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6.3 COMMAND
Recovery Manager for Oracle User’s Guide
COMMAND
vcdba_backup
SYNTAX
vcdba_backup -s <oracle_sid> -p <primary_host> [-t <timestamp>]
[-o full|incr|cinc] [-v]
or
vcdba_backup -s <oracle_sid> -p <primary_host>
[-o online|offline|datafile|archonly [,full|incr|cinc] [-v]
DESCRIPTION
Recovery Manager integrates 3PAR Virtual Copy feature with Veritas NetBackup(NBU) and
Oracle RMAN to perform off-host backup. Off-host backup can dramatically reduce
performance impact on the database (primary) host as well as minimize database down time
or the time database in backup mode during backup.
The first form of vcdba_backup command initiates an immediate backup of an existing
database virtual copy. The virtual copy must have Available status (not mounted) in order to
be backed up. The vcdba_backup command mounts the virtual copy to the backup host
before initiating an immediate backup (off-host).
The second form of vcdba_backup command creates a new database virtual copy, mounts it
to the backup host before initiating an immediate backup (off-host).
Recovery Manager supports NBU (user-managed) backup and Oracle RMAN back-up methods,
which can be specified during the Recovery Manager configuration process. For the Oracle
RMAN backup method, you can select the SBT_TAPE or DISK option to backup to tape or disk,
respectively. Regardless of backup method, Recovery Manager supports full backup of an
Oracle database or archive log destination. However, incremental (differential or cumulative)
backup of the whole Oracle database is only available for Oracle RMAN backup method.
Incremental (differential or cumulative) backup of archive log destination is only available for
NBU (User-managed) backup method.
Backup is not supported on Remote Copy configuration.
The following are restrictions and automated scripts that are generated when configuring
Recovery Manager. The automated scripts will be executed while the vcdba_backup
command is running.