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HP 3PAR Recovery Manager 4.5.0 Softwarefor OracleUser GuideAbstractThis document provides the information needed to install, configure, and use the HP

To ensure that the database is running in automatic archive log mode, use SQL*Plus utility to ensurethe Database log mode is Archive Mode and that Aut

NOTE: Recovery Manager for Oracle must be pre-configured on the local backup server priorto executing rmora_rsync with the -l option.100 Using the Rec

-o onlineCreate an online database Virtual Copy in Remote Copy or Synchronous Long Distanceconfiguration. The specified database instance must be onli

rmora_setSYNTAXrmora_set -s <oracle_sid> -p <db_server> -t <timestamp>[-r <time> d|D|h|H] [-f] [-e <time> d|D|h|H>] [

• The retention time set during configuration time serves as the default value all Virtual Copiescreated thereafter.• The retention time can be specif

rmora_umountSYNTAXrmora_umount -s <oracle_sid> -p <db_server> -t <timestamp> [-f] [-v]DESCRIPTIONThe rmora_umount command unmounts a

5 Using the Recovery Manager for Oracle Graphical UserInterfaceThe following section describes how to use the GUI to perform specific operations relat

4. Press ENTER.NOTE: It is a known issue that the mouse events are not captured correctly on the cygwinx-server for Java6.Stopping the GUITo stop the

3. Select the desired options from the Backup Method group box.• Online (Hot) backup - The involved database instance must be open for this operation.

NOTE: You can configure the Virtual Copy policy by using either a time or numeric-based policy.HP recommends using a time-based policy instead of a nu

6. (Optional) Select Default retention time and enter a numeric value from 1 to 1,825 (Days) or1 to 43,800 (Hours) in the adjacent field to set the nu

For NBU backup and restoration, Recovery Manager for Oracle interacts directly with NBU totrigger the backup or restore process. Recovery Manager for

Mounting a Virtual CopyAfter a Virtual Copy is created, it can be mounted on the backup server where the RecoveryManager for Oracle GUI is running.To

Viewing Rollback StatusIt may take several minutes to rollback a Virtual Copy depending on its size.To view a Virtual Copy’s rollback status:1. Right-

Restoring Archive Log, Datafiles, and TablespacesNOTE: If Symantec NetBackup (NBU) is used to back up datafiles, NBU can be used to restoredatafiles t

database, or to clone the database for testing, decision making, and report generating purposes.The cloning capability takes the workload out of the d

Starting SynchronizationTo start synchronization on a Remote Copy node:1. Right-click a Remote Copy node on the navigation tree and click Create Virtu

Destination Only option. After the Virtual Copy creation is completed, the database istaken out of backup mode.• Archive Log Destination Only - The in

The event messages for Recovery Manager for Oracle appear in a web browser.For more information about event messages, see “Troubleshooting” (page 160)

6 Using the Recovery Manager Rollback UtilityRecovery Manager for Oracle provides a way to rollback a database to a point-in-time image bypromoting a

4. From the database server, deport/export the database volume groups if volume groups arein use.Depends on volume groups involved, the deport/export

9. From the database server, activate logical volumes and import/start volume groups.Example:- For Symantec VxVM volume groups:# vxdg import <diskg

The Virtual Copy Creation UtilityThe Virtual Copy creation utility (rmora_create command) of HP 3PAR Recovery ManagerSoftware for Oracle creates an on

3. From the backup server, unmount the ASM diskgroups contained in the read-write virtual copyvolumes if ASM is in use.Example:SQL> alter diskgroup

# vxvol -g myvxvmdb_datadg startall- For HP-UX logical volume groups, using the tmpfile generated during vgexport:# vgimport -m <tmpfile> <

Option:2 Using ascii control fileModify the backed up ascii control file, and the format is as follows:STARTUP NOMOUNTCREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE DATABAS

7 Using Remote Copy with Recovery ManagerOverviewHP 3PAR Remote Copy Software helps you safeguard against disasters by copying (synchronizing)virtual

