Backup Oracle VMs using a direct attached tape library

Hello all,
I'm in the process of getting a specification for a new Oracle VM host server which will run OEL VMs and host Oracle databases (10g and others), currently we're looking at getting an HP DL580 and a MSL6000 tape library using SAS connectors.
Regarding backups, I understand that Oracle VM Server doesn't have a built in mechanism for backups so would need to use a backup method from within the virtual machines.
Is it possible, and advisable, to use a tape library directly attached to the host server and use an OEL VM running Symantec Netbackup which will then backup the other VMs, if so, are there any issues or gotchas I should be aware of?
If it is possible to do this, do I connect the tape library to the VM by editing the VM config file and add the tape library devices as 'phy:/dev/xxx'
Thanks in advance,
Martin.
Edited by: user5385211 on 09-Oct-2009 03:39

NDMP is for backing up NAS platforms.
Does your backup software support "LAN-Free" backup ? Typically enterprise backup software like Netbackup, TSM, Networker require a special license/agent that gets loaded on server where you are going to implement LAN-Free backups. Without that software/license servers will be fighting for tape resources and it will be a mess (if it works at all). Also you want to use dedicated HBA or port on dual HBA for tape traffic, do not mix tape and disk traffic on the same HBA/port. In big shops people configure dedicated "tape" VSANs but that would be an overkill for your current environment.
@dynamoxxx

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https://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showDoc?db=NOT&id=332588.1
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Macintosh OS X 10g Instant Client Software
a. instantclient-basic-macosx-10.1.0.3.zip (32,395,622 bytes)
b. instantclient-sqlplus-macosx-10.1.0.3.zip (326,740 bytes)
c. instantclient-sdk-macosx-10.1.0.3.zip (293,913 bytes)
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(CONNECT_DATA =
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SELECT user FROM dual;
SELECT sysdate FROM dual;
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exit;
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# ===========================================
# MAC OS X INSTANT CLIENT 10g SCRIPT - SETUP1
# ===========================================
# DESCRIPTION
# ===========
# This script will install and configure your 10g Instant Client (IC) Software
# for the Mac. It will install the Basic, SQL*Plus and SDK (OCI/OCCI) packages
# and then test its connectivity to an Oracle database using SQL*Plus.
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# 2 - instantclient-sqlplus-macosx-10.1.0.3.zip
# 3 - instantclient-sdk-macosx-10.1.0.3.zip
# 4 - tnsnames.ora (configured properly)
# 5 - sqlplus_script.sql (connectivity test)
# 6 - setup1 (this file)
# 7 - setup2 (will run this file later)
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# in this file. You will have to change the following information:
# SERVICE NAME (orcl or orcl.us.oracle.com)
# HOST (database_machine.us.oracle.com)
# PORT (1521)
# SID (orcl)
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echo
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# SQL*Plus Connectivity Test
# To connect to the database specified in your TNSNAMES.ORA file change the
# SERVICE NAME (i.e. orcl) below to the name of the entry in your TNSNAMES.ORA
# file designating the specific database in which you want to connect to
echo
echo SQL*PLUS CONNECTIVITY TEST
./instantclient10_1/sqlplus scott/tiger@orcl @sqlplus_script.sql
# Alternately, you can connect from SQL*Plus to Oracle without using a TNSNAMES.ORA
# file. You can embed the NAME-VALUE pair of the SERVICE NAME from the TNSNAMES.ORA
# file directly into the connection string making sure to use the proper HOST, PORT
# and SID like so:
#./instantclient10_1/sqlplus scott/tiger@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=database_machine.us.oracle.com)(PORT=1521)))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=orcl)))
