HP StoreServ Application Suite for Oracle Media Creating a Virtual Copy, Removing a Virtual Copy

Recovery Manager for Oracle User’s Guide

5.2.2 Creating a Virtual Copy

NOTE: If Recovery Manager is configured to use RMAN backup, a Recovery Catalog must have been created and configured prior to creating the virtual copy.

To create a virtual copy:

1On the Virtual Copy Management menu screen, select menu option 2, Create Virtual Copy.

2When prompted, choose to create a virtual copy for the database (d) or archive log destination only(a).

3If you choose to create a virtual copy for the database, enter o (online) or f (offline) to create an online or offline virtual copy.

NOTE: If a virtual copy is created offline, the database must be shut down prior to creating the virtual copy. If you try to create an offline virtual copy with the database running, you will get an error.

5.2.3 Removing a Virtual Copy

To remove a virtual copy:

1On the Virtual Copy Management menu screen, select option 3, Remove Virtual Copy.

2On the Remove Virtual Copy menu, select the virtual copy to remove.

◆The virtual copy removal utility only removes the actual virtual copy. It does not remove the repository information for restoration purpose, in the case that the virtual copy is not backed up, the repository will be removed as well.

◆If the repository still remains and the virtual copy is backed up to media before being removed, you can still restore to that point-in-time virtual copy from the backup image.

◆The status of the virtual copy shows Removed after the virtual copy is removed.

5.4

Managing Virtual Copies