HP Application Recovery Manager software Integration guide (March 2008)

Configuring the SAP R/3 parameter file
To configure the integration, you need to set some parameters in the SAP parameter
file on the application system. The file template is located in:
UNIX: ORACLE_HOME/dbs/initORACLE_SID.sap
Windows: ORACLE_HOME\database\initORACLE_SID.sap
Table 7 SAP parameter file settings
Value/DescriptionParameter
This parameter defines the service name of the Oracle database to
link the backup system to the application system.
primary_db
On the application system: LOCAL
On the backup system: the name of the service that is used for
connecting to the Oracle database
Backup
To configure a backup, create a backup specification.
What is backed up depends on your selection in the backup specification. For details,
see Table 8 on page 165.
Table 8 What is backed up
Backed up filesSelected items
DATABASE or
individual
tablespaces
• data files
• control files
• online redo logs (only during offline backups)
Limitations
• Data Protector backint cannot be used as a third–party backint.
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