SAP on Oracle Backup Using RMAN_UTIL

The rman_util parameter allows you to back up Oracle databases using Oracle RMAN in combination with Veeam Plug-In for Oracle RMAN. BACKINT

Prerequisites

Important

When you perform the backup using the RMAN_UTIL, RMAN_STAGE or RMAN_DISK parameter, by default, BR*Tools creates one backup set for each log or datafile. This means that every backup piece will contain only one file. This results in a large amount of backup files and significantly slows down backup and restore processes. To avoid this problem, do the following:

  1. In the SAP on Oracle server, open the /oracle/ODB/sapprof/veeam_initSID.sap file using a text editor.
  2. Change the default values for the following parameters:

rman_filesperset = 10

rman_filesperset_arch = 100

For example: set the rman_filesperset value to 10 for datafiles and the rman_filesperset_arch value to 100 for logs.

Also, you must add the SBT_LIBRARY directory to the rman_parms setting in the veeam_initSID.sap file:

  1. In the SAP on Oracle server, open the /oracle/ODB/sapprof/veeam_initSID.sap file using a text editor.
  1. Add the following line in the veeam_initSID.sap file:

rman_parms = 'SBT_LIBRARY=/opt/veeam/VeeamPluginforOracleRMAN/libOracleRMANPlugin.so'

How SAP on Oracle Backup Using RMAN_UTIL Works

When you launch the BRBACKUP or BRARCHIVE tool with the RMAN_UTIL parameter, the following happens:

  1. SAP BR*Tools launches the RMAN backup script.
  2. Oracle RMAN launches Veeam Plug-In for Oracle RMAN services.
  3. Oracle RMAN starts the backup process:
  1. Veeam Plug-In compresses database backup files or redo logs and sends them to the target backup repository through one or multiple channels.
  2. Veeam Plug-In for Oracle RMAN connects to Veeam Backup & Replication and creates a backup job object that shows the job progress and logs.
  1. BR*Tools launches the Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle services.
  2. BR*Tools start the control data files backup:
  1. Control file, BR*Tools logs are compressed and sent to a backup repository.
  1. Veeam Plug-In for SAP on Oracle connects to Veeam Backup & Replication and creates a backup job object that shows the job progress and logs.

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