On Windows systems, you must use the perl command to run util_oracle8.pl.
For example:
perl -I..\lib\perl util_oracle8.pl -help
DESCRIPTION
Use the util_oracle8.pl command to configure an Oracle database and prepare
the environment for backup, and to check the configuration of the database.
To back up a standby database, you must provide the STANDBY_DB_LOGIN
information. For standby database backup, a recovery catalog must be used.
Therefore, you must also provide the CATALOG_DB_LOGIN information.
To configure an Oracle database for ZDB, you must provide the ZDB_OPTIONS
information. If your ZDB method is backup set, you must also provide the
BACKUP_SYSTEM information.
OPTIONS
-version
Displays the version of the util_oracle8.pl command.
-help
Displays the usage synopsis for the util_oracle8.pl command.
-client CLIENT_NAME
Name of the Oracle Server system with the database to be configured. You only
need to specify it in a cluster environment.
In an RAC environment: Name of the node or the virtual server of the Oracle
resource group. The latter can only be used on HP-UX: Name of the database
to be configured.
In an Oracle Data Guard environment: Name of either a primary system or
secondary (standby) system.
-dbname DB_NAME
Name of the database to be configured.
-orahome ORACLE_HOME
Pathname of the Oracle Server home directory.
-config
Configures an Oracle database.
-chkconf
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