2.In the management server, click Options > Storage Essentials > Manage Product Health in HP Systems Insight Manager.

3.Select RMAN Backup in the Product Health tree.

4.Click the Backup Now button. The database is backed up.

Performing an RMAN Hot Backup

You can perform an RMAN hot backup instantly. The backup is referred to as being “hot” because the management server is still running. When you perform an RMAN hot backup, the following files are backed up: database files, control files, redo files, archive files, Oracle network configuration files (tnsnames.ora, listener.ora),CIM repository, and File System Viewer.

NOTE: The buttons on the RMAN backup page appear disabled if the database archive mode is disabled. See ”Setting the Archive Mode” on page 212 for more information about changing the archive mode.

To perform an RMAN Hot Backup:

1.Verified you have enabled database archive mode and RMAN backup as described in ”Setting the Archive Mode” on page 212.

2.Click Options > Storage Essentials > Manage Product Health in HP Systems Insight Manager.

3.Select RMAN Backup in the Product Health tree.

4.Click Backup Now.

The management server performs an RMAN backup.

When the backup is complete, the Setup tab is refreshed with the status of the manual hot backup. The Results tab is also updated with the status of the RMAN hot backup. The Results tab displays the status of the previous RMAN hot backups (manual and scheduled).

When the management server performs a hot RMAN backup,

Scheduling RMAN Hot Backups of the Database

The management server lets you schedule an RMAN hot back up of the database, as described in the following steps. The backup is referred to as being “hot” because the management server is still running.

IMPORTANT: Before you can schedule the RMAN backup, you must enabled database archive mode and RMAN backup as described in ”Setting the Archive Mode” on page 212. The buttons on the RMAN backup page appear disabled if the database archive mode is disabled.

To learn more about backing up the database, see ”About the Database Admin Utility” on page 206.

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