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Initializing BRARCHIVE Tape Volumes with BR*ToolsLocate this document in the navigation structure

Prerequisites

  • Make sure you have set the necessary BRARCHIVE parameters in the initialization profile init<DBSID>.sap, because BRTOOLS uses these when it calls BRARCHIVE.

  • Make sure you have the right backup volumes. When you back up to tape, make sure that you have read the notes on managing and initializing the tapes. For more information, see Volume Management.

Context

You can use BR*Tools for Oracle to initialize BRARCHIVE tape volumes. BRARCHIVE performs the initialization.

Procedure


  1. Start BRGUI or BRTOOLS.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Backup and database copy Next navigation step Additional Functions Next navigation step Initialization of BRARCHIVE tape volumes End of the navigation path.

  3. Set the required options:

    Menu Entry

    Equivalent BRARCHIVE

    Command Option

    BRARCHIVE profile (profile)

    -p|-profile

    Initialization type (initialize)

    -i|-initialize

    Number of volumes (number)

    -n|-number

    Confirmation mode (confirm)

    -c|-confirm

    Message language (language)

    -l|-language

    Tape volume names (volume)

    -v|-volume

    BRARCHIVE command line (command)

    This shows you the BRARCHIVE -i command that is to be executed using the current settings.

  4. To start processing with the selected options, choose Continue.

  5. You check the results in the BRARCHIVE Logs.

    • The summary log arch<DBSID>.log displays the return code.

    • The detail log a<encoded timestamp>.tia displays the progress.

    For more information on how to view the logs, see Showing Profiles and Logs with BR*Tools.