Procedure documentationControlling of BRARCHIVE Run with BR*Tools

 

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 Start of the navigation path Backup and database copy Next navigation step Additional functions Next navigation step Controlling of BRARCHIVE run End of the navigation path.

  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 Profiles and Logs with BR*Tools.