Note 647697 Note Language: English

BRSPACE - New tool for Oracle database administration

Version: 24 Validity:
Valid from 24.05.2005

Summary
Symptom
BR*Tools Version 6.40 contains a new tool for managing Oracle databases in the SAP environment: BRSPACE. BRSPACE replaces the remaining SAPDBA functions that were not previously performed by BR*Tools (see notes 403704 and 602497). The main functions of BRSPACE are as follows: * Instance management ------------------- Start up database - Shut down database - Alter database instance - Alter database parameters - Show instance status - Show database parameters * Space management ---------------- Extend tablespace - Create tablespace - Drop tablespace - Alter tablespace - Alter data file - Move data file - Show tablespaces - Show data files - Show redolog files - Show control files - Show disk volumes * Segment management ------------------ Reorganize tables (online) - Rebuild indexes (online) - Export tables - Import tables - Alter tables - Alter indexes - Show tables - Show indexes - Show table partitions - Show index partitions - Show segments - Show segment extents - Show free extents You can use the following call to access the new BRSPACE functions: brgui/brtools -> Instance management -> Space management -> Segment management Note 1: ---------27.06.2007 Page 1 of 3

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BRSPACE - New tool for Oracle database administration

To restrict the number of user interactions, you can use the "-c" option ("brtools -c") to start BRTOOLS. The BR*Tools will then only ever stop after a menu is displayed. BRSPACE can only be called with the ora<dbsid> user on UNIX or the <dbsid>adm user on Windows. BRSPACE then connects to the database with SYSDBA authorization. Since this authorization is derived from the dba group to which this user belongs, you do not usually have to specify the database user and password ("-u" option) when you call BRSPACE. For detailed information on BRSPACE, refer to the excerpt from the Web AS 6.40 online documentation that is available on the SAP Service Marketplace: http://service.sap.com/dbaora> -> Media Library -> Space Management -> BRSPACE.pdf We also recommend that you attend the new Oracle database administration course ADM505, where the new BR*Tools 6.40 are described in detail. For more information on BRGUI (graphical user interface for BR*Tools), see Note 611493. BRGUI is the recommended user interface for BR*Tools 6.40. The BRTOOLS character-user interface is a fallback solution. SAPDBA is no longer delivered for Web AS 6.40. You can still use SAPDBA 6.20 (linked to Oracle 9.2) with Web AS 6.40. However, we recommend that you only use BR*Tools. You can use BR*Tools 6.40 for all SAP releases, provided that the database is based on Oracle 9.2. Backups that were made with BRBACKUP/BRARCHIVE 6.40 can only be restored with BRRESTORE/BRRECOVER 6.40. You cannot use BRRESTORE/BRRECOVER 6.40 to restore backups of older BRBACKUP/BRARCHIVE versions. BRRECOVER is able to execute the recovery procedure even after structural changes to the database. This means that it is no longer necessary to start a database backup immediately after such structure changes. Regular database backups are sufficient. SAP/CCMS transaction DB14, which allows you to display entire BRSPACE logs, is enhanced as of the following Support Packages: SAP SAP SAP SAP SAP Basis Basis Basis Basis Basis Release Release Release Release Release 4.6B: 4.6C: 4.6D: 6.10: 6.20: SAPKB46B55 SAPKB46C46 SAPKB46D35 SAPKB61038 SAPKB62031

For more information, see Note 668640. Note 2: ---------When using locally managed tablespaces (LMTS) and automatic segment space management (ASSM), it is essential that you read notes: 214995, 662900 and 620803.

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Note 647697 More Terms

BR*Tools, BRSPACE

BRSPACE - New tool for Oracle database administration

Cause and Prerequisites

This is an advance development.

Solution
BR*Tools 6.40 is released for use on production Package level 6. Do not use the earlier Support Download the latest BR*Tools patch from the SAP exact procedure is described in Notes 12741 and systems as of Support Packages anymore. Service Marketplace. The 19466.

Header Data
Release Status: Released on: Priority: Category: Main Component Released for Customer 24.05.2005 15:03:20 Recommendations/additional info Advance development BC-DB-ORA-DBA Database Administration with Oracle

The note is not release-dependent.

Related Notes
Number 806554 686546 680046 668640 662900 651812 646681 620803 611493 602497 541538 403704 214995 Short Text FAQ: I/O-intensive database operations New values for option "-d" of BRSPACE function "-f tbreorg" Corrections in BR*Tools Version 6.40 Corrections in DB transactions for Oracle (1) Using LMTS in R/3 releases 3.1I-4.6B FAQ: BR*TOOLS and SAPDBA Reorganizing tables with BRSPACE Oracle 9i: Automatic Segment Space Management BrGui: Graphical user interface for BR*Tools BRRECOVER - New tool for Oracle Restore and Recovery FAQ: Reorganizations BRCONNECT - Enhanced functions for Oracle DBA Oracle locally-managed tablespaces in the SAP environment

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