NetVault Plug-in for Oracle 12.3

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 =>

Adding a database to the plug-in

Adding a multi-instance database in Plug‑in for Oracle is almost identical to adding a single-instance, non-RAC database except for the following differences:

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Oracle SID: Enter the local SID for the target RAC database. The local SID is the instance name for the target RAC database on the node where the plug-in is installed.

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Parameter File(s) Path: In a multi-instance RAC environment, the plug-in requires the usage of an SPFILE as a dynamic method of maintaining initialization parameters. The SPFILE must be stored on the shared storage in ASM. Because the SPFILE is included in the Control File Autobackups, this field should be left blank in a RAC environment.

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Control File Autobackup enabled: Select this option because Control File Autobackups are required in a RAC environment.

For more information, see Configuring the plug-in.