Linking Oracle RMAN with NetBackup on UNIX platforms
The procedures in this topic show how to link RMAN with NetBackup. The automatic method is preferred. Use the manual method only if the link script fails or if you receive Oracle messages to indicate that manual linking is required.
Link the library with NetBackup when you license NetBackup for Oracle for the first time.
For more information about what Oracle database release that NetBackup for Oracle supports, review the Application/Database Agent Compatibility List.
To automatically link Oracle RMAN with NetBackup
- Run the oracle_link script that is located in /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/.
This script determines the Oracle version level and then links Oracle with the NetBackup API library. This script writes output to /tmp/make_trace.<pid>. To change the trace file location, change the MAKE_TRACE variable in the oracle_link script.
- If this installation is an upgrade, restart the Oracle database instance.
To manually link Oracle RMAN with NetBackup, follow the instructions in one of the platform-specific sub-topics: