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Integrating Oracle and Data Protector

Backing Up an Oracle Database

	•	Start a backup on the Oracle server using either Oracle Recovery
		Manager or Oracle Enterprise Manager. See “Starting Oracle Backup
		Using RMAN” on page 62.
Backup Procedure	The following happens when you start a backup using the Data Protector
	user interface:
	1.	Data Protector executes ob2rman.pl on the client. This command
		starts RMAN and sends the Oracle RMAN Backup Command Script
		to the standard input of the RMAN command.
	2.	The Oracle RMAN contacts the Oracle Server, which contacts Data
		Protector via the MML interface and initiates a backup.
	3.	During the backup session, the Oracle Server reads data from the
		disk and sends it to Data Protector for writing to the backup device.
		Messages from the Data Protector backup session and messages
		generated by Oracle are logged to the Data Protector database.
	A backup of the Oracle recovery catalog is performed automatically
	following each Oracle target database backup, unless otherwise specified
	in the backup specification. Using the standard Oracle export utility, the
	Data Protector ob2rman.pl starts an export of the Oracle recovery
	catalog to a file which is then backed up by Data Protector.
Deleting Data from When backing up an Oracle database using the recovery catalog
the Recovery	database, all information about the backup, restore, and recovery of the
Catalog	database is stored in the recovery catalog. This information is used by
	RMAN during the restore. If you overwrite or format the media on which
	this data is backed up, Data Protector exports the object from the Data
	Protector database. You must manually delete the data from the recovery
	catalog while logged on to RMAN. See the Oracle Recovery Manager
	User’s Guide and References for detailed information about deleting data
	from the recovery catalog.

Scheduling a Backup

For more information on scheduling, see the online Help index: “scheduled backups”.

A backup schedule can be tailored according to your business needs. If you have to keep the database online continuously, then you should back it up frequently, including the backup of the Archived Redo Logs, which is required in case you need a recovery to a particular point in time.

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