Setting Special Options for SAPDBA Backup of Offline Redo Logs
Use
This section tells you how to set special options when you are
backing up the offline redo logs of the Oracle database with SAPDBA.Procedure
Set the required special options for the chosen function (the parameters are listed below in alphabetical order):
Specifies whether the database is backed up after the offline redo logs. Set this option as follows:
The offline redo logs are backed up using BRARCHIVE as usual.
After the backup of the offline redo logs, BRARCHIVE calls BRBACKUP to back up the database to the same backup tape.
When you choose yes for this option, Configure database backup (see below) appears in the menu.
See also
We strongly recommend you to normally perform the database backup before the offline redo log backup, because this ensures that online database backups are logically consistent.
The following entries are possible:
If you do not have a standby database, or if you do not want to import the redo log files into the standby database.
Specifies the number of minutes that BRARCHIVE waits before it imports the redo log files into the standby database. For more information, see
Checks the volume label before the function Initialize BRARCHIVE tape.
Specifies whether
No compression
Software compression
Hardware compression. First make sure your tape devices support this.
Specifies parameters for database backup when you have chosen Append database backup (see above). For more information, see
Specifies whether BRARCHIVE confirmation messages are suppressed. Set this option as follows:
Some messages are suppressed. For more information, see
All messages are displayed.
Specifies whether you can enter the password interactively for the backup. Set this option as follows:
You cannot enter the password interactively.
You must enter the password interactively. The password is not visible when you enter it and does not appear in the process list.
Specifies the language for BRARCHIVE messages. Set this option as follows:
Shows which versions of the BR tools are installed
Specifies whether the tapes are verified after backup. Set this option as follows:
No verification
Verification. Use this function to check the readability and the completeness of the backup. For more information, see