AVVI and Linux +Oracle

[IT_WHT]

Hello,

Is there any problem of using the AVVI on a Vm guest running Linux and Oracle? We currently don´t have the Oracle agent since we handle the archive files in adifferent way.

Regards

Roger

[CraigV · Accepted solution]

Hi Roger,

without the Oracle agent, you won't even see it. Loading AVVI will simply allow you to back up your entire VM, including the data inside of it, instead of just the data if you had only loaded RALUS.

Thanks!

[pkh · Accepted solution]

Further to what Craig said, when you have the AVVI licence you are entitled to load RALUS or RAWS onto any virtual machine on that physical host without additional licences.  If you want to backup Oracle in a virtual machine, make sure that the configuration is supported and you would have to buy the Oracle licence.

[IT_WHT]

Lets say that I a full backup a Linux machine with Oracle installed it using Avvi. What would happen if I did a complete restore of the entire machine? What file´s would I miss?

[CraigV]

Hi Roger,

If you are backing up the VM with AVVI, it backs it up in its entirety. It does a full flat-file backup of all the *.vmdk files. That is if, as pkh stated, the setup is supported. You obviously cannot do a GRT restore like you can with SQL.

Laters!

[CraigV]

Hi Roger,

Any news here?

Thanks!

[Gurvinder]

Purchase an Oracle License and perform agent based backup

[IT_WHT]

I have contacted Symantec support, and hope to have a solution this week.

[Gurvinder]

Could you provide the case ID

[IT_WHT]

Case 413-371-002

I have replied that I already have tried the steps that Jay suggests.

Regards