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Installing Oracle Secure Backup on Linux or UNIX 2-19

driver that is included with Solaris now provides the functionality provided by the

kernel driver.

Enabling the Solaris sgen Driver for Changer and Sequential Devices

You need to enable the Solaris sgen driver for changer and sequential devices before

you install Oracle Secure Backup.

Use the following steps to enable the Solaris sgen driver for sequential and changer

devices:

1. If your host does not have a previous installation of Oracle Secure Backup, skip to

Step 2.

When you enable the Solaris sgen driver on a host that already has Oracle Secure

Backup installed, the attach points and device configuration will be lost. You need

to first uninstall Oracle Secure Backup using the steps described in "Uninstalling

Oracle Secure Backup on Linux or UNIX" on page 2-20.

While uninstalling, it is recommended that you remove the backup directory. You

can retain that admin directory.

2. Enable sequential (01) and changer (01) devices by adding the following line in the

/kernel/drv/sgen.conf file:

device-type-config-list="sequential","changer";

3. Verify that there is an entry for the sgen driver in /etc/minor_perm.

An example of an entry in this file is as follows:

"sgen * 0600 root sys"

4. Verify that there is an entry for the sgen driver in /etc/name_to_major.

The following is an example of an entry in this file:

"sgen 151"

5. Remove the links in /dev/scsi/changer and /dev/scsi/sequential using

the following commands:

rm -r /dev/scsi/changer

rm -r /dev/scsi/sequential

6. Unconfigure the st driver for type 01 devices using the following command:

update_drv -d -i '"scsiclass,01"' st

7. Configure sgen driver for the types 01 and 08 using the following command:

add_drv -m '*0666 bin bin' -i '"scsiclass,01" "scsiclass,08" "scsa,01.bmpt"

"scsa,0.8.bmpt"' sgen

After you complete the steps to enable the sgen driver, there must be entries in

/etc/scsi/changer for every library and /etc/scsi/sequential for every tape

Note: If device-type-config-list is already defined for other

devices, add "sequential" and "changer" to the existing list in the

sgen.conf file.

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Oracle Secure Backup Specifications

General

Compression	Yes
Tape Library Support	Yes
Web Interface	Yes
Command Line Interface	Yes
Scheduling	Yes
Reporting	Yes
Role-Based Access Control	Yes
NDMP Support	Yes
Virtual Tape Library Support	Yes
Operating Systems Supported	Linux, Windows, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX
Backup Methods	Full, Incremental, Differential
Media Support	Tape, Disk
Database Support	Oracle Database
Encryption	AES 256-bit
Centralized Management	Yes
Cloud Integration	Oracle Cloud