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NetBackup™ for Oracle Administrator's Guide

Last Published: 2022-03-28

Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.0)

Symbols

.xml, Running bporaexp on the client as an Oracle user
.xsd, Running bporaexp on the client as an Oracle user
/Oracle/XMLArchive, Browsing XML export archives using bplist

A

ALTER_TABLESPACE, About BLI backup methods, About NetBackup for Oracle manual backups

API

error, Troubleshooting RMAN backup or restore errors, Troubleshooting each stage of the backup or restore, Troubleshooting XML export or XML import errors
libobk module, About NetBackup for Oracle troubleshooting steps

Application Backup schedule

for block level incremental backups, Configuring policies for BLI backups with NetBackup for Oracle
with Snapshot Client, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for Oracle

archive, XML export archive process, Sequence of operation: XML export archive

ARCHIVE_DATE_FROM, Browsing XML export archives using bporaimp parameters, About bporaimp parameters

ARCHIVE_DATE_TO, Browsing XML export archives using bporaimp parameters, About bporaimp parameters

ARCHIVELOG, About BLI backup methods, About NetBackup for Oracle manual backups

Auto snapshot type, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director, Configuring a script-based Oracle policy

automatic archive, Performing an XML export archive

automatic backups, About NetBackup for Oracle agent automatic backups

Automatic Cumulative Incremental Backup schedule

Snapshot Client effects, How Snapshot Client software affects backup types

Automatic Differential Incremental Backup schedule

Snapshot Client effects, How Snapshot Client software affects backup types

Automatic Full Backup schedule

Snapshot Client effects, How Snapshot Client software affects backup types
with Snapshot Client, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for Oracle

B

backup

configure schedule, Configuring NetBackup for Oracle automatic backup schedules
errors, About troubleshooting backup or restore errors
full, How Snapshot Client software affects backup types
manual backup, About NetBackup for Oracle backups, Performing an XML export archive
media, NetBackup server and client requirements
methods, About BLI backup methods
methods or types of, About BLI backup methods
performing, About NetBackup for Oracle manual backups
policy, About NetBackup for Oracle backups, About backups of an Oracle clustered database on Windows, Performing an XML export archive
test, Testing configuration settings for NetBackup for Oracle
to appliance, About using a NetBackup appliance share for Oracle backups (Oracle Copilot)
using scripts, About NetBackup for Oracle backups, About backups of an Oracle clustered database on Windows, Performing an XML export archive

Backup Selections list

adding scripts, Adding a script to the backup selections list in the NetBackup Administration Console
Database Backup Shares, Configuring an OIP using a share on the NetBackup appliance (Oracle Copilot)
overview, About adding backup selections to an Oracle policy

BFILE_DIRECTORY, About bporaimp parameters

binaries

pushing out, NetBackup restore and backup status codes

BLI Backup

restores, Restoring BLI backup images

BLI no RMAN

adding policies, Creating NetBackup policies for script-based BLI backup
backup example, Example Oracle BLI backup policy
cold backup, About BLI backup methods
goodies directory, Number of policies required for BLI backup
hot backup, About BLI backup methods
improving performance, Improving NetBackup backup performance
mailid, Number of policies required for BLI backup
requirements, File system and Storage Checkpoint space management
schedules, About BLI backup methods
standard policy type, Creating NetBackup policies for script-based BLI backup
workload, Improving NetBackup backup performance

block level incremental

attributes, Troubleshooting stages of backup and restore operations
troubleshooting, Troubleshooting stages of backup and restore operations

block level incremental backup

configuring, Configuring policies for BLI backups with NetBackup for Oracle
overview, About configuring NetBackup for Oracle block-level incremental backups on UNIX

bp.conf, About the bp.conf file on UNIX systems

troubleshooting, Troubleshooting each stage of the backup or restore, Troubleshooting each stage of the XML export or XML import

BPBACKUP_POLICY, About the bp.conf file on UNIX systems

BPBACKUP_SCHED, About the bp.conf file on UNIX systems

bpend_notify, Creating notify scripts for BLI backups, NetBackup restore and backup status codes

