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Flashback Failed

user13653962Nov 14 2011 — edited Nov 14 2011
I have to check to failover from primary to standby database , for that i need to open the standby database in read/write mode , i configured the flasahback at standby database and open the standby database after saving restore point , but when i try to revert the standby database at that restore point it is giving me error
SQL> flashback database to restore point before_open_standby
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flashback database to restore point before_open_standby
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-38769: FLASHBACK DATABASE failed after modifying data.
ORA-27103: internal error
Additional information: 27129
Additional information: -2
Additional information: 3
Following are the stpes which i followed to failover at standby database.
SQL> alter database recover managed standby database cancel
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Database altered.

SQL> select open_mode from v$database
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OPEN_MODE
------------------------------
MOUNTED

SQL> alter database flashback on
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Database altered.

SQL> alter database recover managed standby database using current logfile disconnect from session
  2  /

Database altered.

SQL> alter database recover managed standby database cancel
  2  /

Database altered.

SQL> create restore point before_open_standby guarantee flashback database
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Restore point created.

SQL> column SCN format 999999999999999999999
SQL> select scn,storage_size,time,name from v$restore_point
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          SCN STORAGE_SIZE	TIME				NAME
------------- ------------   ---------------------------------- ----
5970295936140     16613376   13-NOV-11 01.01.39.000000000 PM BEFORE_OPEN_STANDBY

SQL> alter database activate standby database
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Database altered.

SQL> startup mount force
ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area 1.1476E+10 bytes
Fixed Size                  1263428 bytes
Variable Size            2868906172 bytes
Database Buffers         8589934592 bytes
Redo Buffers               15511552 bytes
Database mounted.

SQL> alter database set standby database to maximize performance
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Database altered.

SQL> alter database open
  2  /

Database altered.


SQL> flashback database to restore point before_open_standby
  2  /
flashback database to restore point before_open_standby
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-38769: FLASHBACK DATABASE failed after modifying data.
ORA-27103: internal error
Additional information: 27129
Additional information: -2
Additional information: 3
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