HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for Oracle - Manual (Page 30)

2.14 The Virtual Copy Repository
Recovery Manager for Oracle User’s Guide
2.6.8 The Cloned Database Removal Utility
3PAR Recovery Manager’s cloned database removal utility ( vcdba_removedb command)
removes a cloned database, which was created using the vcdba_createdb command.
The cloned database is shutdown with the shutdown immediate option. All files (Oracle
parameter file, control files, and redo logs), which were previously created by the
vcdba_createdb command, are removed. The virtual copy remains mounted.
2.6.9 The Virtual Copy Removal Utility
3PAR Recovery Manager’s virtual copy removal utility removes an existing virtual copy from the
InServ storage system. The virtual copy must have Available status in order to be removed
using the vcdba_remove command. The status of a virtual copy is obtained by using the
display utility vcdba_display .
This utility only removes the read-only virtual copy from the system to free up the snapshot
space. It does not actually remove the repository information if the virtual copy has been
backed up to the media. This enables Recovery Manager to restore a virtual copy, which has
been previously backed-up to the media on the original volume, as long as the virtual copy
repository exists.
2.7 The Virtual Copy Repository
3PAR Recovery Manager records important information for each virtual copy taken by the
Recovery Manager utilities. The information is used by Recovery Manager for database
restoration. The information is stored in the repository at:
/etc/3par/solutions/<primary_host>.ora.<oracle_sid>/<timestamp>
2.7.1 The Virtual Copy Repository Removal Utility
3PAR Recovery Manager’s virtual copy repository removal utility removes a virtual copy’s
repository that was created using the create utility ( 2.6.2 The Virtual Copy Creation Utility on
page 2.7). The virtual copy that has been removed must have Removed status in order for
Recovery Manager to remove the repository. The status of a virtual copy can be obtained using
the display utility ( 2.6.3 The Virtual Copy Display Utility on page 2.9).
If a virtual copy has been backed up, the remove repository utility command fails unless the -f
option is used.