BPEND_TIMEOUT, NetBackup restore and backup status codes

bphdb log, About the NetBackup for Oracle log files

bplist, Browsing backups using the bplist command

browsing for backups, Browsing backups using the bplist command
browsing for XML export archives, Browsing XML export archives using bplist
example, Browsing backups using the bplist command

bporaexp, XML export archive process, Sequence of operation: XML export archive, Running the NetBackup for Oracle XML export script on the client, Writing to a directory versus writing to a storage unit

bporaexp64, Writing to a directory versus writing to a storage unit

bporaimp, XML import restore process, Sequence of operation: XML import restore, Browsing XML export archives using bporaimp parameters

performing a restore, Running bporaimp on the client

bporaimp64, Browsing XML export archives using bporaimp parameters, Running bporaimp on the client

bpstart_notify, Creating notify scripts for BLI backups, About NetBackup for Oracle manual backups

bpstart_notify.oracle_bli, About BLI backup methods

BPSTART_TIMEOUT, NetBackup restore and backup status codes

browsing archives, Browsing XML export archives using bporaimp parameters

C

check_coverage, Backup selections list for BLI backups

client read timeout property, Minimizing timeout failures on large database restores

CLIENT_NAME, About the RMAN SEND command variables, About the bp.conf file on UNIX systems

CLIENT_READ_TIMEOUT, About the RMAN SEND command variables, About the bp.conf file on UNIX systems

clients list, for backup policies, Adding clients to a policy

Clone snapshot type, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director, Configuring a script-based Oracle policy

commands

allocate channel, NetBackup for Oracle operation using a script-based policy, About script-based Oracle policies

backup, NetBackup for Oracle operation using a script-based policy, About script-based Oracle policies, Maintaining the RMAN repository

bplist, Browsing backups using the bplist command, Browsing XML export archives using bplist

bporaimp, Sequence of operation: XML import restore, Browsing XML export archives using bporaimp parameters

bporexp64, Writing to a directory versus writing to a storage unit

change, Maintaining the RMAN repository

copy, Maintaining the RMAN repository

crosscheck, Maintaining the RMAN repository

crosscheck backupset, Maintaining the RMAN repository

delete expired backupset, Maintaining the RMAN repository

list, Querying the RMAN repository

register database, Maintaining the RMAN repository

report, Querying the RMAN repository

reset database, Maintaining the RMAN repository

restore, Maintaining the RMAN repository

resync catalog, Maintaining the RMAN repository

rman

execute backups, Running RMAN
execute scripts, Running RMAN
performing restore, Running RMAN on the client
script syntax, Running RMAN

send, About the set duplex command

set duplex, About the set duplex command

switch, Maintaining the RMAN repository

COMMIT, About bporaimp parameters

compatibility information, Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility

configuration

database user authentication, Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Client Service for NetBackup for Oracle

CONSISTENT, About bporaexp parameters

Copy-on-write technology, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director, Configuring a script-based Oracle policy

correcting errors, About troubleshooting backup or restore errors

D

debug logs, About NetBackup backup and restore logs

accessing, About the NetBackup for Oracle log files
debug level, Setting the debug level on a Windows client
enabling, NetBackup debug logs and reports
troubleshooting with log files, NetBackup debug logs and reports
UNIX, Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
Windows, Enabling the debug logs manually (Windows)

Differential snapshot type, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director, Configuring a script-based Oracle policy

DIRECTORY

parameter, Writing to a directory versus writing to a storage unit, About bporaexp parameters, About bporaimp parameters

E

environment variables, Oracle with Snapshot Client environment variables

environmental variables

user-directed backup, Running RMAN

error

checking, About NetBackup for Oracle backups
correcting, About troubleshooting backup or restore errors

example

bplist, Browsing backups using the bplist command

examples

parameter files, Creating XML export scripts manually
RMAN script, About creating RMAN scripts manually
scripts, Creating XML export scripts manually

execution log, About the NetBackup for Oracle log files

F

failed operation

troubleshooting, Troubleshooting RMAN backup or restore errors, Troubleshooting XML export or XML import errors

file system

growing, Troubleshooting stages of backup and restore operations
UNCOVERED, Number of policies required for BLI backup

file-based operations, NetBackup for Oracle file-based operations

FROMUSER, Browsing XML export archives using bporaimp parameters, About bporaimp parameters

