HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for Oracle Licenses - Manual (Page 10)

Oracle is configured to perform backup to tape, Recovery Manager for Oracle interacts with
Oracle RMAN, which in turn interacts with NBU to trigger the backup/restore process. Recovery
Manager for Oracle requires that Oracle database software (Oracle RMAN) and Symantec
NetBackup Client must be installed on the database server and the backup server. Additionally,
Symantec NetBackup for Oracle (Oracle Agent) must be installed on the database server, backup
server, and NetBackup master server, if you select to backup to tape.
Recovery Manager for Oracle requires that at least one NBU policy must be created per database.
Optionally, a separate NBU policy can be created for archive log backup (backup archive log
only). The NBU policies must be created as "standard" type or "Oracle" type for NBU
(user-managed) backup/restore or Oracle RMAN backup/restore, respectively (see
“Setting Up
NetBackup Policies for NBU (User-Managed) Backup” (page 39) or “Setting Up NetBackup Policies
for Oracle RMAN Backup” (page 41) for detailed information).
Recovery Manager for Oracle Utilities
Read this section for general information regarding HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Oracle utilities
available through the Recovery Manager for Oracle command line interface and graphical user
interface.
The Database Configuration Utility
The database configuration utility (rmora_config) of HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Oracle
creates a Recovery Manager for Oracle configuration file for each database. All operations that
are available from Recovery Manager for Oracle require this configuration file. After the Recovery
Manager for Oracle configuration file is created for a database, it is stored at:
/etc/3par/solutions/<db_server>.ora.<oracle_sid>/config
An equivalent environment file is also created for each configuration file. It contains all configuration
options that are specified in the configuration file. Recovery Manager for Oracle uses the
environment file for its operations. The environment file is also stored at the same location as the
configuration file.
/etc/3par/solutions/<db_server>.ora.<oracle_sid>/config_exp.sh
If a configuration file of a database instance exists, it is overwritten. The permission of the
configuration file is set to the user that created the file.
To check the configuration on a specific database, use the rmora_checkconfig command.
Resolve any issues before you create Virtual Copies.
The Virtual Copy Creation Utility
The Virtual Copy creation utility (rmora_create command) of HP 3PAR Recovery Manager
Software for Oracle creates an online, offline, datafile, or archive log Virtual Copy of an Oracle
database.
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Online or offline Virtual Copy - A point-in-time snapshot image of a database while it is OPEN
(online) or CLOSED (offline).
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Archive log Virtual Copy - A snapshot image of the archive log destination of a database
while it is online (OPEN).
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Datafile Virtual Copy - A point-in-time snapshot image of the datafiles of a database while it
is online (OPEN). A datafile Virtual Copy alone cannot be used for recovery without the archive
logs generated up to the point when the Virtual Copy is taken. It is assumed that the user is
responsible for making sure all required archive logs exist.
10 Overview of Recovery Manager Operations