createObserver.sh

#!/bin/bash
# LICENSE UPL 1.0
#
# Copyright (c) 1982-2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
# 
# Since: January, 2022
# Author: abhishek.by.kumar@oracle.com
# Description: Creates Data Guard Observer using the following parameters:
#              $DG_OBSERVER_NAME: Name of the observer
#              $PRIMARY_DB_CONN_STR: Connection string to connect with primary database
#              $ORACLE_PWD: The Oracle password for sys user of the primary database
#              $DG_OBSERVER_DIR: Directory to store observer data, log files
# 
# DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
# 

set -e

# Validation: Check if PRIMARY_DB_CONN_STR is provided or not
if [ -z "$PRIMARY_DB_CONN_STR" ]; then
    echo "ERROR: Please provide PRIMARY_DB_CONN_STR to connect with primary database. Exiting..."
    exit 1
fi

# Validation: Check if ORACLE_PWD (which is password for sys user of the primary database) is provided or not
if [ -z "$ORACLE_PWD" ]; then
    echo "ERROR: Please provide sys user password of primary database as ORACLE_PWD. Exiting..."
    exit 1
fi

# Creating the directory for Observer configuration and log file
mkdir -p "$DG_OBSERVER_DIR"

# Starting observer in background, passing password using here-doc
nohup dgmgrl -echo sys@${PRIMARY_DB_CONN_STR} "START OBSERVER ${DG_OBSERVER_NAME} FILE IS ${DG_OBSERVER_DIR}/fsfo.dat LOGFILE IS ${DG_OBSERVER_DIR}/observer.log" > "${DG_OBSERVER_DIR}"/nohup.out << EOF &
${ORACLE_PWD}
EOF

# Sleep for dgmgrl to start observer in background otherwise container will exit
sleep 4