HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide First Edition (T4283-96026, August 2006)

Database Maintenance and Management230
2. In the management server, click Options > Storage Essentials > Manage Product Health in
HP Systems Insight Manager.
3. Select RMAN Backup in the Product Health tree.
4. Click the Backup Now button.
The database is backed up.
Performing an RMAN Hot Backup
You can perform an RMAN hot backup instantly. The backup is referred to as being “hot” because
the management server is still running. When you perform an RMAN hot backup, the following
files are backed up: database files, control files, redo files, archive files, Oracle network
configuration files (tnsnames.ora, listener.ora),CIM repository, and File System Viewer.
NOTE: The buttons on the RMAN backup page appear disabled if the database archive mode is
disabled. See ”Setting the Archive Mode” on page 238 for more information about changing the
archive mode.
To perform an RMAN Hot Backup:
1. Verified you have enabled database archive mode and RMAN backup as described in ”Setting
the Archive Mode” on page 238.
2. Click Options > Storage Essentials > Manage Product Health in HP Systems Insight
Manager.
3. Select RMAN Backup in the Product Health tree.
4. Click Backup Now.
The management server performs an RMAN backup.
When the backup is complete, the Setup tab is refreshed with the status of the manual hot
backup. The Results tab is also updated with the status of the RMAN hot backup. The Results tab
displays the status of the previous RMAN hot backups (manual and scheduled).
Scheduling RMAN Hot Backups of the Database
The management server lets you schedule an RMAN hot back up of the database, as described in
the following steps. The backup is referred to as being “hot” because the management server is still
running.
IMPORTANT: Before you can schedule the RMAN backup, you must enabled database archive
mode and RMAN backup as described in ”Setting the Archive Mode” on page 238. The buttons
on the RMAN backup page appear disabled if the database archive mode is disabled.
To learn more about backing up the database, see ”About the Database Admin Utility” on
page 232.
1. Verified you have enabled database archive mode and RMAN backup as described in ”Setting
the Archive Mode” on page 238.