Pre Capture Checklist
| Review database version & review list of one off patches applied as per MOS Note 560977.1 both for capture database as well as replay database | |
| Review AWR/Statspack reports from peak workload | |
| Review alert.log at least from last startup in the capture database | |
| Review hardware, storage details & disk space for capture database as well as replay database | |
| Estimate disk space required to do database capture | |
| Review current CPU & memory usage without database capture | |
| Review plan for SPA capture into the Sql Tuning Sets | |
| Review description of application & database feature usage | |
| Review the exact commands/scripts/navigation From EM to be used to do the database Capture as well as SPA capture | |
| Review plan for backup & restore of database | |
| Plan for a small duration dry run of database capture & database replay before moving to Large duration database capture & database replay |
Post Capture check List
| Review database capture report | |
| Review database capture period AWR report | |
| Export AWR data at the end of the database capture |
SPA
| Execute & review results of SPA trials & fix any identified SQL regressions in the test system where database replay will be done |
Preprocess side
| Review version of database & list of one off patches applied as per MOS Note 560977.1 | |
| Did the preprocess completed successfully | |
| Review workload analyzer report & follow recommendations |
Replay Side
| Review database version & List of one off patches applied as per MOS Note 560977.1.
Ensure database replay client WRC is executed from a patched ORACLE_HOME as per MOS Note 560977.1 |
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| Review Hardware setup. Pay special attention for RAC & Exadata setup | |
| Review network related settings. Listener.ora, tnsnames.ora etc
Ensure to Isolate test database from production databases |
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| Review database restore point and flashback setup | |
| Review schema setup. Validate No missing user, views, synonyms etc as compared to Capture database | |
| Review the exact commands/scripts/ navigation From EM & options to be used to do the Database Replay & deploy WRC. Review connection remapping | |
| Execute database replay of smaller duration capture & validate its success | |
| Execute database replay of larger duration capture & check if it completes successfully | |
| In case of problem follow MOS Note 1287620.1 for traces & other debug information. Open an SR if needed. Please Provide very detailed information. |
Post Replay
| Review Database Replay Report | |
| Review Compare period Report | |
| Review Replay Period AWR Report |
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