Veritas Storage Foundation™ for Oracle 5.0.1 Administrator's Guide

Updating the repository using dbed_update
You can use the dbed_update command to update the repository.
Any time you change the structure of the database (for example, by adding or
deleting datafiles, converting PFILE to SPFILE, or converting SPFILE to PFILE),
you must run dbed_update.
Before updating the repository, review the following information:
■ You must be logged on as the database administrator (typically,
the user ID oracle).
Prerequisites
■ This command is supported by Veritas Storage Foundation for
Oracle RAC.
■ The dbed_update command saves or updates the information
related to the Oracle database in the SFDB repository.
■ The database must be up and running, and the ORACLE_SID and
the ORACLE_HOME variable arguments must be specified with the
-S and -H options, respectively.
■ See the dbed_update(1M) manual page for more information.
Usage notes
Table A-2 lists the options for updating the repository.
Table A-2
Options for updating the repository
DescriptionOption
Specifies the ORACLE_SID, which is the name of the Oracle
instance, for which a snapshot image will be created.
In an Oracle RAC environment, the ORACLE_SID is the name
of the local Oracle RAC instance. The command can be run
on any Oracle RAC instance.
-S
Specifies the Oracle home directory that corresponds to the
ORACLE_HOME.
-H
Specifies the name of the VCS service group for the database
if the Oracle database is under VCS control.
-G
Specifies the Oracle pfile information.-P
To update the SFDB repository
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Use the dbed_update command as follows:
$ /opt/VRTS/bin/dbed_update -S PROD -H /oracle/product/9i
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