Configuring an OIP using universal shares (Oracle Copilot)
Table: Oracle Copilot with universal shares workflow
Step | Description |
|---|---|
Create a universal share. | A universal share can be created on one or more MSDP storage servers, Flex Scale Cluster. If the universal share is located on multiple storage servers, ensure that the NetBackup media server can access all the storage servers. For more information, refer to the NetBackup Web UI Administrator's Guide. Section name: Create a universal share |
Mount universal share to the Oracle server. | Refer to the documentation for NFS options. If the Oracle server has the option enabled, add the servers or shares into the Oracle DNFS configuration file. For more information, refer to the NetBackup Deduplication Guide. Section name: Mounting a universal share created from the NetBackup web UI |
Create an Oracle Copilot policy. | Enter the mount share path during the selection. See Configuring an OIP using universal shares (Oracle Copilot). |
Start the Oracle backup and wait for the backup job to succeed. | See Backing up an Oracle database using Oracle Copilot policy with a universal share. |
Select an Oracle database from the Oracle workload page (web UI only). | See Managing an instant access mount from an Oracle Copilot universal share image. |
Create an instant access mount based on the recovery point (web UI only). | When you create an instant access mount, if you select , ensure that the DNFS check box is selected. If you want to parallelly restore from RAC nodes, enter the host name of the RAC nodes as the target server. |
Mount instant access to target Oracle server. | Refer to Oracle documentation for NFS options. If you want to parallelly restore from RAC nodes, ensure that the instant access mount is mounted on all nodes with the same name. For example use this command to mount the instant access mount: mount -t. |
Catalog data on Instant Access mount | For RMAN > catalog, start with '<ia_mount_share>' See Single-step restore to ASM storage from an Oracle Copilot recovery point or instant access mount. |
Use the cataloged data file copy to do RMAN operations, such as restore data file or restore database from an instant access share. For example, perform disaster recover on an alternative Oracle server. | Instant access share provides a full set of data of the source database. An Oracle Database Administrator can decide how to use the data. See Single-step restore to ASM storage from an Oracle Copilot recovery point or instant access mount. |
Common tasks | See Cleaning up the Oracle Copilot share after point in time restore of database. See Single-step restore to ASM storage from an Oracle Copilot recovery point or instant access mount. See About restoring from a data file copy to ASM storage using RMAN. |
Supported platforms for Oracle Copilot backup with universal shares
Table: Supported platforms
Universal shares | Platform | Version |
|---|---|---|
Multiple | BYO | NetBackup 10.2 and later |
Single | BYO, Flex Appliance, Flex Scale | NetBackup 10.0 and later |
Multiple | Flex Appliance | NetBackup Flex Appliance 3.0 and later |
Multiple | Flex Scale | NetBackup Flex Scale 3.1 and later |
Single | NetBackup Appliance | NetBackup Appliance 5.0 and later |
Note:
Oracle Copilot with universal share is not supported on a universal share that has WORM enabled storage.
The option protects the database backups that an Oracle DBA creates on a universal share.
The option enhances the OIP to allow the NetBackup Administrator to choose a single or multiple universal shares as the destination for the first backup copy. The backup copy is a full set of data file copies that are maintained by updating only the changed blocks if is selected.
If using Oracle Copilot with RAC then the following must be configured:
Each node of the RAC cluster must have access to the Oracle Copilot shares.
The Oracle Copilot shares have to be mounted on each node of the RAC cluster using the same mount point name on each node.
To configure an OIP using universal shares (Oracle Copilot)
- Create universal shares with the NFS protocol.
Refer to the information on creating a universal share in the NetBackup Web UI Administrator's Guide.
- Mount all the universal shares on the Oracle clients.
- Create an Oracle Copilot policy and then in Backup selections, select the mount points of the universal shares.
Note:
If multiple storage servers are configured for Oracle Copilot with Universal Share policy, you must create an MSDP storage unit on each MSDP storage server where the universal shares are located. This is irrespective of whether the storage units are used as backup from snapshot with SLP destination storage or not.
For example, a setup has two storage servers and a universal share is created on server1 but backup from snapshot with SLP destination storage is on server2. You must create an MSDP storage unit on both server1 and server2.