How Remote Copy WorksA Remote Copy configuration typically involves two HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems: a localor primary system and a remote or se

Figure 5 Asynchronous Periodic Remote Copy ConfigurationA Remote Copy configuration can also be configured as a Synchronous Long Distance configuratio

Figure 6 Synchronous Long Distance Remote Copy ConfigurationCreating Virtual CopiesTo create Virtual Copies, use the rmora_rsync command or the Recove

8 Support and Other ResourcesContacting HPFor worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website:http://www.hp.com/supportBefore cont

See:For information about:HP 3PAR-to-3PAR Storage Peer Motion GuideMigrating data from one HP 3PAR storage system to anotherHP 3PAR Secure Service Cus

See:For information about:Planning for HP 3PAR storage system setupHardware specifications, installation considerations, power requirements, networkin

An archive log Virtual Copy is created while the database is OPEN and performs the followingactions:• Discovers devices (HP 3PAR virtual volumes) used

Typographic conventionsTable 1 Document conventionsElementConventionBold text• Keys that you press• Text you typed into a GUI element, such as a text

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A Case Study: Remote Copy with Recovery Manager forOracleIntroductionHP 3PAR Recover Manager Software for Oracle provides a utility, rmora_rsync, whic

oracleasm-support-2.1.4-1.el5oracleasmlib-2.0.4-1.el5The database ASM11GR2 uses SPFILE, which is located on one of the ASM disk groups.$cat initASM11G

2. Create Remote Copy groups on the local storage system S256:# creatercopygroup linux_asm11gr2_data S347:sync S336:periodic# creatercopygroup linux_a

Checking database status ...Discovering database devices ...Retrieving database Remote Copy group(s) ...Archiving online redo logs ...Putting the data

1. Failover to the synchronous storage system S347.If the Remote Copy groups have not been stopped, stop the groups on S256 by issuing thefollowing:#

Name Target Status Role Mode Optionslinux_asm11gr2_arch.r256 S256 Stopped Secondary SyncLocalVV

a. From the remote synchronous system S347, issue the following commands to failover thedatabase ASM11GR21 related Remote Copy groups to S347:# setrco

c. After failover, any LUNs associated with volumes on storage system S347 will becomewritable by the connected host panther. If VLUNs have not yet be

The Virtual Copy Mount UtilityThe Virtual Copy mount utility of HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Oracle mounts anexisting database Virtual Copy t

2. Recover the Remote Copy groups from the synchronous storage system S347.• The recover operation initiates reverse replication and synchronizes the

On S347:Name Target Status Role Mode Optionslinux_asm11gr2_arch.r256 S256 Started Primary-Rev SyncLocalVV

From this output, note that the Status and Role of the three Remote Copy groups withtarget S356 are Started and Primary-Rev, respectively.On S256:Name

3. Restore the Remote Copy groups from the synchronous storage system S347.• The restore operation restores the replication for the Remote Copy groups

On S347:Name Target Status Role Mode Optionslinux_asm11gr2_arch.r256 S256 Started Secondary SyncLocalVV

In the output , note that the Status and Role of the three Remote Copy groups on S347are Started and Secondary, respectively.On S256:Name

4. Recover the RAC database ASM11GR2.Assume the Oracle binary is available and CRS is up. Mount all necessary file systems if thefile systems are used

The best recovery option is recovering from the asynchronous periodic backup system S336. Torecover, perform the following sequence of actions:• Perfo

1. Failover to the asynchronous periodic backup system S336.If the Remote Copy groups have not been stopped, stop the groups on S256 by issuing thefol

Name Target Status Role Mode Optionslinux_asm11gr2_arch.r256 S256 Stopped Primary-Rev Periodic over_per_al

instance. If no ASM instance is up on the backup server, an ASM instance is started upon the backup server, and all ASM disk groups in the Virtual Cop

2. Clone the database on the remote backup server using the desired Virtual Copy.a. Mount the Virtual Copy; in this example, Virtual Copy 060311173319

