NetVault Plug-in for Oracle 7.1 - Release Notes

Getting started with Plug-in for Oracle 7.1

•	Upgrade and installation instructions

•	Additional resources

Upgrade and installation instructions

The steps for upgrading the plug-in differ depending on whether you are using NetVault Backup 10.0 or an earlier version.

 

IMPORTANT: Due to the plug-in name change, you must remove the existing plug-in before you install the new version. This ensures that items with the previous plug-in name are removed before items with the new plug-in name are installed.

Using NetVault Backup 9.2 or earlier

If you upgrade your plug-in without removing the existing version first, some items will be duplicated in the existing NetVault Backup Console. (If you do not remove the existing version of the plug-in before upgrading to the current version and you want to eliminate the duplication of items, you must remove the current plug-in, install the previous version, remove the previous version, and install the current plug-in again.)

To remove the plug-in

1	From the NetVault Console running on the NetVault Backup Server, open the NetVault Backup Client Management window (via either of the toolbar buttons or by clicking Administration > Client Management).

2	On the Clients tab, right-click the machine that houses the Plug‑in for Oracle, and select Remove Software.

3	On the Remove Software dialog, select the Plug‑in for Oracle item, and click Remove.

4	When the next Remove Software dialog appears, click OK to proceed (or Cancel to abort).

5	When the confirmation message appears that indicates the software was removed, click OK to close the dialog and return to the NetVault Backup Client Management window.

To install the plug-in

1	From the NetVault Console running on the NetVault Backup Server, open the NetVault Backup Client Management window (via either of the toolbar buttons or by clicking Administration > Client Management).

2	On the Clients tab, locate the machine that contains the Oracle Database Server, right-click it, and select Install Software.

3	On the dialog that appears, navigate to the location of the “.npk” installation file for the Plug‑in for Oracle (for example, the Dell NetVault Backup Plug-in Installation CD or the directory to which the file was downloaded from the Dell web site).

Based on the operating system (OS) in use, the path for this software may vary on the installation CD.

4	Select the file entitled “ora-x-x-x-x.npk” (where xxxx represents the platform and version number), and click Open.

The installation process will occur automatically.

5	When the Install Software dialog appears that indicates the software was successfully installed, click OK to dismiss it.

Using NetVault Backup 10.0

To remove the plug-in

1	In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients.

2	On the Manage Clients page, select the applicable client, and click Manage.

3	In the Installed Software table on the View Client page, select Plug‑in for Oracle, and click the Remove Plugin button ().

4	In the Confirm dialog, click Remove.

To install the plug-in on multiple clients simultaneously

1	In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration.

2	On the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Install Plugins.

3	On the next page, select the applicable clients.

4	Click Choose Plug-in File, navigate to the location of the “.npk” installation file for the plug-in (on the installation CD or the directory to which the file was downloaded from the web site).

Based on the OS in use, the path for this software may vary on the installation CD.

5	Select the file entitled “ora-x-x-x-x.npk” (where xxxx represents the platform and version number), and click Next.

6	Click Next to begin installation.

When the installation completes successfully, a message is displayed.

To install the plug-in on a specific client

1	In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients.

2	On the Manage Clients page, select the machine that contains the Oracle Database Server, and click Manage.

3	Click the Install Plugin button ().

4	Click Choose Plug-in File, navigate to the location of the “.npk” installation file for the plug-in (on the installation CD or the directory to which the file was downloaded from the web site).

Based on the OS in use, the path for this software may vary on the installation CD.

5	Select the file entitled “ora-x-x-x-x.npk” (where xxxx represents the platform and version number), and click Open.

6	Click Install Plugin to begin installation.

When the installation completes successfully, a message is displayed.

Additional resources

Additional information is available from the following:

•	Online product documentation

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NetVault

Globalization

This section contains information about installing and operating this product in non-English configurations, such as those needed by customers outside of North America. This section does not replace the materials about supported platforms and configurations found elsewhere in the product documentation.

This release supports any single-byte or multi-byte character set. In this release, all product components should be configured to use the same or compatible character encodings and should be installed to use the same locale and regional options. This release is targeted to support operations in the following regions: North America, Western Europe and Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Far-East Asia, Japan.

The release is localized to the following languages: Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Japanese, Korean.