HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 User Guide for Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition SRM Software (July 2008)

Database Maintenance and Management240
RMAN Backup. The backup is referred to as being “cold” because the management server is not
running while the backup is occurring. For information about changing the archive mode, see
”Changing the Archive Mode” on page 240.
To restore a cold backup:
1. Access the Database Admin Utility as described in ”Accessing the Database Admin Utility” on
page 233.
2. Click Restore Cold Backup in the left pane.
3. Click Browse.
4. In the File Name box, provide the directory path containing the cold backup (which may
automatically be populated in some Web browsers), but do not provide a file name. In this
release the cold backup is saved in the COLDBACKUP directory in the path specified by the
person who did the cold backup. The Database Admin Utility automatically notices the backup
files in the directory provided.
5. Enter the password of the SYS account.
6. Click Run Cold Backup.
Changing the Archive Mode
By default the management server database runs in no-archive mode, which requires you to backup
the database manually using a cold RMAN backup. A cold RMAN backup is an RMAN backup
without the management server running. If you want to take an RMAN hot backup of the database,
change the database to archive mode. An RMAN hot backup is done with the database running
while the backup is occurring.
If you decide to leave the database in no-archive mode, see ”No-Archive Mode” on page 228 for
additional important information.
To change the archive mode:
1. Access the Database Admin Utility, as described in ”Accessing the Database Admin Utility” on
page 233.
2. Click Change Archive Mode in the left pane.
A text message indicating the current status of the archive mode is displayed.
3. Do one of the following:
•The Enable RMAN Backup button is displayed if the archive mode is currently disabled.
Select this option if you plan to run automated backups while the management server is
running. If the database is already in archive mode, you can use this option to clean up
archive files. See ”About the Database Admin Utility” on page 232 for more information
about the automatic backups.
Changing the database to archive mode resets the logs, sets the archive parameter in the
database parameter file, and enables the RMAN backup scheduler. After switching to
archive mode, take a current RMAN backup (Options > Storage Essentials > Manage
Product Health > Disk Space > RMAN Backup > Backup Now in HP Systems Insight
Manager) as described in ”Performing an RMAN Hot Backup” on page 230.