Oracle Policy backup
I have two 5220 appliances, one that has the db pack installed, the other does not. We have configured a backup on the appliance that does NOT have the db pack, using RMAN, to write a backup directly to the appliance. I have the backup policy type on that appliance set to Oracle, the policy options all appear the same as a standard policy type, with the exception of the Type of Backup under Schedule. In addition to the regular full and incremental options, there is an "Application Backup" option, which is what I've selected. That backup seems to be working as expected at the moment. On the other appliance, with the db pack, there are alternate options, extra tabs, etc. There is an "Instances" and "Oracle" tab, both of which have a plethora of settings and configuration options. Also, under Schedule, instead of "Application Backup", there is "Archived Redo Log Backup". Another difference that I've noticed is that when I set the Type of Backup to Application Backup, the Frequency option is greyed out. On the second appliance, I have to select Full, one of the incremental's, or Archived Redo Log, which all have a frequency that must be set. If I select ARL, I get the option of Minutes for the frequency. Our DBA's currently are using RMAN to control when the backups happen on the first appliance (the one without the db pack), which bascially results in a User Directed backup. For the Oracle policy on the second appliance, with the db pack, I have to set a frequency and to allow the DBA's to run a backup when they want, I have the Start Window set to 24/7, which allows the backup to start any time it wants since it's not 'user directed'. I'm in the process of reviewing the Admin Guides for Oracle, but trying to provide a workablesolution to the DBA's by tomorrow afternoon. I'm hoping that someone out there has ran into this situation and has some input or can point me to a specific section of the guide that can help me with this issue. Any help would be appreciated.Solved1.2KViews0likes3Comments
SAN Client with Oracle Intelligent Policy
Hi, one of my customers is considering use of SAN Client. Is it possible to use SAN Client and Oracle Intelligent Policy together? I believe it should be possible, because SAN Clent is about transport, OIP is about backup configuration, but since I've never tried before nor I have the equipments to try right now, I'm askinghere. Thanks.Solved765Views0likes2CommentsOracle RMAN Backup job on N5020 considerably slower than on tape library
Hi Everybody, i've a question about why a deduplication backup Oracle job (using RMAN) is considerably slower than the same backup job using a tape library. Here is my setup: One NetBackup Master Server 7.1.0.3 with RHEL 5.6 One NetBackup Media Server 7.1.0.3 with win 2008 one N5020 with 1.4.1.1 Oracle Database 10.2.0.3 on RHEL 5.6 x64 (1TB) and Netbackup Client Agent 7.1.0.3 we have done this comparison: we have taken a full oracle backup (RMAN) on a tape libray (FC), and it took approx 5hrs (which, BTW, was the average time we always experinced) the very same day we have taken a full oracle backup (RMAN) on N5020 (and it took more than 9hrs). in the following days, these backup jobs (with same spec) on N5020 never have taken less than approx 8hrs (but often have taken more than 10/12 hrs) We have elevated the number of active channel in the RMAN backup script to 2 and set filespersets=1 but without any benefit. can someone give me some hint/tip to try to solve this issue? thanks in advance, AlbertoSolved2.9KViews0likes21Comments