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  7. Creating an Oracle policy
NetBackup™ for Oracle Administrator's Guide

Creating an Oracle policy

The easiest method to set up a backup policy is to use the Policy Configuration Wizard. This wizard guides you through the setup process by automatically choosing the best values for most configurations.

Not all policy configuration options are presented through the wizard (for example, calendar-based scheduling and the Data Classification setting). After the policy is created, modify the policy in the Policies utility to configure the options that are not part of the wizard.

Use the following procedure to create a policy using the Policy Configuration Wizard.

To create a policy with the Policy Configuration Wizard

  1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, click NetBackup Management.
  2. In the right pane, click Create a Policy to begin the Policy Configuration Wizard. The first panel of the Policy Configuration Wizard appears.
  3. Select Oracle - Backup Oracle data on the panel, then click Next.
  4. Follow the prompts. Click Help on any wizard panel for assistance while running the wizard.

Use the following procedure to create a policy without using the Policy Configuration Wizard.

To create a policy without the Policy Configuration Wizard

  1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand NetBackup Management > Policies.
  2. On the Actions menu, click New > New Policy.
  3. Type a unique name for the new policy in the Add a New Policy dialog box. If necessary, clear the Use Policy Configuration Wizard check box, then click OK.

    The Attributes tab of the Add New Policy dialog box appears along with the following set of tabs across the top of the panel:

  4. In the Policy Type pulldown menu, select Oracle. This action causes the tabs across the top of the panel to change to the following:
  5. The Add New Policy panels contain some default conditions and some parameters that you must specify. The default values are the best values for most configurations. However, you may need to customize the parameter settings on one or more of the tabs.

    The dialog contains the following set of tabbed pages:

    • Attributes tab. Default values are automatically selected on the Attributes tab. More information is available about these attributes.

      See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I.

    • Schedules tab. More information is available about this tab.

      See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I.

    • Instances and Databases tab. On this page, select the instances and instance groups that you want backed up for the policy. An Oracle Intelligent Policy (OIP) must include either the Protect Instances and Databases or the Protect instance groups option. More information is available about this tab.

      See Instances and Databases tab.

    • Backup Selections tab. More information is available about the attributes on this tab.

      See Backup Selections tab.

    • Oracle tab. More information is available about the attributes on this tab.

      See Oracle tab.

  6. To protect the newly discovered instances, you may have to create the instance group first, then set up a policy for the default instance group.

    See Automatic Registration of an instance group.

  7. (Optional) Create bpstart_notify and bpend_notify scripts for an Oracle Intelligent Policy (OIP).

    For an OIP, the scripts must include the .policyname or .policyname.schedule suffix or the script does not run at the start or end of the policy. An OIP ignores the generic bpstart_notify and bpend_notify scripts and they do not work for a non-OIP.

    Note:

    For RAC OIP backups the bpstart_notify and the bpend_notify scripts must reside on all Oracle RAC nodes.

    The generic bpstart_notify or bpend_notify scripts reside on the server and the location varies by platform:

    • UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies/

    • Windows: Install_path/NetBackup/bin/goodies/

    The renamed script must be copied from the server and placed in the NetBackup bin directory on the client:

    • UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/

    • Windows: Install_path\NetBackup\bin\

    Examples of renamed scripts:

    • UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpstart_notify.oip_instance1 or /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpend_notify.oip_instance2.full

    • Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpstart_notify.oip_instance1.bat or install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpend_notify.oip_instance2.full.bat

    For more information about the bpstart_notify and bpend_notify scripts, refer to the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II

More Information

About Oracle Intelligent Policies (OIP)

Registering Oracle database instances

Creating an Oracle database instance group

Installing NetBackup for Oracle

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