5. Save the following text into a file called setup2:
# ===========================================
# MAC OS X INSTANT CLIENT 10g SCRIPT - SETUP2
# ===========================================
# DESCRIPTION
# ===========
# This script will build and run the OCI sample application CDEMO81.C inside
# your Instant Client (IC) software located under the <IC>/sdk/demo folder.
# NOTE: In order for this script to run successfully
# (A) you MUST have already run the script SETUP1 successfully
# and
# (B) you MUST perform any necessary actions required under the SETUP
# section below.
# SETUP
# =====
# (1) You need to edit the CDEMO81.C application PRIOR to running this script to
# change the connection information. By default, the application will attempt
# to connect as user SCOTT with password TIGER to a local Oracle database using
# the BEQ-LOCAL network protocol. This will not work.
# (A) You need to make sure you have the SCOTT/TIGER schema created in your database.
# If not, have your DBA create it by running the script "SCOTT.SQL" from your
# <ORACLE_HOME>/rdbms/admin folder.
# (B) You need to modify the CDEMO81.C application to connect to the database
# you have configured inside your TNSNAMES.ORA file.
# (i) Open the CDEMO81.C file located under the <IC>/sdk/demo folder.
# (ii) Find the following line of code:
# (void) OCIServerAttach( srvhp, errhp, (text *)"", strlen(""), 0);
# and change the two empty strings to the SERVICE NAME you are using like so
# (void) OCIServerAttach( srvhp, errhp, (text *)"ORCL", strlen("ORCL"), 0);
# (iii) Save the file.
# (2) You MUST be in the initial directory where you copied all of the files listed
# in script SETUP1. In this same location you will find SETUP2. Run SETUP2 from
# this location.
# (3) To run this script use the command: ". setup2"
# BEGINNING OF SCRIPT
# output this file to your shell
echo
echo MAC OS X INSTANT CLIENT 10g SCRIPT - SETUP2
echo
#more setup2
# output the TNSNAMES.ORA file to your shell
echo TNSNAMES.ORA FILE
echo
more tnsnames.ora
# output the username, password and service name from CDEMO81.C file to your shell
echo
echo USERNAME, PASSWORD AND SERVICE NAME INFO FROM YOUR OCI cdemo81.c FILE
echo
#more ./instantclient10_1/sdk/demo/cdemo81.c
grep -i "*username" ./instantclient10_1/sdk/demo/cdemo81.c
grep -i "*password" ./instantclient10_1/sdk/demo/cdemo81.c
grep -i OCIServerAttach ./instantclient10_1/sdk/demo/cdemo81.c
# display the required environment variables
#env
echo
echo REPORTING REQUIRED ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
echo
echo DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
echo $DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
echo
echo TNS_ADMIN
echo $TNS_ADMIN
# move to the sdk/demo directory
cd ./instantclient10_1/sdk/demo
echo
echo CHANGING TO [IC]/SDK/DEMO DIRECTORY
echo
ls
# run demo application
echo
echo ATTEMPTING TO RUN APPLICATION
echo
echo BUILDING APPLICATION USING PROVIDED MAKE FILE, [IC]/sdk/demo/demo.mk...
echo
make -f demo.mk
echo
echo
echo INSTANT CLIENT [IC] DIRECTORY...
echo
ls ../..
echo
echo CREATING links FOR REQUIRED LIBRARIES IN INSTANT CLIENT [IC] FOLDER...
echo
echo - libclntsh.dylib
echo - libocci.dylib
ln ../../libclntsh.dylib.10.1 ../../libclntsh.dylib
ln ../../libocci.dylib.10.1 ../../libocci.dylib
echo
echo INSTANT CLIENT [IC] DIRECTORY WITH links CREATED...
echo
ls ../..
echo
echo
echo EXECUTING APPLICATION...
echo
cdemo81
echo
echo
# TROUBLE-SHOOTING
# If you receive the following error messages:
# Error - ORA-24327: need explicit attach before authenticating a user
# Error - ORA-03114: not connected to ORACLE
# Then you did not modify the CDEMO81.C application with proper SERVICE NAME
# information. See step 1B under the SETUP section in this script to resolve
# this error.
6. Take all seven (7) files and move them into the same directory on your OS where you want to install the Instant Client software from:
1 - instantclient-basic-macosx-10.1.0.3.zip
2 - instantclient-sqlplus-macosx-10.1.0.3.zip
3 - instantclient-sdk-macosx-10.1.0.3.zip
4 - tnsnames.ora
5 - sqlplus_script.sql
6 - setup1
7 - setup2
7. Open the file tnsnames.ora. Be sure to review the comments in this file. You will have to change the following information to connect to a database on your network:
SERVICE NAME (orcl or orcl.us.oracle.com)
HOST (database_machine.us.oracle.com)
PORT (1521)
SID (orcl)
Save the file.
