Veritas Storage Foundation™ for Oracle 5.0.1 Graphical User Interface Guide

The snapplan sp3 has been created.
Removing a snapplan
You may need to remove a snapplan that is no longer necessary. However, you
cannot create a snapshot if you do not have a snapplan.
■ You must be logged in as the Oracle database administrator.Prerequisites
To remove a snapplan
1
Click the snapplan you want to remove in the object tree. (You may need to
expand the tree view to find the icon.)
2
Access the Remove Snapplan dialog:
See “Accessing FlashSnap tasks in the Java GUI” on page 25.
3
At the prompt, click Yes to continue with removing the snapplan.
If the snapplan was successfully removed, you will receive a confirmation
message similar to the following:
Successfully removed snapplan: snapplan_name
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.
■ Before you can create a snapshot, a snapshot mirror of a volume
must exist.
■ You must have a validated snapplan before creating a snapshot
image.
■ You must be logged in as the Oracle database administrator.
Prerequisites
■ See the dbed_vmsnap(1M) manual page for more information.Usage notes
To create a snapshot
1
Access the Create Snapshot wizard.
See “Accessing FlashSnap tasks in the Java GUI” on page 25.
2
Verify the snapplan location. (This is a read-only field.)
Managing snapshots using Database FlashSnap
Removing a snapplan
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