The ALTER SYSTEM SUSPEND statement halts all input and output (I/O) to datafiles (file header and file data) and control files. The suspended state lets you back up a database without I/O interference. When the database is suspended all preexisting I/O operations are allowed to complete and any new database accesses are placed in a queued state.
The suspend command is not specific to an instance. In an Oracle Real Application Clusters environment, when you issue the suspend command on one system, internal locking mechanisms propagate the halt request across instances, thereby quiescing all active instances in a given cluster. However, if someone starts a new instance another instance is being suspended, the new instance will not be suspended.
Use the ALTER SYSTEM RESUME statement to resume normal database operations. The SUSPEND and RESUME commands can be issued from different instances. For example, if instances 1, 2, and 3 are running, and you issue an ALTER SYSTEM SUSPEND statement from instance 1, then you can issue a RESUME statement from instance 1, 2, or 3 with the same effect.
The suspend/resume feature is useful in systems that allow you to mirror a disk or file and then split the mirror, providing an alternative backup and restore solution. If you use a system that is unable to split a mirrored disk from an existing database while writes are occurring, then you can use the suspend/resume feature to facilitate the split.
The suspend/resume feature is not a suitable substitute for normal shutdown operations, because copies of a suspended database can contain uncommitted updates.
The following statements illustrate ALTER SYSTEM SUSPEND/RESUME usage. The V$INSTANCE view is queried to confirm database status.
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Overview Of Administering An Oracle Database
Creating An Oracle Database
Starting Up And Shutting Down
Managing Oracle Database Processes
Managing Control Files
Managing The Redo Log
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Managing Tablespaces
Managing Datafiles And Tempfiles
Managing The Undo Tablespace
Using Oracle-managed Files
Using Automatic Storage Management
Managing Space For Schema Objects
Managing Tables
Managing Indexes
Managing Partitioned Tables And Indexes
Managing Clusters
Managing Hash Clusters
Managing Views, Sequences, And Synonyms
General Management Of Schema Objects
Detecting And Repairing Data Block Corruption
Managing Users And Securing The Database
Managing Automatic System Tasks Using The Maintenance Window
Using The Database Resource Manager
Moving From Dbms_job To Dbms_scheduler
Overview Of Scheduler Concepts
Using The Scheduler
Administering The Scheduler
Distributed Database Concepts
Managing A Distributed Database
Developing Applications For A Distributed Database System
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