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Backup Oracle Software - binaries.

Gulam Mohiuddin — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 12:12:53 GMT

Before applying latest Oracle9i patch, I would like to take complete backup of Oracle Software in $ORACLE_HOME on a separate disk at /u10/backup.

Thanks,

Gulam.

Re: Backup Oracle Software - binaries.

A. Clay Stephenson — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 12:15:50 GMT

cd ${ORACLE_HOME}
find . -print | cpio -pudvm /u10/backup

Man find and cpio for details.

Re: Backup Oracle Software - binaries.

Steven E. Protter — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 12:16:25 GMT

Just copy or tar the files or use fbackup.

Does not matter of the database is up or down.

cd $ORACLE_HOME

cp -R * /u10/backup

Done

SEP

Re: Backup Oracle Software - binaries.

Volker Borowski — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 12:16:28 GMT

Well, that is an excellent idea ....

What is your question ?
How to do it ?
If yes, try this:

tar cvf /u10/backup/ORA_HOME.TAR $ORACLE_HOME

Hope this helps
Volker

Re: Backup Oracle Software - binaries.

Steven E. Protter — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 12:17:28 GMT

Back up the data too. that you want to do cold, database down.

The latest Oracle 9i rel two patch requires a data conversion.

SEP

Re: Backup Oracle Software - binaries.

Gulam Mohiuddin — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 12:19:31 GMT

Actually I was confused what command to use tar, dd or cpio due to 2GB limit and softlink issues.

Thanks,

Gulam.

Re: Backup Oracle Software - binaries.

A. Clay Stephenson — Sat, 06 Mar 2004 18:25:18 GMT

Surely, you have no Oracle binaries larger than 2GB.

Re: Backup Oracle Software - binaries.

Michael Schulte zur Sur — Sat, 06 Mar 2004 19:43:05 GMT

Hi,

you can also use fbackup -f
I was wondering about cp. Does cp leave symbolic links untouched, when used recursevly?

Michael

Re: Backup Oracle Software - binaries.

Steven E. Protter — Sat, 06 Mar 2004 20:09:27 GMT

There are absolutely no binaries in any version of Oracle that exceed the 2 GB limit. You must be talking about data if you are concerned with this.

As I said above, Oracle binaries can be backed up at any time, by any os backup tool and you will get a good image that can be restored and used on the same os and bitsize.

SEP