Oracle Secure Backup - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Contents
Preface ................................................................................................................................................................. ix
Audience....................................................................................................................................................... ix
Documentation Accessibility..................................................................................................................... ix
Related Documents ..................................................................................................................................... x
Conventions ................................................................................................................................................. x
1 Introduction to Oracle Secure Backup
What Is Oracle Secure Backup? ............................................................................................................. 1-1
Oracle Secure Backup Concepts............................................................................................................ 1-2
Oracle Secure Backup Administrative Domains and Hosts........................................................ 1-2
Host Roles in an Administrative Domain ............................................................................... 1-2
Host Naming in an Administrative Domain .......................................................................... 1-3
Oracle Secure Backup Host Access Modes ............................................................................. 1-3
Oracle Secure Backup Administrative Domain: Examples.......................................................... 1-4
Tape Devices....................................................................................................................................... 1-5
Tape Drives.................................................................................................................................. 1-5
Tape Libraries.............................................................................................................................. 1-7
Virtual Tape Libraries ................................................................................................................ 1-9
Device Names and Attachments ........................................................................................... 1-10
Oracle Secure Backup Interfaces........................................................................................................ 1-10
System Requirements for Oracle Secure Backup ........................................................................... 1-11
Disk Space Requirements for Oracle Secure Backup................................................................. 1-11
Other System Requirements for Oracle Secure Backup ............................................................ 1-12
Linux Media Server System Requirement: SCSI Generic Driver............................................. 1-12
Acquiring Oracle Secure Backup Installation Media .................................................................... 1-12
Installation and Configuration Overview........................................................................................ 1-13
About Upgrade Installations............................................................................................................... 1-14
Preparing Administrative Domain Hosts for Upgrade to Release 10.3.................................. 1-14
2 Installing Oracle Secure Backup on Linux or UNIX
Overview of Oracle Secure Backup Linux and UNIX Installation................................................. 2-1
Prerequisites for Installing Oracle Secure Backup on Linux and UNIX....................................... 2-2
Prerequisites for Installation on Linux............................................................................................ 2-2
Required SCSI Tape Device Parameters on Linux and UNIX..................................................... 2-3
Assigning Oracle Secure Backup Logical Unit Numbers to Devices.................................. 2-3