HP Application Recovery Manager software Integration guide (March 2008)

Before you begin ........................................................................................ 78
Checks and verifications .............................................................................. 79
Common problems ...................................................................................... 79
Backup problems ........................................................................................ 80
Restore problems ........................................................................................ 84
2 Application Recovery Manager Oracle integration .............. 87
Introduction ...................................................................................................... 87
Backup and restore types ............................................................................. 88
Integration concepts .......................................................................................... 88
Backup process .......................................................................................... 91
Configuring the integration ................................................................................. 93
Prerequisites ............................................................................................... 93
Limitations .................................................................................................. 94
Before you begin ........................................................................................ 94
Cluster-aware clients .................................................................................... 96
Configuring Oracle users on UNIX ................................................................ 96
Configuring Oracle databases ...................................................................... 97
Using the Application Recovery Manager GUI ......................................... 98
Using the Application Recovery Manager CLI ......................................... 101
What happens after the configuration? ................................................. 103
Checking the configuration ........................................................................ 104
Using the Application Recovery Manager GUI ....................................... 104
Using the Application Recovery Manager CLI ......................................... 104
Checking configuration for instant recovery ............................................ 105
Backup .......................................................................................................... 106
Creating backup templates ......................................................................... 106
Creating backup specifications ................................................................... 106
Examples of pre-exec and post-exec scripts on UNIX ............................... 115
Backing up with third–party backup software ................................................ 116
Starting backup sessions .................................................................................. 116
Considerations ......................................................................................... 116
Scheduling backup specifications ................................................................ 117
Running an interactive backup .................................................................... 118
Starting a backup using the GUI ........................................................... 118
Starting a backup using the CLI ............................................................ 118
Restore ........................................................................................................... 119
Instant recovery and database recovery ....................................................... 119
Instant recovery using the Application Recovery Manager GUI ................. 122
Instant recovery using the Application Recovery Manager CLI .................. 125
Recovery options ...................................................................................... 127
Integration with third–party backup software ................................................. 129
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