HP Data Protector User Manual

HP Data Protector Software
HP Data Protector and Oracle 10g RAC configuration best practices
Table of contents
Executive summary ............................................................................................................................... 3
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Overview ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Target audience .................................................................................................................................. 3
Review of test configuration .................................................................................................................. 3
10gRAC configurations on hp-ux ....................................................................................................... 6
Oracle Virtual IP Address .................................................................................................................. 7
Oracle Services to manage workloads ................................................................................................ 7
Oracle Services definition ................................................................................................................. 7
Oracle Online Backup Configuration ................................................................................................... 10
Configuration Guidelines ................................................................................................................ 10
Use the hostname and the Instance name to configure the backup ....................................................... 11
Use a VIP and the Instance names to configure the backup ................................................................. 12
Use a VIP and a service name to configure the backup ....................................................................... 12
Use a VIP and allocate the channels to the instances manually ............................................................ 13
Storing the connection string in the Recovery Catalog ......................................................................... 14
Backup Configuration Recommendations .......................................................................................... 16
SAN Backup versus LAN Backup ......................................................................................................... 18
Disk Agent and Media Agent are NOT allocated on the same host ...................................................... 18
Disk Agent and Media Agent are allocated on the same host .............................................................. 18
File System Backup: Oracle Base and Cluster configuration .................................................................... 19
Oracle Cluster Registry (OCR) ......................................................................................................... 20
Oracle Voting Disk ......................................................................................................................... 20
Oracle SPFILE ................................................................................................................................ 21
ORACLE Directories ....................................................................................................................... 21
File system Backup Recommendations ............................................................................................... 21
Oracle RMAN Restore and Recovery ................................................................................................... 22
Oracle Restore Enhancements .......................................................................................................... 22
Oracle RMAN Restore script............................................................................................................ 23
Oracle Restore Configuration .......................................................................................................... 24

HP Data Protector Specifications

General

Category	Backup and Recovery Software
Backup Types	Full, Incremental, Differential, Synthetic Full
Replication	Yes
Developer	Micro Focus
Supported Platforms	Windows, Linux
Key Features	Centralized management, Data deduplication
Deployment	On-premises
License Model	Perpetual, Subscription
Reporting	Customizable reports