1) Yes. That's what it is for.
2) It's done by the EBU or RMAN logic. This would be an incremental backup.
3) Depends on how much data is updated during an incremental cycle. This is
site dependent.
4) Oracle agent configuration is done separate from the "normal" TSM Client.
The data is send to the TSM Server by an API which must be linked with the
Oracle database.
I have installed and configured this once. It was not an easy task. You have
to play around with Oracle RMAN or EBU. There is no logic in RMAN for
automatically deleting old backups. So you must write your own scripts which
do this (by RMAN commands).
Once the TSM agent (API) is configured and working your interface for doing
backups and restores will be RMAN or EBU. So the key point is knowledge
about this tools.
An incremental Oracle Backup is not an TSM incremental backup. It is a
"normal" cycle where in case of a restore you have to apply full -
incremental - incremental .... to become uptodate.
When there is no business need for having the database up 24x7 then I would
stick to the "old" method.
Eurodis Schweiz AG
Data Division
Timo Kilchenmann
Systems Engineer
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Von: Etherington, Keith (K.) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 16. August 2000 12:42
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Betreff: Oracle Agent
We are currently running ADSM Sever Code 3.1.2.40 on AIX 4.3.2 using an IBM
3466 NSM
Some of our Oracle Databases have now grown to 100Gb. We shutdown the
database in a pre script run the backup
then restart the databases with the post script. However the backups take
about 7 hrs backing up the 100 GB.
My questions are using the Oracle Connect agent :-
1) Can the backups run allowing hot backups (database kept up whilst
backup running)
2) How does the connect agent backup only updated parts of the Oracle
database
3) Approx how much data will be backed up from a 100Gb database using
the connect agent
4) Is the connect agent installed and configured on the client using
Oracle or ADSM client code
Regards,
Keith Etherington,
Snr Software Analyst,
Global Technical Services,
Room 1/148, Eagle Way,
Warley, Brentwood,
Essex, CM13 3BW
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