Procedure documentationCopying the Database with BR* Tools

 

You can use BR*Tools for Oracle to copy the database. BRBACKUP performs the database copy.

Prerequisites

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

Procedure

  1. Start BRGUI or BRTOOLS.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Backup and database copy Next navigation step Database copy End of the navigation path.

  3. Set the required options:

    Menu Entry

    Equivalent BRBACKUP Command Option

    BRBACKUP profile (profile)

    -p|-profile

    Backup device type (device)

    -d|-device

    Database user/password (user)

    -u|-user

    Backup type (type)

    -t|-type

    Files for backup (mode)

    -m|-mode

    Confirmation mode (confirm)

    -c|-confirm

    Query mode (query)

    -q|-query

    Verification mode (verify)

    -w|-verify

    Fill-up previous backups (fillup)

    -f|-fillup

    Parallel execution (execute)

    -e|-execute

    Additional output (output)

    -o|-output

    Message language (language)

    -l|-language

    BRBACKUP command line (command)

    This shows you the BRBACKUP -d disk_copy or stage_copy command that is to be executed using the current settings.

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

  5. Check the results in the BRBACKUP logs.

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

    • The detail log b<encoded timestamp>.<ext> displays the progress.

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