Fulldata Storage Checkpoint, File system and Storage Checkpoint space management

H

HELP, About bporaexp parameters, About bporaimp parameters
hot backup, About BLI backup methods

I

IGNORE_ROWS, About bporaimp parameters

INIT.ORA, Oracle environment variables for BLI scripts

installation

adding a license, About the license for NetBackup for Oracle
prerequisites for clusters, Requirements for using NetBackup for SAP MaxDB, SAP Oracle, and SAP HANA in a NetBackup cluster
requirements for NetBackup servers, NetBackup server and client requirements

instance group

adding an instance, Adding an instance to an instance group
automatic registration, Automatic Registration of an instance group

instant recovery

configuration requirements, Configuration requirements for snapshot backups with NetBackup for Oracle
overview, About NetBackup for Oracle with Snapshot Client
policy configuration, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for Oracle
restore method, About restoring individual files from a NetBackup for Oracle snapshot backup
see Snapshot Client, About NetBackup for Oracle with Snapshot Client

K

KEYWORD, About bporaexp parameters, Browsing XML export archives using bporaimp parameters, About bporaimp parameters

L

libobk

shared library module, About NetBackup for Oracle troubleshooting steps

licenses, About the license for NetBackup for Oracle

LIST, About bporaimp parameters

parameters, Browsing XML export archives using bporaimp parameters

LOG, About bporaexp parameters, About bporaimp parameters

logs

NetBackup progress, About NetBackup backup and restore logs

M

Managed by SLP retention, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director, Configuring a script-based Oracle policy

manual archive, Performing an XML export archive

manual backups, About NetBackup for Oracle backups, About NetBackup for Oracle manual backups, Performing an XML export archive

maximum jobs per client, Configuring the Maximum jobs per client

Maximum snapshot limit retention type, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director, Configuring a script-based Oracle policy

Maximum Snapshots parameter, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director, Configuring a script-based Oracle policy

Mirror-break-off technology, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director, Configuring a script-based Oracle policy

multi-streamed backups, Minimizing the loading and unloading of tapes for database backups

multiple copies feature, About NetBackup for Oracle schedule properties using Oracle Intelligent Policy, About schedule properties , How Snapshot Client software affects schedule properties

multiplexing

overview, NetBackup for Oracle features

N

NAME, About bporaexp parameters, About bporaimp parameters

NB_ORA_CLIENT, About the environment variables set by a user in the XML export parameter file, About bporaexp parameters, Browsing XML export archives using bporaimp parameters, About bporaimp parameters

NB_ORA_COPY_NUMBER, About the RMAN SEND command variables

NB_ORA_POLICY, About the environment variables set by a user in the XML export parameter file, About bporaexp parameters

NB_ORA_SCHED, About the environment variables set by a user in the XML export parameter file, About bporaexp parameters

NB_ORA_SERV, About the environment variables set by a user in the XML export parameter file, About bporaexp parameters, Browsing XML export archives using bporaimp parameters, About bporaimp parameters

NB_PC_ORA_RESTORE variable, Performing a snapshot rollback restore using a script or RMAN command

NetApp

number of snapshots per volume, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director, Configuring a script-based Oracle policy

NetBackup

Client Service log on account configuring, Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Client Service for NetBackup for Oracle
logs and reports, About NetBackup backup and restore logs
mode, Writing to a directory versus writing to a storage unit
server and client requirements, NetBackup server and client requirements

Nodata Storage Checkpoint, File system and Storage Checkpoint space management

O

offhost backup (see Snapshot Client)

configuring, Configuring a snapshot policy for NetBackup for Oracle
overview, About NetBackup for Oracle with Snapshot Client