3. Back up the binary control file from the cloned database and prepare to rollback the VirtualCopy.a. Issue the RMAN command to backup the control fi

4. Rollback the read-write Virtual Copy to the base volumes from the remote system S336. Promotethe read-write Virtual Copy to its base volume by issu

5. Recover the Remote Copy groups from the asynchronous periodic backup system S336 to thelocal system S256.The recover operation initiates reverse re

On S336Name Target Status Role Mode Optionslinux_asm11gr2_arch.r256 S256 Started Primary-Rev Periodic Last-Sync 20

From this output, note that the role of the Remote Copy groups from S336 arePrimary-Rev.S256:Name Target Status Role Mod

6. Restore the Remote Copy groups from the asynchronous periodic system S336.The restore operation restores the replication for the remote copy groups

From this output, note that the Status and Role of the Remote Copy groups on S336are Started and Secondary, respectively.S256:Name Targ

7. Bring up the primary database from the database server.a. Bring up the +ASM1 instance from the node dl160g6-13, mount all diskgroups, andcreate a n

[vcdba@dl160g6-13 ~]$ sqlplus '/as sysdba'SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.1.0 Production on Thu Jun 9 21:59:32 2011Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle

• Once exported, the Virtual Copy on the alternate backup server can be mounted, unmounted,backed up, and restored.• Once the exported Virtual Copy is

B TroubleshootingThis appendix provides Recovery Manager for Oracle error messages, their explanations, andappropriate actions.MESSAGE ID1003SYMBOLIC

3PAR1007: ERROR: Cannot determine archive log mode for database <name>.REASONFailed to retrieve the archive log mode for the specified database.

SYMBOLIC NAMERMO_ERROR_MULTIPLE_PARTITIONMESSAGE3PAR1012: ERROR: Disk <disk ID> has multiple partitions.REASONIn Linux, the specified disk has m

Failed to retrieve the hostname defined in the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system for the backupsystem.SOLUTIONAn attempt to retrieve the host definitio

RMO_ERROR_BKUP_TAG_NOT_SPECIFIEDMESSAGE3PAR1021: ERROR: Backup tag not specified.REASONUsing RMAN to backup the Virtual Copy to media with NetBackup,

RMO_ERROR_ENVVAR_NOTFOUNDMESSAGE3PAR1026: ERROR: Environment variable <environment variable name> is not set.REASONTo access the HP 3PAR StoreSe

MESSAGE ID1032SYMBOLIC NAMERMO_ERROR_OSDEVS_NOTFOUNDMESSAGE3PAR1032: ERROR: Could not find OS devices for virtual volumes <names>REASONThe comma

When trying to retrieve archive log destinations, one or more archive log destination were foundwith "ERROR" status.SOLUTIONMake sure all ar

3PAR1054: ERROR: Invalid argument.REASONrmora_exec or tpdcli_exec received an invalid argument.SOLUTIONVerify the configuration file contains all para

Make sure the mnttab contains the file system for the specified file or directory. Contact customersupport for further investigation.MESSAGE ID1062SYM

The cloned database is shutdown with the shutdown immediate option. The database relatedfiles (Oracle parameter file, control files and redo logs), wh

MESSAGE3PAR1066: ERROR: Archive logs and datafiles are on the same ASM disk group.REASONRecovery Manager requires datafiles and archive log destinatio

MESSAGE ID1072SYMBOLIC NAMERMO_ERROR_DB_NOT_RUNNINGMESSAGE3PAR1072: ERROR: Oracle instance <name> is not currently running.Use -f option to forc

Make sure all parameters in the configuration file are up to date. Make sure the HP 3PAR StoreServStorage system is functioning properly. Contact cust

MESSAGE3PAR1097: ERROR: Could not find Virtual Copy device for <Virtual Copy name>.REASONThe command rmora_mount failed to find the OS device fo

REASONFailed to use the command oracleasm deletedisk to delete the specified Oracle asmlib disk.SOLUTIONMost likely the disk is still busy. Check the

Either remove one or more Virtual Copies, or increase the number in the configuration file byrunning rmora_config or the GUI to modify the configurati

