Prerequisites for instant recovery backups (UNIX or Linux)
The following procedure explains the prerequisites to meet before you configure an instant recovery policy.
To perform prerequisites for an instant recovery backup (UNIX or Linux)
- Shut down the database.
- Copy the data files in the
/EPP/sapdata*directory to a temporary location on another server: - Create multiple disk volumes and mount the disk volumes in their respective directories under
/EPP.Create as many volumes as there are data file directories. For example, if you had data file directories named
sapdata1,sapdata2, andsapdata3, create and mount the following new data file directories:/EPP/sapdata1/EPP/sapdata2/EPP/sapdata3
- Associate a snapshot mirror with all the directories you create.
- Copy the data files from the temporary location to their respective directories.
That is, copy the data files you moved in step 2 to the directories you created in step 3.
- Start the database.