Oracle

environment variables, Oracle environment variables for BLI scripts

Intelligent Agent, About BLI backup methods

policy for snapshot backups

Oracle Intelligent Policy, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director
using script-based Oracle policy creation method, Configuring a script-based Oracle policy

registering an instance, Registering an Oracle database instance

sample scripts, About the NetBackup for Oracle sample scripts

Oracle Recovery Manager

errors, Troubleshooting RMAN backup or restore errors
example RMAN script, About creating RMAN scripts manually

OWNER, About bporaexp parameters

P

parameter file, Sequence of operation: XML export archive, Sequence of operation: XML import restore, Running bporaexp on the client as an Oracle user

parms operand, About the Oracle RMAN environment

PARTITIONS, About bporaexp parameters

permission bits, NetBackup restore and backup status codes

Plex snapshot type, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director, Configuring a script-based Oracle policy

Point-in-time copy, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director, Configuring a script-based Oracle policy

Point-in-time rollback restores

Oracle policy, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director

policies

changing properties, Creating an Oracle policy
creating, Creating an Oracle policy

policy configuration

adding clients, Adding clients to a policy
attributes, About policy attributes
backup selections list, About adding backup selections to an Oracle policy
for databases, Adding a new script-based Oracle policy
for Snapshot Client, Configuring a snapshot policy for NetBackup for Oracle, Configuring policies for BLI backups with NetBackup for Oracle
overview, About Oracle policy configuration
testing, Testing configuration settings for NetBackup for Oracle

POLICY_IN_CONTROL, Identify the POLICY_IN_CONTROL for BLI backups, About BLI notify scripts for other policies

post_checkpoint_notify, Creating notify scripts for BLI backups, NetBackup restore and backup status codes

processes

log files for NetBackup processes, About the NetBackup for Oracle log files

Progress Log, Restoring BLI backup images

proxy copy, About NetBackup for Oracle with Snapshot Client, Proxy copy

Q

QUERY, About bporaexp parameters

R

redirected restores, Redirecting a restore to a different client, About redirecting a restore of an XML export archive to a different client

redo log, Backup selections list for BLI backups

reports, NetBackup debug logs and reports

(see also debug logs)
All Logs Entries, NetBackup debug logs and reports
database operations, About troubleshooting NetBackup for Oracle

restore

errors, About troubleshooting backup or restore errors
multistream, About Oracle multistream restore for proxy backup
Point-in-time rollback, About NetBackup for Oracle restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
snapshot rollback, About NetBackup for Oracle restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback, Performing a snapshot rollback restore using a script or RMAN command
to a different client, Redirecting a restore to a different client, About redirecting a restore of an XML export archive to a different client
user-directed, Running an XML import script on the client
with Snapshot Client methods, About NetBackup for Oracle restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
XML import, XML import restore process, Sequence of operation: XML import restore

RESTORE_SCHEMA_ONLY, About bporaimp parameters

RESTORE_TO_DIRECTORY, About bporaimp parameters

restoring

Point-in-time rollback, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director

retention period

for Snapshot Client, How Snapshot Client software affects schedule properties

RMAN

browsing repository, Browsing backups using the bplist command
querying repository, Querying the RMAN repository
script example, About creating RMAN scripts manually
scripts, About Oracle support for Replication Director
SEND, About the RMAN SEND command variables

rman change command, Managing expired backup images

rollback restores

Point-in-time rollback, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director

ROW_BUFFER, About bporaexp parameters, About bporaimp parameters

S

schedules

backup, About NetBackup for Oracle backups, About backups of an Oracle clustered database on Windows, Performing an XML export archive
frequency, About NetBackup for Oracle schedule properties using Oracle Intelligent Policy, Oracle Intelligent Policy - Storage and Retention, About schedule properties , Script-based policy - Storage and Retention
properties, About NetBackup for Oracle schedule properties using Oracle Intelligent Policy, Oracle Intelligent Policy - Storage and Retention, About schedule properties , Script-based policy - Storage and Retention
properties for Snapshot Client, How Snapshot Client software affects schedule properties
retention for Snapshot Client, How Snapshot Client software affects schedule properties