RMO_ERROR_NONE_RCVV_FOUNDMESSAGE3PAR1109: ERROR: There is no Remote Copy volumes found on HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system<name>.REASONCould not

RMO_ERROR_UNKNOWN_BACKUP_MODEMESSAGE3PAR1112: ERROR: Unknown backup mode <mode>.REASONThe error occurs when NetBackup calls the bpstart_notify.p

SOLUTIONCheck the log file for more information. Make sure TPDSYSNAME and TPDUSERNAME are setcorrectly from the configuration file. Make sure the HP 3

REASONThe specified Remote Copy group must be started in order to run the rmora_rsync command.SOLUTIONStart the Remote Copy group. Refer to the HP 3PA

If a Virtual Copy has been backed up, the remove repository utility command fails unless the -foption is used.Virtual Copy PolicyHP 3PAR Recovery Mana

MESSAGE ID1133SYMBOLIC NAMERMO_ERROR_CREATE_GROUPSVMESSAGE3PAR1133: ERROR: Could not create group of snapshot volumes.REASONRecovery Manager for Oracl

Cannot determine the HP 3PAR OS version.SOLUTIONRun the showversion command against the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system to see what theerror is. Make

REASONThe command rmora_umount failed to unmount the specified file system.SOLUTIONManually unmount the file system and rerun rmora_umount with the -f

REASONThe volume used by the Oracle database, which belongs to either datafiles or archive logdestinations, could not be found in any Remote Copy grou

Make sure the backup type (online/offline/archlog/datafile) contains the specified file. Contactcustomer support for further investigation.MESSAGE ID1

REASONIn Linux, Recovery Manager for Oracle failed to bind a raw device in file/etc/sysconfig/rawdevices.SOLUTIONCheck the log file. Contact customer

MESSAGE ID1158SYMBOLIC NAMERMO_ERROR_ROLLBACK_TASK_NOTFOUNDMESSAGE3PAR1158: ERROR: Could not find rollback task with task ID <task ID>.REASONDur

MESSAGE3PAR1162: ERROR: ASM rebalancing operation is in progress.REASONBefore Recovery Manager for Oracle creates a Virtual Copy for the datafile volu

Trying to execute rmora_rmrep to remove the backup repository for a database configurationfailed as one or more Virtual Copy repositories still exist.

RMO_ERROR_SYNCRCOPYMESSAGE3PAR1170: ERROR: Could not perform synchronization for RC group <Remote Copy group name>.REASONSynchronization for the

Recovery Manager for Oracle saves an ASCII control file and a binary control file for each createdVirtual Copy in its repository. After a rollback, yo

Check the mapping file in the repository to see if it contains the specified datafile, and check ifthe file system for this datafile is mounted.MESSAG

MESSAGE3PAR1179: ERROR: Oracle user '%s' not found on the backup server.REASONEven Oracle home on the backup server is not specified, the sa

Follow the instructions in the HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Oracle User Guide to configure theSSH connection.MESSAGE ID1186SYMBOLIC NAMERMO_ERROR_CONN

REASONDuring the process of rmora_createdb, Recovery Manager for Oracle failed to generateinit.ora to clone the database.SOLUTIONCheck the log file fo

MESSAGE3PAR1201: ERROR: Could not parse location entered.REASONRecovery Manager for Oracle has trouble understanding and parsing the <loc> argum

SOLUTIONCheck the primary database and make sure the two parameters are set correctly. You can manuallycorrect the problem in the init.ora file saved

3PAR1215 ERROR: Unrecognized UUID format: %s.REASONIn Linux, the output from the command dmsetup info devicename contains unrecognizedUUID.SOLUTIONChe

RMO_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_RETENTEXPMESSAGE3PAR1219: ERROR: Current HP 3PAR OS version does not support volume retention/expiration.REASONRecovery Manager

MESSAGE ID1224SYMBOLIC NAMERMO_ERROR_ASMLIB_NOT_INSTALLMESSAGE3PAR1224: ERROR: Oracle ASMLib has not been installed.REASONIn Linux, the required file

