HP StoreServ Application Suite for Oracle Media manual Mounting a Virtual Copy

Recovery Manager for Oracle User’s Guide

7.6.4 Mounting a Virtual Copy

After a virtual copy is created, it can be mounted on the backup host where the Recovery Manager GUI is running.

To mount a virtual copy, perform the following procedure:

1Right-click the virtual copy you wish to mount.

2Click Mount.

A screen appears showing the virtual copy name, and creation time. You are prompted for the mount point where you want the virtual copy being mounted on the backup host. The default mount point is:

/etc/3par/solutions/<primary_host>.ora.<oracle_sid>/<timestamp>

3Click Finish.

Recovery Manager begins mounting all the file systems for you. When the mounting of the file systems is complete, a screen displays the successful message.

4Click OK.

In the Virtual Volume State column, Mounted should be displayed indicating that the virtual copies are mounted on the backup host. The mount point is also displayed indicating the location of the mounted file systems.

After a virtual copy is in the Mounted state, a database instance can be created on the backup host by cloning the database (see 7.6.12 Cloning a Database on page 7.9).

7.6.5 Unmounting a Virtual Copy

After a virtual copy is in the Mounted state, an unmount operation can be executed.

To unmount a virtual copy:

1Right-click the virtual copy you wish to unmount.

2Click Unmount.

3Click Finish.

A successful message shows on screen after it is finished.

4Click OK.

The Virtual Volume State column for this virtual copy changes to Available.

7.6

Using Virtual Copies