8. Open the file setup1, go to the end of this script and modify the following line:
./instantclient10_1/sqlplus scott/tiger@orcl @sqlplus_script.sql
Replace orcl with the SERVICE NAME you used in Step 7 above. Save the file.
9. You are now ready to install the 10g Instant Client software for Mac OS X. From the location where your seven (7) files reside, issue the following command:
[macosx]/oracle> . setup1
NOTE: Be sure to include the period "." and a space " " before the word "setup1" so all environment variables persist for the current session.
This will install the Instant Client Basic and SQL*Plus software and connect to the database specified in the tnsnames.ora file.
10. Here is the sample output of a successful execution of the setup1 script:
[macosx]/oracle> . setup1
MAC OS X INSTANT CLIENT 10g SCRIPT - SETUP1
TNSNAMES.ORA FILE
# If you receive an
# ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified
# error when running the setup script and attempting to connect to Oracle
# from SQL*Plus then the name of your SERVICE NAME (i.e. ORCL) may require
# that you include the DOMAIN (i.e. US.ORACLE.COM) in order to connect successfully.
# To obtain the DOMAIN of your environment, type "hostname" from your shell
# and it should report this information back to you. Configure your SERVICE
# NAME to look like Example 2.
# Example 1
ORCL =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = gbednars-pc.us.oracle.com)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SID = orcl)
# Example 2
#ORCL.US.ORACLE.COM =
# (DESCRIPTION =
# (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = gbednars-pc.us.oracle.com)(PORT = 1521))
# (CONNECT_DATA =
# (SERVER = DEDICATED)
# (SID = orcl)
CHECKING FOR instantclient10_1 DIRECTORY...
WILL REMOVE DIRECTORY IF IT ALREADY EXISTS
INSTALLING SOFTWARE...
BASIC
Archive: instantclient-basic-macosx-10.1.0.3.zip
inflating: instantclient10_1/classes12.jar
inflating: instantclient10_1/libclntsh.dylib.10.1
inflating: instantclient10_1/libnnz10.dylib
inflating: instantclient10_1/libocci.dylib.10.1
inflating: instantclient10_1/libociei.dylib
inflating: instantclient10_1/libocijdbc10.dylib
inflating: instantclient10_1/ojdbc14.jar
SQL*PLUS
Archive: instantclient-sqlplus-macosx-10.1.0.3.zip
inflating: instantclient10_1/README_IC.htm
inflating: instantclient10_1/glogin.sql
inflating: instantclient10_1/libsqlplus.dylib
inflating: instantclient10_1/sqlplus
SDK
Archive: instantclient-sdk-macosx-10.1.0.3.zip
creating: instantclient10_1/sdk/
creating: instantclient10_1/sdk/demo/
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/demo/cdemo81.c
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/demo/demo.mk
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/demo/occidemo.sql
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/demo/occidemod.sql
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/demo/occidml.cpp
creating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/nzerror.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/nzt.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/occi.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/occiAQ.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/occiCommon.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/occiControl.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/occiData.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/occiObjects.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/oci.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/oci1.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/oci8dp.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/ociap.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/ociapr.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/ocidef.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/ocidem.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/ocidfn.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/ociextp.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/ocikpr.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/ocixmldb.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/odci.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/oratypes.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/ori.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/orid.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/orl.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/oro.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/ort.h
inflating: instantclient10_1/sdk/include/xa.h
SETTING ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
/oracle/instantclient10_1
TNS_ADMIN
/oracle/instantclient10_1
COPYING TNSNAMES.ORA TO INSTANT CLIENT [IC] DIRECTORY
INSTANT CLIENT [IC] DIRECTORY
README_IC.htm libocci.dylib.10.1 sdk/
classes12.jar libociei.dylib* sqlplus*
glogin.sql libocijdbc10.dylib* tnsnames.ora
libclntsh.dylib.10.1* libsqlplus.dylib*
libnnz10.dylib ojdbc14.jar
SQL*PLUS CONNECTIVITY TEST
SQL*Plus: Release 10.1.0.3.0 - Production on Fri Aug 19 15:26:08 2005
Copyright (c) 1982, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.1.0.4.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
USER
SCOTT
SYSDATE
19-AUG-05
TEST_RESULTS
successful
Disconnected from Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.1.0.4.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
IF THE SQL*PLUS CONNECTIVITY TEST WAS SUCCESSFUL
READ SETUP2 TO CONFIGURE AND RUN THE OCI cdemo81.c SAMPLE
[macosx]/oracle>
11. Once you have obtained a successful execution of the setup1 script, you are ready to configure cdemo81.c to connect to the database you have configured inside your tnsnames.ora file.
