This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.Full Backup
If you want to create a full backup Oracle databases, you can use the BRBACKUP tool. When Veeam Plug-in for SAP on Oracle is configured, the plug-in transfers database backup files to a backup repository connected to Veeam Backup & Replication.
Example 1. Performing Full Database Backup in Offline Mode
brbackup -p $Oracle_HOME/dbs/veeam_initSID.sap -d util_file -t offline_force -m all -u <user>/<password> |
Run the brbackup command with the following parameters:
- Specify the path to the initialization profile file ($Oracle_HOME/dbs/veeam_initSID.sap) as the argument for the -p (-profile) parameter.
- Specify util_file as the argument for the -d (-device) parameter. This option defines that a file-by-file backup will be performed using Veeam Plug-in.
- Specify offline_force as the argument for the -t (-type) parameter. With this option, BRBACKUP shuts down the database and performs an offline backup.
- Specify the argument for the -m (-mode) parameter. With the all argument, BRBACKUP performs backup of files in all tablespaces, but not the control files and online redo log files. For the full list of arguments for the -mode parameter, see SAP Documentation.
- Specify credentials that will be used to connect to the database as the argument for the -u (-user) parameter. For details, see SAP Documentation.
Example 2. Performing Full Database Backup in Online Mode
brbackup -p $Oracle_HOME/dbs/veeam_initSID.sap -d util_file_online -t online -m all -u <user>/<password> |
Run the brbackup command with the following parameters:
- Specify the path to the initialization profile file ($Oracle_HOME/dbs/veeam_initSID.sap) as the argument for the -p (-profile) parameter.
- Specify util_file_online as the argument for the -d (-device) parameter.
- Specify the argument for the -m (-mode) parameter. With the all argument, BRBACKUP performs backup of files in all tablespaces, but not the control files and online redo log files. For the full list of arguments for the -mode parameter, see SAP Documentation.
- Specify credentials that will be used to connect to the database as the argument for the -u (-user) parameter. For details, see SAP Documentation.
Important |
When you use BRBACKUP, you must specify the full directory path to the Veeam Plug-in initialization profile file (-p $Oracle_HOME/dbs/veeam_initSID.sap). If the profile file is in the default directory, you can specify only the file name. |
