字符集问题的初步探讨(七)----关于字符集更改的内部操作

原文链接:

http://www.eygle.com/special/NLS_CHARACTER_SET_07.htm

前面我们提到,通过修改props$的方式更改字符集在Oracle7之后是一种极其危险的方式,应该尽量避免。

我们又知道,通过ALTER DATABASE CHARACTER SET更改字符集虽然安全可靠,但是有严格的子集和超集的约束,实际上我们很少能够
用到这种方法。


实际上Oracle还存在另外一种更改字符集的方式.

如果你注意过的话,在Oracle的alert<sid>.log文件中,你可能看到过这样的日志信息:

alter database character set INTERNAL_CONVERT ZHS16GBK
Updating character set in controlfile to ZHS16GBK
 SYS.SNAP$ (REL_QUERY) - CLOB representation altered
 SYS.METASTYLESHEET (STYLESHEET) - CLOB representation altered
 SYS.EXTERNAL_TAB$ (PARAM_CLOB) - CLOB representation altered
 XDB.XDB$RESOURCE (SYS_NC00027$) - CLOB representation altered
 ODM.ODM_PMML_DTD (DTD) - CLOB representation altered
 OE.WAREHOUSES (SYS_NC00003$) - CLOB representation altered
 PM.ONLINE_MEDIA (SYS_NC00042$) - CLOB representation altered
 PM.ONLINE_MEDIA (SYS_NC00062$) - CLOB representation altered
 PM.ONLINE_MEDIA (PRODUCT_TEXT) - CLOB representation altered
 PM.ONLINE_MEDIA (SYS_NC00080$) - CLOB representation altered
 PM.PRINT_MEDIA (AD_SOURCETEXT) - CLOB representation altered
 PM.PRINT_MEDIA (AD_FINALTEXT) - CLOB representation altered
Completed: alter database character set INTERNAL_CONVERT ZHS1


在这里面,我们看到这样一条重要的,Oracle非公开的命令:


alter database character set INTERNAL_CONVERT/ INTERNAL_USE ZHS16GBK
                      

 

这个命令是当你选择了使用典型方式创建了种子数据库以后,Oracle会根据你选择的字符集设置,把当前种子数据库的字符集更改为期望字符
集,这就是这条命令的作用.

在使用这个命令时,Oracle会跳过所有子集及超集的检查,在任意字符集之间进行强制转换,所以,使用这个命令时你必须十分小心,你必须
清楚这一操作会带来的风险.
我们之前讲过的内容仍然有效,你可以使用csscan扫描整个数据库,如果在转换的字符集之间确认没有严重的数据损坏,或者你可以使用有效
的方式更改,你就可以使用这种方式进行转换.
我们来看一下具体的操作过程及Oracle的内部操作:

这是alert.log文件中的记录信息:

Tue Oct 19 16:26:30 2004

Database Characterset is ZHS16GBK

replication_dependency_tracking turned off (no async multimaster replication found)

Completed: ALTER DATABASE OPEN

Tue Oct 19 16:27:07 2004

alter database character set INTERNAL_USE ZHS16CGB231280

Updating character set in controlfile to ZHS16CGB231280

Tue Oct 19 16:27:15 2004

Thread 1 advanced to log sequence 118

  Current log# 2 seq# 118 mem# 0: /opt/oracle/oradata/primary/redo02.log

Tue Oct 19 16:27:15 2004

ARC0: Evaluating archive   log 3 thread 1 sequence 117

ARC0: Beginning to archive log 3 thread 1 sequence 117

Creating archive destination LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1: '/opt/oracle/oradata/primary/archive/1_117.dbf'

ARC0: Completed archiving  log 3 thread 1 sequence 117

Tue Oct 19 16:27:20 2004

Completed: alter database character set INTERNAL_USE ZHS16CGB231280

Shutting down instance: further logons disabled

Shutting down instance (immediate)

License high water mark = 1

Tue Oct 19 16:29:06 2004

ALTER DATABASE CLOSE NORMAL

...

...

格式化10046跟踪文件,得到以下信息(摘要):

alter session set events '10046 trace name context forever,level 12'


alter database character set INTERNAL_USE ZHS16CGB231280


call     count       cpu    elapsed       disk      query    current        rows
------- ------  -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------  ----------
Parse        1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
Execute      1      4.88       6.04        910      16825      18099           0
Fetch        0      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
------- ------  -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------  ----------
total        2      4.88       6.04        910      16825      18099           0

Misses in library cache during parse: 1
Optimizer goal: CHOOSE
Parsing user id: SYS

Elapsed times include waiting on following events:
  Event waited on                             Times   Max. Wait  Total Waited
  ----------------------------------------   Waited  ----------  ------------
  control file sequential read                    4        0.00          0.00
  control file parallel write                     2        0.05          0.08
  log file sync                                   2        0.08          0.08
  SQL*Net message to client                       1        0.00          0.00
  SQL*Net message from client                     1       18.06         18.06
********************************************************************************

....

update col$ set charsetid = :1 
where
 charsetform = :2

....

update argument$ set charsetid = :1 
where
 charsetform = :2

....

update collection$ set charsetid = :1 
where
 charsetform = :2

....

update attribute$ set charsetid = :1 
where
 charsetform = :2
....

update parameter$ set charsetid = :1 
where
 charsetform = :2
....

update result$ set charsetid = :1 
where
 charsetform = :2

....

update partcol$ set spare1 = :1 
where
 charsetform = :2

....

update subpartcol$ set spare1 = :1 
where
 charsetform = :2

....

update props$ set value$ = :1 
where
 name = :2

....

update "SYS"."KOTAD$" set SYS_NC_ROWINFO$ = :1 
where
 SYS_NC_OID$ = :2
....

update seq$ set increment$=:2,minvalue=:3,maxvalue=:4,cycle#=:5,order$=:6,
  cache=:7,highwater=:8,audit$=:9,flags=:10 
where
 obj#=:1

....

update kopm$ set metadata = :1,  length 
  = :2 
where
 name='DB_FDO'

....

ALTER DATABASE CLOSE NORMAL
                      

此处生成的日志你可以在这里下载(供参考):

http://www.eygle.com/special/primary_ora_13730.zip
http://www.eygle.com/special/primary_ora_13730.tkf.log

我们看到这个过程和之前ALTER DATABASE CHARACTER SET操作的内部过程是完全相同的,也就是说INTERNAL_USE提供的帮助就是使
Oracle数据库绕过了子集与超集的校验.
这一方法在某些方面是有用处的,比如测试;应用于产品环境大家应该格外小心,除了你以外,没有人会为此带来的后果负责:

结语(我们不妨再说一次):

对于DBA来说,有一个很重要的原则就是:不要把你的数据库置于危险的境地!

这就要求我们,在进行任何可能对数据库结构发生改变的操作之前,先做有效的备份,很多DBA没有备份的操作中得到了惨痛的教训。

 

 

本文作者:
eygle,Oracle技术关注者,来自中国最大的Oracle技术论坛itpub.
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原文出处:

http://www.eygle.com/special/NLS_CHARACTER_SET_07.htm


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