Open the cdemo81.c file located under the <Instant_Client>/sdk/demo folder. Find the following line of code:
(void) OCIServerAttach( srvhp, errhp, (text *)"", strlen(""), 0);
Change the two (2) empty strings to the SERVICE NAME you used in Step 7 above.
(void) OCIServerAttach( srvhp, errhp, (text *)"ORCL", strlen("ORCL"), 0);
Save the file.
12. You are now ready to run cdemo81.c. You MUST issue the following command from the initial directory where you copied all of the files in Step 6:
[macosx]/oracle> . setup2
NOTE: Be sure to include the period "." and a space " " before the word "setup2" so all environment variables persist for the current session.
This script will configure your environment, build and run the OCI sample code connecting to the database specified in the tnsnames.ora file.
13. Here is the sample output of a successful execution of the setup2 script:
[macosx]/oracle> . setup2
MAC OS X INSTANT CLIENT 10g SCRIPT - SETUP2
TNSNAMES.ORA FILE
# If you receive an
# ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified
# error when running the setup script and attempting to connect to Oracle
# from SQL*Plus then the name of your SERVICE NAME (i.e. ORCL) may require
# that you include the DOMAIN (i.e. US.ORACLE.COM) in order to connect successfully.
# To obtain the DOMAIN of your environment, type "hostname" from your shell
# and it should report this information back to you. Configure your SERVICE
# NAME to look like Example 2.
# Example 1
ORCL =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = gbednars-pc.us.oracle.com)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SID = orcl)
# Example 2
#ORCL.US.ORACLE.COM =
# (DESCRIPTION =
# (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = gbednars-pc.us.oracle.com)(PORT = 1521))
# (CONNECT_DATA =
# (SERVER = DEDICATED)
# (SID = orcl)
USERNAME, PASSWORD AND SERVICE NAME INFO FROM YOUR OCI cdemo81.c FILE
static text username = (text ) "SCOTT";
static text password = (text ) "TIGER";
(void) OCIServerAttach( srvhp, errhp, (text *)"ORCL", strlen("ORCL"), 0);
REPORTING REQUIRED ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
/oracle/instantclient10_1
TNS_ADMIN
/oracle/instantclient10_1
CHANGING TO [IC]/SDK/DEMO DIRECTORY
cdemo81.c* demo.mk occidemo.sql occidemod.sql occidml.cpp
ATTEMPTING TO RUN APPLICATION
BUILDING APPLICATION USING PROVIDED MAKE FILE, [IC]/sdk/demo/demo.mk...
