Software Suite for Oracle Instruction Manual

6.3

COMMAND

Recovery Manager for Oracle User’s Guide

COMMAND

vcdba_backup

SYNTAX

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

[-o full|incr|cinc] [-v]

vcdba_backup -s <oracle_sid> -p <primary_host>

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.