3com database adapter module for networker nsr-ora v3.2 User Manual

System Administrator’s Guide

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NSR-ORA and NetApp

If the level is set to a value between 1 and 9 then NSR-ORA simply creates 
a snapshot.

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When the save set NDMP is used the current state of the database will be 
backed up.

With the save set specified NSR-ORA performs an offline backup of the 
database. Normally, this means that NSR-ORA shuts down the database 
before starting a backup and starts it again when the backup process has 
completed.

   At the end of a backup process (regardless of whether there has only 

been a snapshot created or additionally a tape backup) NSR-ORA will 
additionally store the following information on tape media:

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For online backups: the binary control file
/nsr/oracle/<ORACLE_SID>/tmp/cntl_<ORACLE_SID>_bin

 

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The control file as an ASCII trace file 
/nsr/oracle/<ORACLE_SID>/tmp/cntl_<ORACLE_SID>_trace

 

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The init file /nsr/oracle/<ORACLE_SID>/tmp/init<ORACLE_SID>.ora 

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The information and log files of the current backup process in the 

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The information and log files of the current backup process in the 
directory /nsr/oracle/<ORACLE_SID>/prot.

These files may be used for debugging or a manually controlled recovery.

The 

 notification contains all error messages and warnings 

which occur while running a NDMP backup or creating a snapshot.

   Some messages are not designed for a direct delivery (e.g. license 

missing or NetWorker configuration failure). In that case the savegrp 
completion

 notification contains the name of the log file to which the error 

message has been written.

Performing a NDMP backup the savegrp state meets exactly the real state of the 
backup process. If, for example, savegrp completion contains the message 
“succeeded” (all clients have been backed up successfully) then the complete 
backup of the Oracle database has been successfully. When an error occurs 
during the backup savegrp completion shows the “failed” message.