ShadowProtect to backup Oracle Databases

Hi to all
I would like to hear from anyone if you are using ShadowProtect to backup your Oracle databases.
What are your experiences and the pros and cons in using ShadowProtect as the one and only backup/recovery tools for Oracle databases?
Can the potential of ShadowProtect replaces the commonly use Oracle backup/recovery tools?
The reason why I raise this question is because my boss has the idea that ShadowProtect is THE best backup/recovery tools. Personally I don't think so, because there can be cases where we only need to recover the database and not the whole OS. Thus need to hear more from you guys.
Thanks.
Edited by: moslee on Mar 22, 2013 2:24 AM

Hey Moslee,
You should definitely be testing your Oracle database recovery plan quarterly. If you're not even testing it annually that would be what really scares me the most. Testing should show you what you can and cannot get out of your backup and recovery software. Everything else being equal, please please please test your backup and recovery plan and do it often.
As for ShadowProtect, one of the nice things about this backup solution is that it's an image-based backup which means that it will quiesce the Oracle database and transactions to get a good snapshot of your database. Then (because it's an image-based solution) you can recover the Oracle DB, OS, installed applications, running services, data, and etc to that specific recovery point. Another nice thing is that ShadowProtect can quickly virtualize a backup image as a VM using Oracle's VirtualBox, MS Hyper-V, VMware, Citrix ZenServer and/or RedHat's KVM. Over all ShadowProtect's a pretty powerful and easy to use Windows backup tool.
Oh, and ShadowProtect's integrated with Oracle's VirtualBox technology (it's called ShadowProtect VirtualBoot) which makes it SUPER easy to spin up a backup image as a VM and verify (read "TEST" in capital letters) whether you've got a solid backup of your Oracle DB. I'd hate to find out the day after the excrement/fan fiasco that my backups were unusable. Please test! (I'm cringing in my chair here.) Then let us know whether you agree with your boss.
Cheers!

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Folks,
Hello. I am using Oracle Database Server 11gR1 with Operating System Oracle Linux 5.10.
I understand how to backup database instance in SQL Server with Windows. But don't really understand how to backup database instance in Oracle with Linux.
I have done Cold backup and Hot backup for the database instance HRCS90 but both get the same error message.
Cold backup is below:
SQL> startup
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 538677248 bytes
Fixed Size                  2146024 bytes
Variable Size             528482584 bytes
Database Buffers            4194304 bytes
Redo Buffers                3854336 bytes
Database mounted.
Database opened.
SQL> shutdown immediate
Database closed.
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
RMAN> backup database;
Starting backup at 25-NOV-13
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of backup command at 11/25/2013 14:26:52
RMAN-06171: not connected to target database
RMAN> backup HRCS90
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00558: error encountered while parsing input commands
RMAN-01009: syntax error: found "identifier": expecting one of: "archivelog, auxiliary, as, backup, backupset, blocks, channel, check, copy, copies, controlfilecopy, cumulative, current, database, datafile, datafilecopy, device, diskratio, db_recovery_file_dest, db_file_name_convert, duration, filesperset, for, format, from, full, force, file, incremental, keep, (, maxsetsize, nochecksum, noexclude, nokeep, not, proxy, pool, reuse, recovery, section, skip, spfile, skip readonly, setsize, tablespace, tag, to, validate"
RMAN-01008: the bad identifier was: HRCS90
RMAN-01007: at line 1 column 8 file: standard input
RMAN> backup database HRCS90
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00558: error encountered while parsing input commands
RMAN-01009: syntax error: found "identifier": expecting one of: "archivelog, auxiliary, backup, backupset, channel, copy, controlfilecopy, current, database, datafile, datafilecopy, delete, diskratio, db_recovery_file_dest, filesperset, format, from, force, file, include, keep, (, maxsetsize, noexclude, nokeep, not, pool, plus, reuse, recovery, section, ;, skip, spfile, skip readonly, setsize, tablespace, tag, to"
RMAN-01008: the bad identifier was: HRCS90
RMAN-01007: at line 1 column 17 file: standard input
While the database instance HRCS90 is startup, I do hot backup using the same commands and get the same error message with above cold backup.
My question is:
Can any folk tell me the specific steps (command by command) to backup a single database instance in Oracle using RMAN ?
Thanks.

