Oracle RAC backup
- 10 years ago
altnames folder plus files underneath the folder must be created manually.
More information about this directory and files can be found under this topic in the same manual:
Redirecting a restore to a different clientclient_name is the name of the client from where the restore will be attempted.
The hostname inside the file is the hostname of Client for which backups were taken (the name in Clients tab of the Oracle policy).failover_vipname is the same as vipname. This is the Virtual hostname associated with the Oracle Instance.
Have a look at these TNs as well:
NetBackup for Oracle image catalog configuration for RAC
http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO89692Steps needed to restore an Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) database that has been backed up via multiple node names
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH43187PS:
Correct location of NBU manuals:
NBU 7.0 Documentation: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH126327
NBU 7.1 Documentation: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH154178
NBU 7.5 Documentation: http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5138
NBU 7.6 Documentation: http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC6488