rm -rf SunWS_cache
rm -rf ../../libclntsh.dylib
rm -rf ../../libocci.dylib
rm -rf cdemo81 cdemo81.o occidml occidml.o
/usr/bin/gcc -c -I../include -I/rdbms/public/ -I/oracore/include -I/oracore/publ
ic -I/oracore/port/include -I/nlsrtl/include -I/plsql/public -I/plsql/include -I
/network/public -I/network/include -I/otrace/public -I/otrace/include/ -I/precom
p/public -I/precomp/include/ -I/slax/include -I/ordts/public -I/ordts/include -I
/javavm/include -I/javavm/include/osds/unix/solaris -I/ctx/public -I/ordvir/publ
ic -I/ordvir/include -idirafter . -g -DRE_ENTRANT -DOCCI_NO_WSTRING=1 -DMAC_O
SX -D_GNU_SOURCE -DSLTS_ENABLE -DSLMXMX_ENABLE -D_REENTRANT -DNS_THREADS -D_BCER
T_API_ -DRSA_PLATFORM=RSA_PLATFORM_MAC_PPC_DARWIN -DNTEV_USE_POLL -DNTEV_USE_GE
NERIC -DNET_USE_LDAP -DOCCI cdemo81.c
ln ../../libclntsh.dylib.10.1 ../../libclntsh.dylib
ln ../../libocci.dylib.10.1 ../../libocci.dylib
/usr/bin/g++ -o cdemo81 cdemo81.o -L../../ -locci -lclntsh -lpthread
rm -rf ../../libclntsh.dylib
rm -rf ../../libocci.dylib
/usr/bin/g++ -c -I../include -I/rdbms/public/ -I/oracore/include -I/oracore/publ
ic -I/oracore/port/include -I/nlsrtl/include -I/plsql/public -I/plsql/include -I
/network/public -I/network/include -I/otrace/public -I/otrace/include/ -I/precom
p/public -I/precomp/include/ -I/slax/include -I/ordts/public -I/ordts/include -I
/javavm/include -I/javavm/include/osds/unix/solaris -I/ctx/public -I/ordvir/publ
ic -I/ordvir/include -idirafter . -g -DRE_ENTRANT -DOCCI_NO_WSTRING=1 -DMAC_O
SX -D_GNU_SOURCE -DSLTS_ENABLE -DSLMXMX_ENABLE -D_REENTRANT -DNS_THREADS -D_BCER
T_API_ -DRSA_PLATFORM=RSA_PLATFORM_MAC_PPC_DARWIN -DNTEV_USE_POLL -DNTEV_USE_GE
NERIC -DNET_USE_LDAP -DOCCI occidml.cpp
In file included from ../include/occi.h:43,
from occidml.cpp:11:
../include/occiData.h:411: warning: use of `long double' type; its size may
change in a future release
../include/occiData.h:411: warning: (Long double usage is reported only once
for each file.
../include/occiData.h:411: warning: To disable this warning, use
-Wno-long-double.)
ln ../../libclntsh.dylib.10.1 ../../libclntsh.dylib
ln ../../libocci.dylib.10.1 ../../libocci.dylib
/usr/bin/g++ -o occidml occidml.o -L../../ -locci -lclntsh -lpthread
rm -rf ../../libclntsh.dylib
rm -rf ../../libocci.dylib
INSTANT CLIENT [IC] DIRECTORY...
README_IC.htm libocci.dylib.10.1 sdk/
classes12.jar libociei.dylib* sqlplus*
glogin.sql libocijdbc10.dylib* tnsnames.ora
libclntsh.dylib.10.1* libsqlplus.dylib*
libnnz10.dylib ojdbc14.jar
CREATING links FOR REQUIRED LIBRARIES IN INSTANT CLIENT [IC] FOLDER...
- libclntsh.dylib
- libocci.dylib
INSTANT CLIENT [IC] DIRECTORY WITH links CREATED...
README_IC.htm libnnz10.dylib libsqlplus.dylib*
classes12.jar libocci.dylib ojdbc14.jar
glogin.sql libocci.dylib.10.1 sdk/
libclntsh.dylib* libociei.dylib* sqlplus*
libclntsh.dylib.10.1* libocijdbc10.dylib* tnsnames.ora
EXECUTING APPLICATION...
Enter employee name (or CR to EXIT): LARRY
Enter employee job: CEO
Enter employee salary: 10000
Enter employee dept: 40
LARRY added to the OPERATIONS department as employee number 7974
Enter employee name (or CR to EXIT):
Exiting...
[macosx]/oracle/instantclient10_1/sdk/demo>
14. If you have any problems running this script please open a Service Request (SR) with Oracle Support for further assistance and be sure to upload the output from the script to the SR.
ReferencesNote
332588.1 - How to Install, Configure and Test Oracle 10g Instant Client Basic, SQL*Plus and SDK Packages for Mac OS X (Runs OCCI sample code - occidml.cpp)
Errors
ORA-3114 "not connected to ORACLE"
ORA-24327 need explicit attach before authenticating a user
ORA-12154 "TNS:could not resolve service name"

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