Folks,
Hello. Thanks a lot for replying. My database instance named HRCS90 is going to be backed up. My backup directory is /backup_Database_Instance_HRCS90.
If database in open state, we must back up in archive log. If database in mount state but not open, we can back up in noarchive log.
I have tried to back up HRCS90 in archive and noarchive log when database in mount state but not open as below:
SQL>startup mount;
SQL>exit
[user@linux bin]$./rman
RMAN>connect target;
RMAN> CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT '/backup_Database_Instance_HRCS90/full_%u_%s_%p';
new RMAN configuration parameters:
CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT   '/backup_Database_Instance_HRCS90/full_%u_%s_%p';
new RMAN configuration parameters are successfully stored
released channel: ORA_DISK_1
RMAN> CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO RECOVERY WINDOW OF 360 DAYS;
new RMAN configuration parameters:
CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO RECOVERY WINDOW OF 360 DAYS;
new RMAN configuration parameters are successfully stored
RMAN> backup as backupset database plus archivelog;
Starting backup at 01-DEC-13
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=44 device type=DISK
specification does not match any archived log in the recovery catalog
backup cancelled because all files were skipped
Finished backup at 01-DEC-13
Starting backup at 01-DEC-13
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00001 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/system01.dbf
input datafile file number=00090 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/psimage.dbf
input datafile file number=00060 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/gpapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00119 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/tlwork.dbf
input datafile file number=00102 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/pttlrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00054 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/faapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00110 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/saapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00101 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/pttbl.dbf
input datafile file number=00002 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/sysaux01.dbf
input datafile file number=00106 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/py0lrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00004 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/psdefault.dbf
input datafile file number=00117 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/tlapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00007 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/adapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00082 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/paapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00074 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/hrsapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00092 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/ptamsg.dbf
input datafile file number=00056 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/fgapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00114 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/stapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00005 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/aaapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00118 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/tllarge.dbf
input datafile file number=00009 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/avapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00065 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/hrapp2.dbf
input datafile file number=00078 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/hrwork.dbf
input datafile file number=00116 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/stwork.dbf
input datafile file number=00077 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/hrswork.dbf
input datafile file number=00115 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/stlarge.dbf
input datafile file number=00049 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/epapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00098 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/ptprc.dbf
input datafile file number=00037 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoewapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00032 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoecapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00086 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/piapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00099 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/ptprjwk.dbf
input datafile file number=00019 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/cularge.dbf
input datafile file number=00035 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoeiapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00045 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoppapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00076 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/hrslarge.dbf
input datafile file number=00044 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoltapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00094 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/ptappe.dbf
input datafile file number=00050 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eplarge.dbf
input datafile file number=00084 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/pcapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00111 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/sacapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00100 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/ptrpts.dbf
input datafile file number=00023 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eobfapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00096 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/ptcmstar.dbf
input datafile file number=00108 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/pylarge.dbf
input datafile file number=00016 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/cularg1.dbf
input datafile file number=00018 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/cularg3.dbf
input datafile file number=00025 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eocmapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00027 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eocmwrk.dbf
input datafile file number=00029 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoculrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00033 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoeclrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00036 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoeilrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00039 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoewwrk.dbf
input datafile file number=00041 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoiulrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00046 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eopplrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00048 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eotplrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00053 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/erwork.dbf
input datafile file number=00061 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/gpdeapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00072 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/hrlarg1.dbf
input datafile file number=00079 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/htapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00087 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/pilarge.dbf
input datafile file number=00120 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/waapp.dbf
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 01-DEC-13
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of backup plus archivelog command at 12/01/2013 17:52:45
ORA-19504: failed to create file "/backup_Database_Instance_HRCS90/full_0boqei2c_11_1"
ORA-27040: file create error, unable to create file
Linux-x86_64 Error: 13: Permission denied
RMAN>
RMAN>
RMAN>
RMAN>
RMAN> backup as backupset database;
Starting backup at 01-DEC-13
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00001 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/system01.dbf
input datafile file number=00090 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/psimage.dbf
input datafile file number=00060 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/gpapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00119 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/tlwork.dbf
input datafile file number=00102 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/pttlrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00054 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/faapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00110 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/saapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00101 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/pttbl.dbf
input datafile file number=00002 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/sysaux01.dbf
input datafile file number=00106 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/py0lrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00004 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/psdefault.dbf
input datafile file number=00117 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/tlapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00007 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/adapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00082 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/paapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00074 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/hrsapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00092 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/ptamsg.dbf
input datafile file number=00056 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/fgapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00114 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/stapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00005 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/aaapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00118 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/tllarge.dbf
input datafile file number=00009 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/avapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00065 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/hrapp2.dbf
input datafile file number=00078 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/hrwork.dbf
input datafile file number=00116 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/stwork.dbf
input datafile file number=00077 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/hrswork.dbf
input datafile file number=00115 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/stlarge.dbf
input datafile file number=00049 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/epapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00098 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/ptprc.dbf
input datafile file number=00037 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoewapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00032 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoecapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00086 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/piapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00099 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/ptprjwk.dbf
input datafile file number=00019 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/cularge.dbf
input datafile file number=00035 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoeiapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00045 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoppapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00076 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/hrslarge.dbf
input datafile file number=00044 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoltapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00094 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/ptappe.dbf
input datafile file number=00050 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eplarge.dbf
input datafile file number=00084 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/pcapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00111 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/sacapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00100 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/ptrpts.dbf
input datafile file number=00023 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eobfapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00096 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/ptcmstar.dbf
input datafile file number=00108 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/pylarge.dbf
input datafile file number=00016 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/cularg1.dbf
input datafile file number=00018 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/cularg3.dbf
input datafile file number=00025 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eocmapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00027 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eocmwrk.dbf
input datafile file number=00029 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoculrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00033 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoeclrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00036 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoeilrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00039 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoewwrk.dbf
input datafile file number=00041 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eoiulrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00046 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eopplrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00048 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/eotplrg.dbf
input datafile file number=00053 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/erwork.dbf
input datafile file number=00061 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/gpdeapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00072 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/hrlarg1.dbf
input datafile file number=00079 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/htapp.dbf
input datafile file number=00087 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/pilarge.dbf
input datafile file number=00120 name=/u01/oradata/HRCS90/waapp.dbf
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 01-DEC-13
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on ORA_DISK_1 channel at 12/01/2013 17:56:51
ORA-19504: failed to create file "/backup_Database_Instance_HRCS90/full_0coqeia5_12_1"
ORA-27040: file create error, unable to create file
Linux-x86_64 Error: 13: Permission denied
As we see the above last 2 commands, either archive or noarchive, I get the same error:
Archive: ORA-19504: "failed to create file /backup_Database_Instance_HRCS90/full_0boqei2c_11_1"
Noarchive: ORA-19504: "failed to create file /backup_Database_Instance_HRCS90/full_0coqeia5_12_1"
My question is:
What is the file "full_0boqei2c_11_1" or "full_0coqeia5_12_1" ? How to solve the above error ?
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Devotee wrote:
Hi,
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> We can backup the VMDK files after placing the database in backup mode, so a restore would be to recover this file (or files). But I don't see how this can be automated.
Does that mean you want to put the Oracle database files into VMDK files and not on the raw device/LUN?
Markus

