Command Reference Guide

In an RAC environment: Name of the node or the virtual server of the Oracle
resource group. The latter can only be used on HP-UX: Name of the database
to be configured.
-dbname DB_NAME
Name of the database to be configured.
-orahome ORACLE_HOME
Pathname of the Oracle Server home directory.
-config
Configures an Oracle database.
-chkconf
Checks the configuration of an Oracle database.
-chkconf_ir
Checks if an Oracle configuration is suitable for instant recovery.
-prmuser PRIMARY_USERNAME
Username for login to the target or primary database. Note that the user must
have been granted the SYSDBA privilege.
-prmpasswd PRIMARY_PASSWORD
Password for login to the target or primary database. Note that the user must
have been granted the SYSDBA privilege.
-prmservice PRIMARY_NET_SERVICE_NAME_1 [,PRIMARY_NET_SER-
VICE_NAME_2,...]
Net services names for the primary database.
In an RAC environment: Each net service name must resolve into a specific
database instance.
-ctlcp_location BACKUP_CONTROL_FILE_COPY_LOCATION
The location on the source volumes where a copy of the current control file is
made during ZDB to disk. This is optional and if not specified, ob2rman.pl will
copy the copy of the control file from the application system to the backup system
when it is needed. Thus, you do not need to create an additional disk for this
location if you do not need the control file copy on a replica.
If you use a raw logical volume as the
BACKUP_CONTROL_FILE_COPY_LOCATION, the raw logical volume must reside
on a volume group that will be replicated. If there is no such raw logical volume
available, create a new shared disk (volume group) residing on the disk that will
be replicated and configure a raw logical volume on it. If you use a raw logical
volume, in case of an ZDB to disk, you need to ensure enough free space in the
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