scripts

bpend_notify, NetBackup restore and backup status codes
bpstart_notify.oracle_bli, About BLI backup methods
check_coverage, Backup selections list for BLI backups
notify, About NetBackup for Oracle manual backups
RMAN, About Oracle RMAN
scheduler, About NetBackup for Oracle backups, About backups of an Oracle clustered database on Windows, Performing an XML export archive
XML export, About XML export shell scripts

send operand, Running RMAN

SERVER, About the RMAN SEND command variables, About the bp.conf file on UNIX systems

setup_bli_scripts

contents of, Oracle environment variables for BLI scripts
sample of, Sample setup_bli_scripts session

shared library module

libobk, About NetBackup for Oracle troubleshooting steps

SHUTDOWN_BKUP_RESTART, About BLI backup methods, About NetBackup for Oracle manual backups

SHUTDOWN_CKPT_RESTART, About BLI backup methods, About NetBackup for Oracle manual backups

snapshot backup, About NetBackup for Oracle with Snapshot Client, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for Oracle, About NetBackup for Oracle restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback

configuration requirements, Configuration requirements for snapshot backups with NetBackup for Oracle
database objects included, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for Oracle
policy configuration, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for Oracle
restore method, About restoring individual files from a NetBackup for Oracle snapshot backup

Snapshot Client

configuring policies, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for Oracle
effects on policies and schedules, About Snapshot Client effects
file-based operations, NetBackup for Oracle file-based operations
overview, About NetBackup for Oracle with Snapshot Client
proxy copy, About NetBackup for Oracle with Snapshot Client, Proxy copy
stream-based operations, NetBackup for Oracle stream-based operations

snapshot rollback, About NetBackup for Oracle restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback, Performing a snapshot rollback restore using a script or RMAN command

Snapshot Type parameter, Configuring an Oracle Intelligent Policy using Replication Director, Configuring a script-based Oracle policy

SnapVault, Performing a NetBackup for Oracle point-in-time rollback restore from a SnapVault backup (UNIX)

Storage Checkpoint, About the Storage Checkpoint facility and NetBackup for Oracle

backup, About BLI backup methods
removing, Troubleshooting stages of backup and restore operations

stream-based operations, NetBackup for Oracle stream-based operations

T

tab

Backup Selections tab, Backup Selections tab
Instances and Databases tab, Instances and Databases tab
Oracle tab, Oracle tab

TABLES, About bporaexp parameters, Browsing XML export archives using bporaimp parameters, About bporaimp parameters

testing policy configuration, Testing configuration settings for NetBackup for Oracle

timeout failures

minimizing, Minimizing timeout failures on large database restores

TNS_ADMIN

automatic registration, Automatic Registration of an instance group
manually adding instance, Manually adding an Oracle database instance to the repository
registering an instance, Registering an Oracle database instance

TOUSER, About bporaimp parameters

transaction logs

see archive logs, Configuring policies for BLI backups with NetBackup for Oracle

U

UNCOVERED file system, Number of policies required for BLI backup
Unicode, NetBackup for Oracle XML export and import archiving features
unified logging, Enabling the debug logs manually (Windows), Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
update_clients, NetBackup restore and backup status codes
Use Replication Director property, About policy attributes
user-directed archive, Performing an XML export archive
user-directed restore, Running an XML import script on the client
USERID, About bporaexp parameters, Browsing XML export archives using bporaimp parameters, About bporaimp parameters
UTF-8, NetBackup for Oracle XML export and import archiving features

V

VERBOSE, About the RMAN SEND command variables, About the bp.conf file on UNIX systems
Verifying installation, About NetBackup for Oracle troubleshooting steps
Veritas Storage Foundation, Configuration requirements for BLI backups with NetBackup for Oracle
VIEWS, About bporaexp parameters

W

wizards

Policy Configuration, Creating an Oracle policy

X

XML

archiving features, NetBackup for Oracle XML export and import archiving features
export, XML export archive process
import, XML import restore process
instance, XML export archive process, Sequence of operation: XML export archive, Sequence of operation: XML import restore, Running bporaexp on the client as an Oracle user
schema, NetBackup for Oracle XML export and import archiving features, Sequence of operation: XML export archive, Sequence of operation: XML import restore, Running bporaexp on the client as an Oracle user