Oracle Database 11g Backup Deduplication using CommVault

Hi Everyone
We have recently implemented Commvault solution for a Backup and Recovery of Oracle database and other IT softwares / fileservers. Oracle E-business suite 12.1.1 is implemented in our organization with 11g database 11.2.0.3.6, for all the backups we have enabled deduplication and it is giving more then 90& dedup on all softwares except for Oracle database, for oracle it is giving just 40% or max 50% which is not acceptable to our organization
Production DB sizee = 257 GB
Used block = 157 GB
Backup Policy = Daily Full backup incremental 0 with commvault dedup enabled
Deduplication % = 40 to 50 %
requiement = should be over 90%
Our database is small and there are around 6 to 7 GB of archives daily so the data is not changing much, commvault support is saying that the block signatures are changing due to this we are not getting the full deduplication and they are asking us to check what changes are made during the day and oracle support says that once the rman backup is completed it has nothing to do with the third party dedup, and we are stuck so i thought to put it in the forum and may be oracle gurus can help find a solution here, my questions are:
1. Is there a non issue of not getting fully deduplication of Oracle database using third party deduplication solutions? Is there any one who have used oracle backups with Commvault and dedup enabled, any help would be great
2. I also need to know how to check what changes are made in database on a daily basis.
Please help
Thank you
Regards
shahrukh

