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  2. NetBackup™ for Oracle Administrator's Guide
  3. Appendix C. Script-based Block-Level Incremental (BLI) Backups without RMAN on UNIX and Linux systems
  4. Creating NetBackup policies for script-based BLI backup
  5. Creating notify scripts for BLI backups
NetBackup™ for Oracle Administrator's Guide

Creating notify scripts for BLI backups

Create the notify scripts that run on the clients to synchronize the backup operation and the database operation. You need a set of three notify scripts for each policy that performs BLI backups. The scripts must be in the /usr/openv/netbackup/bin directory on the NetBackup client.

The scripts are named as follows:

  • bpstart_notify.POLICY

  • post_checkpoint_notify.POLICY

  • bpend_notify.POLICY

To create the notify scripts, run the following script as root:

/usr/openv/netbackup/ext/db_ext/oracle/bin/setup_bli_scripts

This script copies the sample notify script templates to /usr/openv/netbackup/bin and makes the necessary changes based on the information you provide.

The notify script templates are located on the local computer in the following location:

/usr/openv/netbackup/ext/db_ext/oracle/samples

When you run setup_bli_scripts you need to supply the following information:

  • Identify the POLICY_IN_CONTROL

    See Identify the POLICY_IN_CONTROL for BLI backups.

  • Provide the Oracle environment variables

    See Oracle environment variables for BLI scripts.

  • Select a backup method

  • Notify scripts for other policies

    See About BLI notify scripts for other policies.

See the information about how to use the notify scripts to back up your Oracle database.

More Information

Creating NetBackup policies for script-based BLI backup

About NetBackup for Oracle manual backups

Example Oracle BLI backup policy

About script-based Block-Level Incremental (BLI) Backups without RMAN

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