3PAR1227: ERROR: Virtual volume with WWN <WWN> not found from the HP 3PAR StoreServStorage system.REASONThe process to discover virtual volumes

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The following restrictions apply when backing up a database using the Recovery Manager forOracle database backup utility.• For NBU (user-managed) back

REASONFailed to run the HP 3PAR CLI command showport.SOLUTIONMake sure the SSH connection from the current server to the specified HP 3PAR StoreServ S

SYMBOLIC NAMERMO_ERROR_RETRIEVE_CONTROLLERMESSAGE3PAR1234: ERROR: Could not retrieve FC controller information.REASONFailed to run the OS command cfga

instance on the backup server, all disk groups that are not used by the cloned database shouldbe dismounted.SOLUTIONDismount all diskgroups that are c

3PAR1241: ERROR: One or more ASM disk groups are shared between databases.REASONRecovery Manager for Oracle requires that an ASM disk group be exclusi

RMO_ERROR_PARSE_FILEMESSAGE3PAR1245: ERROR: Could not parse file '%s'.REASONAn error occurred either during the creation of Virtual Copy tim

RMO_ERROR_RETRIEVE_ARCHDESTMESSAGE3PAR1249: ERROR: Could not retrieve archive log destination.REASONFailed to run the SQL command to retrieve the phys

MESSAGE ID1253SYMBOLIC NAMERMO_ERROR_REMOUNT_FSMESSAGE3PAR1253: ERROR: Could not re-mount file system <file system name> on host <host name&g

Check the log file to get more details. Make sure VxVM is in a valid state. Contact customer supportfor further investigation.MESSAGE ID1258SYMBOLIC N

If the host adapter type is not within the supported types (see the HP 3PAR configuration matrix),Recovery Manager for Oracle will not be able to resc

MESSAGE3PAR1265: ERROR: Could not query for the Flash Recovery Area (FRA) location.REASONThe command rmora_restore failed to retrieve the value from t

For NBU (user-managed) backup, Recovery Manager for Oracle:• Generates an include list file that contains a list of datafiles and/or archive log desti

MESSAGE ID1269SYMBOLIC NAMERMO_ERROR_BACKUP_FAILUREMESSAGE3PAR1269: ERROR: Backup process <process name> for database <database name> comp

REASONTrying to clone a database using the specific Virtual Copy fails as it only contains datafiles. AVirtual Copy created with the datafile type occ

1. Cloning database is only available to online or offline Virtual Copies.2. Restore files which requires later recovery operations cannot be a archiv

3PAR1278: ERROR: The database unique name is different from the Virtual Copy.The control file from the backup is not compatible with the current datab

SOLUTIONMake sure TPDSYSNAME and TPDUSERNAME to access the specified HP 3PAR StoreServ Storagesystem are correct. Make sure the Remote Copy is set up

RMO_ERROR_OPEN_DBMESSAGE3PAR1303: ERROR: Could not open database instance <name>.REASONThe operation to clone a database failed. A cloned databa

On the backup server, Oracle asmlib configuration file (/etc/sysconfig/oracleasm, whichlinks to /etc/sysconfig/oracleasm-_dev_oracleasm) has “dm” spec

SOLUTION• Make sure the current user has write permission to the repository directory /etc/3par/solutions/<db_server>_ora_<oracle_sid> on

MESSAGE3PAR1316: ERROR: Could not activate volume group <group>.REASONThe LVM vgchange command, which is used to activate the snapshot volume gr

RMO_ERROR_REMOVE_VGMESSAGE3PAR1320: ERROR: Could not remove LVM volume group <group>.REASONThe LVM vgremove command, which is used to remove a s

NOTE: The bpstart_notify and bpend_notify scripts are generated at/usr/openv/netbackup/bin during the creation of the Recovery Manager Configuration f

Make sure the NetBackup master server specified in Recovery Manager for Oracle configurationfile is reachable. The specified NetBackup policy can be q

