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Procedure documentationControlling of BRARCHIVE Run with BR*Tools Locate this document in the navigation structure

 

You can use BR*Tools to continuously back up the offline redo log files (that is, the archivelog files). BRARCHIVE performs the controlling function.

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.

Procedure

  1. Start BRGUI or BRTOOLS.

  2. Choose   Backup and database copy   Additional functions   Controlling of BRARCHIVE run  .

  3. Set the required options:

    Menu Entry

    Equivalent BRARCHIVE Command Option

    BRARCHIVE profile (profile)

    -p|-profile

    Run control function (function)

    -f|-fill stop|suspend|resume

    Confirmation mode (confirm)

    -c|-confirm

    Message language (language)

    -l|-language

    BRARCHIVE command line (command)

    This shows you the BRARCHIVE -f 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>.fstdisplays progress.

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