Configuring Oracle RMAN backups with HP Data Protector to use deduplication on the VLS

Oracle 9i configuration
The %f format parameter was introduced in Oracle 10g. It is not available in Oracle 9i. This parameter
is required though to support deduplication as explained in the previous section. Therefore, it has to be
hard coded. The following sub-sections explain how to find out the right values to replace the %f.
Configuration in HP Data Protector
The following examples show how to do the required modifications using an existing backup
specification created by a blank backup template. The deduplication template for Oracle 10g should
not be used.
Open the RMAN script in the Data Protector GUI
The following examples assume that a recovery catalog for the target database is available and
already configured for the backup specification (see Configure Oracle dialog). The configuration of a
recovery catalog for the target database is required to store local or global RMAN scripts in the
recovery catalog.
Select the Oracle backup specification you want to configure for deduplication. Select the Source tab,
right click on the database server and select “Configure”
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