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NetVault Plug-in for SAP on Oracle 11.4.5 - User Guide

Commands: an overview

This topic offers brief instructions on how to issue basic Plug‑in for SAP on Oracle commands from a terminal prompt to perform backup and restore operations. It also includes tables that provide details on the various commands that are available for use, and the parameters and variables that can accompany the commands.

Issuing commands

1
Based on the operation to be performed, backup versus restore, verify that all prerequisites have been met; for more information, see Backing up data and Restoring data.
2
From the NetVault Backup Server, initiate a terminal session.
3
Preface all commands used to initiate SAP Backint backup and restore operations with the “backint” command.
4
Follow this step with the applicable commands, based on the operation that you are performing, and include the function, any applicable parameters, and the names of the input, output, and job title.
For more information, see the subsequent tables.
5
With all applicable values input, press the Enter key to start the job.

Accessing help from a terminal-session prompt

1
Navigate to the “…netvault/bin” directory.
2
Issue one of the following commands:
backint -?
backint --help

Command table

The following table describes the commands available for use with the Plug‑in for SAP on Oracle.

 
Table 2. Available commands
Command
Description
Default/no entry
-u <user_id>

Backup utility user.

To attach a user ID to a backup, use this option with the backup operation. When you use this option with inquire or restore operations, only the contents of backups made with an identical ID, or no ID, are listed or restored.

No user ID

-t <type>

Backup type (file, file_online).

Backint requests permission to start each file, and informs SAP when each file is completed. This command enables SAP to switch the tablespace to BEGIN/END BACKUP mode only when the backup of the related files takes place.

•
file: No such interactive mode occurs between NetVault Backup and SAP.
•
file_online: Used only for online backups.

file

-f <function>

Type or operation (backup, restore, inquire).

•
backup: Defines a backup request, including all the files specified in a list. Backint indicates which files have, or have not, been backed up successfully.
•
restore: Requests that a list of files, specified in a list, are restored. Backint indicates which files have, or have not, been successfully restored.
•
inquire: Provides information about what files exist in the backup, and in which savesets they are located.

backup

-p <par_file>

Name of the file that contains the parameters that determine the backup procedure. For a description of the available options, see Parameter table.

Default parameter file; if specified in the Default Parameter File field of the Configure dialog box for this plug-in; for more information, see Configuring the plug-in.

-i <in_file>

Path name of the file that defines the objects of the function — backup, restore, or inquire. If this parameter is not set, data is read from the standard input.

STDIN

-o <out_file>

Path name of the file where Backint writes the result of the function — backup, restore, or inquire. If this parameter is not set, the messages are written to standard output.

STDOUT

-T <title>

The job title given to the NetVault Backup backup or restore job.

Command line

backup/restore

-r

Recurse directories.

FALSE

-c

Unattended mode — no interaction possible.

Attended mode

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