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

• The external script needs to be setup and maintained in the recovery catalog. If no recovery catalog

is available, then a script file on the database server needs to be used (refer to the

Oracle 9i

configuration without a recovery catalog

sub-section in the Appendix)

• In the Source tab of the backup specification in the Data Protector GUI, the data file backup is not

shown although the data files will be included in the backup.

Figure 13:

Appendix

How to create a Data Protector RMAN template to backup Oracle 10g

You can move some necessary configuration steps explained in this document into a backup

specification template. This section explains what you need to do.

Select the Backup context in the Data Protector GUI and copy an already existing template by right

clicking on it (for example, copy “Database_Archive” to “Deduplication”):

Figure 14: