RMAN exclude of .../RMAN/control/lost+found

[bert_geiger]

Hi folks,

a user wants to exclude the above directory (/oracle/admin/RMAN/control/lost+found)  from his RMAN-triggered backup job.

Example:

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpbackup -p RZ2_UNX_MAN_LAN_POL_R06M -k ARCHIVE_RMAN_29.11.17_14-00 -w -L /oracle/backup/logs/backup_datafiles_NBU.sh_RMAN_29.11.17_14-00.log /oracle/admin/RMAN/control 

Now as far as I know the unix exclude_list file does not work for type UBAK, so how can he exclude something from that?

any help is appreciated.

Bert

[Tousif]

Hello,

In user backup you can specify the list of files under /control folder in backup file. 

It only backup those files mentioned in file.

Thanks & Regards

[Marianne]

What exactly does the user want to backup?
File-level backup of actual control files?

Surely bpbackup is NOT  'RMAN-triggered backup' ?

[bert_geiger]

Hi Marianne,

sorry - you are right - it's "just" a normal User Backup but backing up oracle objects . He wants to backup everything under /oracle/admin/RMAN/control except .../control/lost+found.

It boils down to the general question of can you define any kind of excludes for a UBAK schedule job?

You can use  "!" neither on the command line nor in a -f file list - that only work for restores.

Regards,

Bert

[Marianne]

As per this TN: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.TECH157529
you are correct. exclude_list won't work.

The only other option is to use wilcards in the file list to ensure only required files are backed up.

PS: 
I am still curious to know if file-level backup of control files outside of rman will be any good when restored...

[Michal_Mikulik1]

Hello,

agreed with Marianne, doublecheck what is the contents of /oracle/admin/RMAN/control, if there are live database/control files here, is it not a good backup method.

If not, then "RMAN" keyword is confusing here, the purpose of this post is about something completely else.

Regards

Michal