RMO_ERROR_SYNCMODE_NOTSAMEMESSAGE3PAR1351: ERROR: Synchronization mode modename for datafile group is different from themode modename for archive log

IndexAarchive log backupconfiguring NBU policy, 50Bbackup server to database server verification, 42backup server to HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system

requirementsstandby databases, 10restrictions with SSH, 40RMAN recovery catalog creation, 47, 52rmora_create, 78rmora_createdb, 82rmora_display, 84rmo

be retrieved using the Recovery Manager display utility (see “The Virtual Copy Display Utility”(page 13)).For an NetBackup (user-managed) restoration,

In addition to the current Recovery Manager for Oracle’s limitations and restrictions when runningagainst an Oracle primary database, the following li

synchronous, asynchronous periodic mode, and Synchronous Long Distance Remote Copy. Seethe HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software User's Guide for addition

Running Recovery Manager for Oracle on Japanese OSCAUTION: For full compatibility with Recovery Manager for Oracle, you must use English-languagenamin

2 Installing and Uninstalling Recovery ManagerThis chapter describes how to install, verify, and remove HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Softwarefor Oracle on

• If you are using Symantec NetBackup1:HP recommends that you use the backup server as the NetBackup master server.◦◦ The Symantec NetBackup client mu

◦ Each OS disk can only have maximum one partition.◦ For ext3/ext4 file systems, the journal devices should be within the same file systems• Virtual v

ContentsOnline Help for HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Oracle...71 Overview of Recovery Manager Operations...

Installing Recovery Manager for Oracle on Linux SystemsUse the instructions in this section to install or upgrade Recovery Manager for Oracle on theda

Allow RMOra to be run with 'oracle:oinstall' (y/n)?yInstallation completed.5. After the installation is complete on all the required servers

Installing Recovery Manager for Oracle on Solaris SystemsUse the instructions in this section to install or upgrade Recovery Manager for Oracle on the

Removing Recovery Manager from Solaris SystemsTo remove HP 3PAR Recovery Manager from a Solaris system:1. Log on as the root user.2. Insert the HP 3PA

4. Enter ./rmora_install.sh.The prompts and output from running rmora_install.sh are similar to those when runningrmora_install.sh on Linux. If necess

Installing Recovery Manager for Oracle on IBM AIX SystemsUse the instructions in this section to install Recovery Manager for Oracle on the database a

SUCCESSES--------- Filesets listed in this section passed pre-installation verification and will be installed. Selected Filesets -----------------

2. Enter the lslpp -l RMOra.rte command and verify:• The Product Fileset name RMOra.rte, State and Description are displayed.• The level displayed is

4. Enter ./rmora_uninstall.sh.Confirm you want to uninstall Recovery Manager for Oracle when prompted.Welcome to HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for OracleCh

3 Configuring Recovery Manager for OracleRecovery Manager for Oracle requires that an SSH connection be configured for the backup server,the database

Installation...33Verifying Instal

Figure 2 SSH Connection Relationship for Remote Copy SupportSSH RestrictionsRecovery Manager for Oracle has the following SSH restrictions:• The ssh a

3. If you are using HP UX, verify that the SSH daemon has strict mode disabled:a. Check the sshd_config file for the following line:StrictModes nob. I

Setting Up Connections from the Backup Server to the Database ServerTo set up an SSH connection from the backup server to the database server:• Copy t

yes Warning: Permanently added '<NBU_master>' (DSS) to the list of known hosts.where <user> is either the root or the Oracle ow

4. Copy the public key of the backup server to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system. You canfind the public key in the location specified when generat

Setting Connections from the Database Server to the HP 3PAR StoreServ StorageSkip this step if the database server has the same SSH key pair as the SS

4. Copy the public key of the database server to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system.<db_server># ssh <username>@<ss_name><usern

Setting up National Language Host SupportThe Recovery Manager for Oracle message catalog and the symbolic link are installed in thefollowing locations

1. Create a database for housing the Recovery Catalog. Oracle suggests the following diskspace requirements:• System tablespace: 100 MB• Temp tablespa

6. Configure the Oracle listener for the Recovery Catalog database by adding an entry in the$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/listener.ora file on the host w

rmora_chown...73rmora_config...

