OS + Application Backup Using Ignite Ux

[Ganesh Balraman]

Dear All,

Is it possible to take application backup along with OS .

for example my oracle was installed in /dev/vg01/oracle.

Pls confirm how to take backup and restore the os along with apps.

Regds
B.Ganesh

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Ignite is incaptable of backup up a running Oracle database.

If however the database is down, e.g. a cold backup the Ignite backup will work.

The problem is a database only restore without restoring the operating system is not straightforward, but its possible to extract from tape.

Much better to use Veritas netbackup or DP 5 to do the backup, or but the database in backup mode and use fbackup.

SEP

[Pete Randall · Accepted solution]

That depends. Are you asking to back up the data base itself or the application software, the Oracle bits? If all you want to do is backup the software and the not the data, then you should be able to use "-x inc_entire" or similar to point it at /dev/vg01/oracle. Have a look at the man page.


Pete

[Ganesh Balraman]

Dear Sir,

Thanx for immediate reply.

My question is to take only application files not database files.

Eaxmple:oracle related installation files which will have all the exe's.

Thanx in advance.

Regds
Ganesh

[Peter Godron]

Hi,
as you do not want to back up the oracle data files, Pete Randall's answer includes the command syntax you need.

[Eric SAUBIGNAC]

Hi ganesh,

Ignite is not a really good option to save other vg than vg00 if you had implemented special features in these vg.

For example, imagine that all LV on your vg01 are created with Distributed method (-s g -D y) on two PV (PV1 and PV2) and you have create the mirror ont two other PV (PV3 and PV4). If you create an ignite with inc_entire=vg01 an réinstall such an image you will loose :

- distributed attributes and distribution itself : all data on the LV will be restore on first PV (PV1), then PV2 when PV1 will be full.
- mirroring as ignite is not able to do it.

For myself, in such situations, i prefer having some scripts under an OS filesystem like /opt to recreate properly all others vg than vg00 and i make backup of these vg with official company tool (dataprotector, tina, ..) or fbackup. Once OS is re-installed, i recreate my vg then restore others datas.

If your vg01 is very simple, you can still use ignite, but i don't think the primary goal of Ignite is to save extra-systems datas.

Regards

Eric

[Ganesh Balraman]

It is understood that not advisable to take backup of other than VGOO (Root OS and related fs).


Regds
Ganesh