How can I create VA 7400 BCV's?

[Verónica Muñoz Segovia]

I have a VA7400 with Oracle 8.1.7 and I wondering how to create online backups using BCV.

Could somebody tell me how to can I do this?

The server is an L3000 with HP-UX 11.11

[Eugeny Brychkov]

http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/cposupport/docindex.pl?sni=hpsurestor43759&pid=11&t=use&p=D
http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/cposupport/docindex.pl?sni=hpsurestor43759&pid=6&t=setup&p=D
Good luck!
Eugeny

[David Bell_1]

Hi,

Have a look at these URL's:

http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/products/disk_arrays/partners/oracle_compatible_VA.html

http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/products/disk_arrays/highend/xpsolutions/backup_recovery.html

These are specific to the HP OmniBack or Data Protector software but there are links to zero downtime backups. Specifically there is a white paper on creating backups using RMAN.

HTH,

Dave

[Verónica Muñoz Segovia]

Hello Dave,

I commit a mistake trying to put you score points, I put you cero but you're links are really helpful.

Sorry!

[Roger_22]

Did the above links help? Or, do you want to build your own scripts?

[David Bell_1]

No problem at all. I'm glad the links were helpful.

Dave

[Verónica Muñoz Segovia]

I would like to build my own scripts, I fact I have a little idea:

1. Advice oracle database an online backup will start:
alter tablespace begin backup; (for each DB TB)

2. Create Business Copy LUN from Parent LUN
armcopy -p parent_lun -s business_copy_lun -a true array-id

3. Copy Parent LUN to Business Copy LUN
armcopy -s business_copy_lun -a true array-id

4. End backup state on DB
alter tablespace end backup; (for each DB TB)

Am I right with this procedure or I need to do something extra?

What will be happend if some user is writting to the LUN while I making the Business Copy?

Thanks.