Veritas Storage Foundation™ for Oracle 5.0.1 Graphical User Interface Guide

Automating creation of a database checkpoint
You can automate the creation of a database checkpoint using the scheduler.
To create a database checkpoint
1
Access the scheduler wizard in GUI.
See “Accessing scheduled tasks in the Java GUI” on page 28.
2
Select the Create database checkpoint option.
3
Click Next.
4
Select the Checkpoint type:
■ Online
■ Offline
■ Instant
5
Choose the appropriate action if the file system is full:
■ Remove this Storage Checkpoint
■ Retain this Storage Checkpoint
6
Click Next to set the schedule parameters.
See “Set the schedule parameters for an automated task” on page 94.
Automating creation of a database snapshot
You can automate the creation of a database snapshot using the scheduler.
To create a database snapshot
1
Access the scheduler wizard in GUI.
See “Accessing scheduled tasks in the Java GUI” on page 28.
2
Select the Create database snapshot option.
3
Select the name of the snapplan that will be used for creating the snapshot.
4
Click Next to set the schedule parameters.
See “Set the schedule parameters for an automated task” on page 94.
Automating cloning of a database using a checkpoint
You can automate the cloning of a database from a checkpoint using the scheduler.
Automating database tasks
Automating creation of a database checkpoint
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