8.Start the service for the management server.

9.If database is in archive mode, take a current RMAN backup by clicking the Backup Now button on the Options > Storage Essentials > Manage Product Health > Disk Space > RMAN Backup in HP Systems Insight Manager. See ”Performing an RMAN Hot Backup” on page 204 and ”Architectural Overview of RMAN Backups” on page 202. On successful completion of RMAN backup, the backup is saved to the following directory:

%ORA_HOME%\rman\current

10.Clean the following folders:

%ORA_HOME%\rman\backup1 %ORA_HOME%\rman\backup2

Overview of Backups

The management server provides the following backups:

IMPORTANT: Export and RMAN backups should be done regularly in combination.

Table 24 Description of Backups

Backup Type

Description

Files Backed Up

Database Mode

 

 

 

 

Export backup

Done through the Database

Database Schema,

Does not matter

 

Admin Utility. See ”Exporting

Oracle network

 

 

the Database” on page 208

Configuration files

 

 

for more information about

(tnsnames.ora,

 

 

exporting the database.

listener.ora),CIM

 

 

 

repository, File System

 

 

 

Viewer

 

 

 

 

 

RMAN HOT

The backup is referred to as

Database Files, Control

To do an RMAN hot

backup

being “hot” because the

files, Redo files, Archive

backup, the

 

management server is still

Files, Oracle network

management server

 

running while the backup is

Configuration files

must be set to archive

 

occurring. You can configure

(tnsnames.ora,

mode. See ”Setting

 

the RMAN backup to run by

listener.ora),CIM

the Archive Mode”

 

default. See ”Scheduling

Repository, File System

on page 212.

 

RMAN Hot Backups of the

Viewer

 

 

Database” on page 204.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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