NetVault Plug-in for Oracle 12.2

Installing Plug‑in for Oracle in a multi-instance database environment is almost identical to installing it in a single-instance database environment. The plug-in is installed on one of the nodes that hosts one of the instances for the RAC-enabled database. All RMAN-based backups and restores are performed from this single installation of the plug-in. Installing the plug-in is a two-step process:

Install the NetVault Backup Client software.

During installation of the NetVault Backup Client software on the selected node of the RAC environment, a name that represents the entire RAC environment should be specified as the NetVault Machine Name versus the machine name of the selected node. For example, if the machine name for the node where the NetVault Backup Client software is being installed is called RAC_NODE_1, RAC_NODE_1 should not be specified as the NetVault Machine Name; it should be a generic or virtual name that represents the entire RAC environment such as PROD_RAC.

Install Plug‑in for Oracle.

After the NetVault Backup Client software has been installed on the selected node of the RAC environment, install the plug-in. The process is identical to installing the plug-in for a single-instance database environment except that plug-in is installed on the NetVault Backup Client that corresponds with the generic or virtual name provided as the NetVault Machine Name during the NetVault Backup Client installation.

Configuring the plug-in

Configuring Plug‑in for Oracle in a multi-instance RAC environment is almost identical to configuring the plug-in in a single-instance, non-RAC environment except for the items identified in the following topics.

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Configuring default attributes

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Determining the local Oracle SID and Home directory in a RAC environment

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Adding a database to the plug-in

Configuring default attributes

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NetVault Backup (required for RMAN backups in a RAC environment): Specify the name of the NetVault Backup Server where the Oracle Database Server was added as a NetVault Backup Client.

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Do Restores from NetVault Backup Server (required for RMAN backups in a RAC environment): Specify the name of the NetVault Backup Server where the Oracle Database Server was added as a NetVault Backup Client.

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CLI Backup/Autobackup Target Set (required for RMAN backups in a RAC environment): Specify the name of the Backup Target Set that was specified in the Configuring a default Target Set for RMAN backups.

Determining the local Oracle SID and Home directory in a RAC environment

In a multi-instance RAC environment, the local SID and Oracle Home can be determined with the srvctl config database commands.

From a terminal window, connect as the Oracle Software Owner to the node where plug-in is installed.

Run the following command:

srvctl config database

A list of all databases in the RAC environment is displayed.

Run the following command, where <database_name> represents the database that is being added to the plug-in:

srvctl config database -d <database_name>

The name of the node, local Oracle SID, and local Oracle Home are displayed for each node in the RAC environment in the format:

In the following example, Plug‑in for Oracle is being installed on the “faro” node, the local Oracle SID is “o10rac3,” and the local Oracle Home is “/home/o10g/db.”

Example

faro:/home/o10g => srvctl config database

o10grac

o10rac

faro:/home/o10g => srvctl config database -d o10rac

lisbon o10rac1 /home/o10g/db

evora o10rac2 /home/o10g/db

faro o10rac3 /home/o10g/db

faro:/home/o10g =>