Ed,
We run RMAN from cron using scripts. We backup to disk, then we backup the disks to
tape. One nice thing about this (if you have the disk space) is that your last backup
is on-line. Our Unix sysadmins (along with consultants) have been working for several
weeks to bring our tape storage system and Networker on-line. They have had many
problems, and that is without RMAN in the mix! For now, we do a simple vdump of the
backup disks.
We had some horrible experiences with Networker and EBU several years ago. We never
did get the two working together. Using scripts to backup to disk seems to save us a
lot of headaches and gray hairs.
Jay Hostetter
Oracle DBA
D. & E. Communications
Ephrata, PA USA
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The subject line may be overstating things a bit, but
I'm pretty frustrated at the moment.
Backups are working fine when I run them manually
(i.e., from a command line or within the RMAN
utility). The problem is trying to schedule the
Oracle backups through the NetWorker Administration
GUI. Scheduled filesystem backups work fine.
Our attempts to schedule a working backup fail without
generating any useful errors in /nsr/logs/messages or
/nsr/logs/daemon.log. Basically, the logs just say
that the savegroup failed. Setting the
NSR_SB_DEBUG_FILE in the nsrnmo script hasn't helped
because nothing is being written to the log file.
The Legato knowledgebase, if you can call it that, has
been of little use (other than to confirm that the
output we have received isn't specific enough to debug
the problem). What I've seen on MetaLink leads me to
wonder if people who use the Legato NetWorker/RMAN
actually schedule their backups through the
Administration GUI or fall back to good 'ol reliable
cron jobs.
So, if you use Legato NetWorker for your Oracle
backups:
Do you schedule them through the Admin GUI or through
cron?
Do you know of anything we should check that may not
have been covered in the NetWorker administration
manual?
If you've had similar problems, I love to hear what
the problem was.
TIA for your help.
Ed
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Ed Bittel, Oracle DBA
Executive Jet Technology Services
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