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

Script Summary
Now you should have one rman script in the Data Protector GUI and one external script saved in the
recovery catalog similar to the example below:
Rman Script (Changes from default are marked red)
run {
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON;
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' TO
'%F';
allocate channel 'dev_0' type 'sbt_tape'
parms 'ENV=(OB2BARTYPE=Oracle8,OB2APPNAME=ORACL,OB2BARLIST=oracle backup
specification)';
allocate channel 'dev_1' type 'sbt_tape'
parms 'ENV=(OB2BARTYPE=Oracle8,OB2APPNAME=ORACL,OB2BARLIST=oracle backup
specification)';
allocate channel 'dev_2' type 'sbt_tape'
parms 'ENV=(OB2BARTYPE=Oracle8,OB2APPNAME=ORACL,OB2BARLIST=oracle backup
specification)';
allocate channel 'dev_3' type 'sbt_tape'
parms 'ENV=(OB2BARTYPE=Oracle8,OB2APPNAME=ORACL,OB2BARLIST=oracle backup
specification)';
EXECUTE SCRIPT 'backup_datafiles';
sql 'alter system archive log current';
backup
format 'oracle backup specification<ORACL_%s:%t:%p>.al'
archivelog all;
backup
format 'oracle backup specification<ORACL_%s:%t:%p>.dbf'
recovery area;
backup
format 'oracle backup specification<ORACL_%s:%t:%p:1>.cntrl'
current controlfile;
}
External script (in the recovery catalog—named backup_datafiles):
{
backup incremental level 0
(datafile 9,3,1 channel dev_0 filesperset 3 format 'oracle backup
specification<ORACL_%s:%t:%p:1>.df')
(datafile 2,4,10 channel dev_1 filesperset 3 format 'oracle backup
specification<ORACL_%s:%t:%p:10>.df')
(datafile 5,6 channel dev_2 filesperset 2 format 'oracle backup
specification<ORACL_%s:%t:%p:6>.df')
(datafile 8,7 channel dev_3 filesperset 2 format 'oracle backup
specification<ORACL_%s:%t:%p:7>.df');
}
Limitations for Oracle 9i
This configuration for Oracle 9i has some limitations that include the following:
• If a data file is added or removed, the external script needs to be edited
• The incremental level of the backup can no longer be chosen in the Data Protector GUI, but only
configured in the external script
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