Backup Schedule 1. Create a schedule for full backup.2. If you wish to perform client-side database backup (initiated from Recovery Manager), set theb

Setting Up NetBackup Policies for Oracle RMAN BackupThe following sections describe how to set up NetBackup (NBU) policies for NBU backup withRMAN.To

Configuring the NetBackup Policy for Archive Log BackupNOTE: NBU server-side backup can be used when Recovery Manager for Oracle is configuredto run a

3. Create a user for the Recovery Catalog as follows:$ sqlplus "/as sysdba"SQL> create user <rman_user> identified by <rman_pass

Configure RMAN Recovery CatalogRecovery Manager for Oracle requires an Oracle RMAN recovery catalog database when usingRMAN backup. To create RMAN Rec

1. On HP Data Protector Cell Manager, add the following parameter to the file /etc/opt/omni/server/options/global:Enable3ParBackupToTapeForOracle=12.

NOTE: Recovery Manager for Oracle will not automatically shutdown the database beforeperforming the backup.Datafile backup is not useful if backup of

• Backup Specification Option:Pre-exec:◦– Pre-exec: Specifiy DP_pre.<backup_specification_name>.– On client: The host name of the Recovery Manag

ORbackup format 'backup_specification <app_name_%s:%t:%p>.dbf archivelog all not backed up 1 times skip inaccessible;• If control file ob

Recovery Manager for Oracle Configuration FilesFor each database to be managed by Recovery Manager for Oracle, a configuration file must becreated fir

Rollback Using a Database Read-Only Virtual Copy...117Rollback Using a Database Read-Write V

• Oracle Home of ASM instance on the database server [h=help,q=quit]?Recovery Manager for Oracle detects if the specified Oracle instance is managed b

NOTE: If the database volumes do not belong to any domain, then the retention time of theread-only Virtual Copy cannot exceed the VVRetentionTimeMax v

• Remove Virtual Copy after backup complete? [y=yes,n=no,q=quit]?Enter n if you do not want to remove the Virtual Copy after a backup is completed suc

You will be prompted with this question only if you previously selected Oracle RMAN withHP Data Protector as the third-party backup tool.• NetBackup f

6. Click Finish.If Recovery Manager for Oracle successfully connects to the database, it retrieves the databasetablespaces, datafiles, the archive log

• Oracle Home of the database instance on the database server[h=help,q=quit]?Recovery Manager for Oracle provides a default value for the ORACLE_HOME

• Enter Virtual Copy retention time in days(d|D) or hours(h|H)[h=help,s=skip,q=quit]?Specifies the amount of time relative to the creation time that t

Creating a Recovery Manager for Oracle Configuration File using the GUITo use the Recovery Manager for Oracle GUI to create a configuration file with

4 Using the Recovery Manager Command Line InterfaceThis chapter describes the Recovery Manager for Oracle command line utilities.NOTE: The command lin

method, a database can be backed up to a local disk (Symantec NetBackup or HP Data Protectoris not required) or to a tape using Symantec NetBackup or

Online Help for HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software forOracleWelcome to the online help for HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Oracle.Searching the O

backup (archlog). Refer to Recovery Manager User's Guide for detail on how to create HPData Protector Backup Specification.Depending on which bac

The host name of the database server, on which the Oracle database instance is running. Thevalue of the database server name must match the output of

This option is only applicable for Oracle RMAN with HP Data Protector backup. This option canbe used with the -o online|offline|datafile option to per

rmora_checkconfigSYNTAXrmora_checkconfig -s <oracle_sid> -p <db_server>[-o all|skipdatabase|databaseonly] [-v]DESCRIPTIONThe rmora_checkco

changes the permissions and owners of the necessary files and directories in order to enable anOracle binary owner to operate Recovery Manager for Ora

rmora_configSYNTAXrmora_config [-s <oracle> -p <db_server> [-l]]DESCRIPTIONThe rmora_config command creates or modifies the Recovery Manag

the current time, that the volume will be retained. To specify a retention time, specify a valuebetween 1 to 43,800 hours (1825 days).Retention time c

