Integrating Oracle and Data Protector

Backing Up an Oracle Database

For example, if you have created and saved a backup specification named bspec1 for backing up an Oracle database identified by the Oracle instance called inst1, you would enter the following string:

format 'bspec1<inst1_%s:%t:%p>.dbf'

See the Oracle Recovery Manager User’s Guide and References for information on substitution variables. The Oracle channel format specifies which Oracle backup specification to use for the backup.

5.Optionally, specify backup incremental level.

Note that a Data Protector full backup performs the same operation as an incremental level 0 backup type in the Oracle RMAN scripts. They both back up all the blocks that have ever been used.

This option is required if you want to use the backup as a base for subsequent incremental backups.

To run a backup using RMAN, start RMAN by running the following command from the <ORACLE_HOME> directory (if you use the recovery catalog):

Oracle 9i/10g:

•On Windows: bin\rman target <Target_Database_Login> catalog <Recovery_Catalog_Login>

•On UNIX: bin/rman target <Target_Database_Login> catalog <Recovery_Catalog_Login>

•On OpenVMS:

1.Run ORAUSER.COM using $@OMNI$ROOT:[LOG]LOGIN.COM.

2.Execute $rman target <target_connect_string> catalog <catalog_connect_string>.

Oracle 8i:

Use rcvcat instead of catalog in the above syntax.

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