To configure the local host snapshot method

1. Install and configure the following on the production database host:

   • Install NetBackup Client, NetBackup Snapshot Client, and NetBackup for SAP Agent.

   • Configure the production database (Oracle).

   • You can install NetBackup master server on a separate host.

2. Attach the external disk D1 to the primary client (production database host) and create a VM disk group using the following command:

   root@primary# vxdg init diskgroup [cds=on|off] diskname=devicename

3. Create a volume in primary disk D using the following command:

   root@primary# vxassist -g diskgroup make volume size

4. Add a DCO log to the volume using the following command:

   root@primary# vxassist -g diskgroup addlog volume logtype=dco

5. Enable FastResync on the volume using the following command:

   root@primary# vxvol -g diskgroup set fastresync=on volume

6. Create a VxFS file system on this volume and mount it using the following commands:

   root@primary# mkfs -F vxfs /dev/vx/rdsk/diskgroup/volume 
   root@primary# mount -F vxfs /dev/vx/dsk/diskgroup/volume mnt

7. Create the SAP production database on this volume.
8. Start the snapshot for the data volume in the primary client using the following command:

   root@primary# vxassist -g diskgroup -b snapstart volume