The instructions are the same, where the server is physical or virtual. Best bet is the docs at http://docs.oracle.com/database/121/RILIN/toc.htm
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Facing Problem In Using Oracle Database Cloud Backup Service

Hi Everyone,
I m trying to use Oracle Database Backup Service, for this i have done the following as mentioned in the documentation.
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/availability/twp-oracledatabasebackupservice-2183633.pdf
1.Downloaded the opc_installer from otn and unzipped.
2. Executed the following statement from command prompt
java -jar opc_install.jar -serviceName myService -identityDomain myDomain
-opcId [email protected] -opcPass myPassword -configFile "C:\Oracle\OPC\conf"
-walletDir "C:\Oracle\OPC\wallet" -libDir "C:\Oracle\OPC\lib"
Using my credentials, servicename , identitydomain in the above statement.
Download Complete message appears.
3. Connects to RMAN and configure channel for sbt by passing this.
configure channel device type sbt parms
'SBT_LIBRARY=C:\Oracle\OPC\lib\oraopc12.dll
ENV=(OPC_PFILE=C:\Oracle\OPC\conf\conf.txt)';
4.To test the installation i executed the given statement "backup device type sbt current controlfile;"
Starting backup at 31-MAY-14
RMAN-00571:
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS
RMAN-00571:
RMAN-03002: failure of backup command at 05/31/2014 04:41:44
ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device name:
ORA-27000: skgfqsbi: failed to initialize storage subsystem (SBT) layer
OSD-01400: Message 1400 not found; product=RDBMS; facility=SOSD
(OS 7110)
ORA-19511: Error received from media manager layer, error text:
SBT error = 7110, errno = 1400, sbtinit: internal error - invalid argument(s)
Getting the following error.
My database version is 11g 11.2.0.3 and is installed in windows server 2008.
Please help to resolve the error.
Looking for your help.
Regards

Hi,
Could you try the following command ? Seems like some dependent Windows DLL is not being loaded..
sbttest foo -libname <abs-path-of-directory>\oraopc12.dll
This will output the reason why oraopc12.dll can't be loaded.
Thanks

How to configure backup parallel in SAP with oracle database?

Dear SAP,
We need your suggestion on oracle database backup parallel using brbackup, our SAP system run on:
OS: UNIX - SUN Solaris SPARC 10
SAP: ECC 6.0 SR3
Database: Oracle 10.2.0.4
Our production database are growing rapidly, estimate growing is 2GB/days. Right now we backup our Production using one tape that estimated time to online backup is 4-5hours.
In there future, if we stayed this configuration. It will take long time to backup and restore it's not applicable. That's why we are planning to add more tapes during backup (4 tape parallel).
I read from help.sap, that we can configure this on $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/init<SID>.sap. in parameter:
compress = harware
backup_dev_type = tape
tape_address = (tape1, tape2, tape3, tape4)
tape_address_rew = (tape1, tape2, tape3, tape4)
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/88/a2a041a5d4af4db168992639d65d3b/frameset.htm
My question,
If we want to backup parallel using 4 tapes, is this configuration that we need to do (init<SID>.sap) from sap side (DB13)?
Thanks and Best Regards,
Widi

Dear Mark,
Thanks for your help. actually I have one more question:
How do I restore my backup form this 4 tapes, if I'm using parallel backup?
Will the command same like I restore form 1 tape:
example:
brrestore u2013b beczqlnk.ant u2013m full
brrestore u2013a 5371-5372=/oracle/<SID>/oraarch/
Below are the paramter that I will configure:
- tape_address = /dev/rmt/0cbn
- compress = hardware
- backup_dev_type = tape
- exec_parallel = 4
- tape_size = 1600000
- tape_address = (dev/rmt/0mn, /dev/rmt/1mn, ..)
- tape_address_rew = (dev/rmt/0m, /dev/rmt/1m, ..)
Appreciate you help and suggestion on this.
Dear Venkat,
thanks for your suggestion

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