VERITAS Storage Foundation 4.1 Oracle Administrator's Guide

Chapter 12, Using the VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle Graphical User Interface
Prerelease 8 September 2005, 8:55am Managing Snapshots with Database FlashSnap
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If the snapplan was successfully removed, you will receive a confirmation message similar to
the following:
Successfully removed snapplan: sp1
4. Click the Show details checkbox to view the actions taken. You should see information similar
to the following:
The snapplan <filename> has been removed.
Click OK to continue.
Creating a Snapshot
After having created and validated a snapplan, you can create a snapshot of your database. You can
use the snapshot as a database backup or as a test database to perform operations without affecting
your production database.
Prerequisites
◆ You must have a validated snapplan before creating a snapshot image.
◆ You must be logged in as the Oracle database administrator.
Usage Notes
◆ See the dbed_vmsnap(1M) manual page for more information.
◆ If you are creating an offhost snapshot, perform these steps on the secondary host.
▼ To create a snapshot
1. Click a snapplan in the object tree. (You may need to expand the tree view to find the icon.)
2. Select one of the following methods to create a snapshot.
◆ From the menu bar, select Snapplan > Create Snapshot.
or
◆ Right click the snapplan to bring up a pop-up menu. Then click Create Snapshot.
The Create Snapshot wizard is displayed.
3. Verify the snapplan location. (This is a read-only field.)
4. If you need to force the snapshot creation, click the Force snapshot creation checkbox.