• DBFILE_SCHED_FULL - The Symantec NetBackup schedule name for database backup. Thisparameter is applicable only to the Symantec NetBackup backup meth

rmora_createSYNTAXrmora_create -s <oracle_sid> -p <db_server>[ -o online|offline|datafile|archlog][ -r <retention_time>{d|D|h|H} -f]

When creating an online or datafile Virtual Copy:• If the specified database instance is a regular database, the database will be temporarily putinto

1 Overview of Recovery Manager OperationsRecovery Manager for Oracle offers a specific data protection solution that has been enhancedto provide rapid

• If the Oracle database is an RAC database, all RAC instances must share the same archivelog destinations (i.e., the same cluster file system or the

NOTE: If the database volumes do not belong to any domain, then the retention time of theread-only Virtual Copy cannot exceed the VVRetentionTimeMax v

rmora_createdbSYNTAXrmora_createdb -s <oracle_sid> -p <db_server> -t <timestamp>[-n <clone_sid>] [-h <clone_ora_home>][-

OPTIONSThe following options are supported:-s <oracle_sid>The Oracle SID of the database instance. For Real Application Cluster (RAC) database,

rmora_displaySYNTAXrmora_display -s <oracle_sid> -p <db_server> [-t <timestamp>] [-r]DESCRIPTIONThe rmora_display command displays d

The timestamp of a Virtual Copy. It is also the name of the Virtual Copy. The default behavior isto display all Virtual Copies.-rDisplays the Virtual

rmora_exportSYNTAXrmora_export -s <oracle_sid> -p <db_server> -t <timestamp>-r <alt_backup_server> -e <alt_tpdusername>[

HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system user can be created using the HP 3PAR Operating SystemSoftware CLI createuser command. The created user must be assig

rmora_mountSYNTAXrmora_mount -s <oracle_sid> -p <db_server> -t <timestamp>[-m <mountpoint>] [-r] [-v]DESCRIPTIONThe rmora_moun

• Imports snapshot LVM volume groups and activates all corresponding LVM snapshot volumesif the database files reside on LVM volumes.• For Virtual Cop

where:• <db_server> is the host name of the database server.• <oracle_sid> is the Oracle SID of the database instance.The following exampl

rmora_removeSYNTAXrmora_remove -s <oracle_sid> -p <db_server> -t <timestamp> [-v]DESCRIPTIONThe rmora_remove command removes a datab

rmora_removedbSYNTAXrmora_removedb -s <oracle_sid> -p <db_server> -t <timestamp>[-n <clone_sid>] [-h <clone_ora_home>] [

rmora_restoreSYNTAXrmora_restore -s <oracle_sid> -p <db_server> [-t <timestamp>][-T <tablespaces>] [-D <dbf1,dbf2,...>]

image cannot be seen from the Recovery Catalog from the primary (production) database.To restore, the following steps must be performed manually:◦ The

-t <timestamp>The timestamp of a Virtual Copy whose backup image is used for restoration. Use thermora_display command to retrieve a list of the

rmora_rmrepSYNOPSISrmora_rmrep -s <oracle_sid> -p <db_server> [-t <timestamp>] [-f] [-v]DESCRIPTIONThe rmora_rmrep command removes a

rmora_rollbackSYNOPSISrmora_rollback -s <oracle_sid> -p <db_server> -t <timestamp>[-o data|arch] [-v] [-w] [-f]DESCRIPTIONThe rmora_

The corresponding host name of the database server where the specified Oracle database instanceis running. The value of the database server name must

rmora_rsyncSYNTAXrmora_rsync -s <oracle_sid> -p <db_server> [-l <local_backup_server>][ -o online|offline|validate] [ -r <retenti

To use the rmora_rsync command, the following requirements must be satisfied:• Each database instance must be started up using either a parameter file