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Recovery Manager for Oracle User’s Guide

COMMAND

vcdba_backup

SYNTAX

vcdba_backup -s <oracle_sid> -p <primary_host> [-t <timestamp>] [-o fullincrcinc] [-v]

or

vcdba_backup -s <oracle_sid> -p <primary_host>

[-o onlineofflinedatafilearchonly [,fullincrcinc] [-v]

DESCRIPTION

Recovery Manager integrates 3PAR Virtual Copy feature with Veritas NetBackup(NBU) and Oracle RMAN to perform off-host backup. Off-host backup can dramatically reduce performance impact on the database (primary) host as well as minimize database down time or the time database in backup mode during backup.

The first form of vcdba_backup command initiates an immediate backup of an existing database virtual copy. The virtual copy must have Available status (not mounted) in order to be backed up. The vcdba_backup command mounts the virtual copy to the backup host before initiating an immediate backup (off-host).

The second form of vcdba_backup command creates a new database virtual copy, mounts it to the backup host before initiating an immediate backup (off-host).

Recovery Manager supports NBU (user-managed) backup and Oracle RMAN back-up methods, which can be specified during the Recovery Manager configuration process. For the Oracle RMAN backup method, you can select the SBT_TAPE or DISK option to backup to tape or disk, respectively. Regardless of backup method, Recovery Manager supports full backup of an Oracle database or archive log destination. However, incremental (differential or cumulative) backup of the whole Oracle database is only available for Oracle RMAN backup method. Incremental (differential or cumulative) backup of archive log destination is only available for NBU (User-managed) backup method.

Backup is not supported on Remote Copy configuration.

The following are restrictions and automated scripts that are generated when configuring Recovery Manager. The automated scripts will be executed while the vcdba_backup command is running.

COMMAND

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