during runtime. Consult Oracle Support before using this option.

To use this option, you must start Extract from the command line. To run Extract from the command line, use the following syntax:

extract paramfile name.prm reportfile name.rpt

Where:

paramfile name.prm is the relative or fully qualified name of the Extract parameter file. The command name can be abbreviated to pf.
reportfile name.rpt is the relative or fully qualified name of the Extract report file, if you want it in a place other than the default. The command name can be abbreviated to rf.

BR BRFSOPTION {MS_SYNC | MS_ASYNC}

Performs synchronous/asynchronous writes of the mapped data in Bounded Recovery. Consult Oracle Support before using this option.

MS_SYNC: Bounded Recovery writes of mapped data are synchronized for I/O data integrity completion.
MS_ASYNC: Bounded Recovery writes of mapped data are initiated or queued for servicing.

Example

BR BRDIR /user/checkpt/br specifies that the Bounded Recovery checkpoint files will be created in the /user/checkpt/br directory.