Activating an instance

During the activation process, the necessary files are copied from the installation directory to an instance-specific directory. The installer does not activate the instance. In order to activate an instance, follow the procedure.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the production server and use the root user ID. Change to the global installation directory.
  2. Run the following command:
    • To activate an instance in a non-RAC Oracle environment

      ./setup_ora.sh -a install -d <instance_owner_$HOME>

    • To activate an instance in a RAC environment with a shared filesystem

      ./setup_ora.sh -a install -d <instance_owner_$HOME> -t <directory_in_shared_file_ system>

      The -t parameter for Oracle RAC specifies a target directory within a shared file system so that the IBM® Storage Protect Snapshot binary files are copied to the shared file system. A link is created from the instance directory to the corresponding directory in the shared file system. These files are then available on all nodes of the Oracle RAC cluster.

    The command creates the instance-specific path for IBM Storage Protect Snapshot executable files at <instance_owner_$HOME>/acs. This directory is referred to as instance directory.

What to do next

After activating the instance, you must configure the instance to complete the setup.

Configure IBM Storage Protect Snapshot to backup or clone Oracle databases by running the configuration wizard. From within the instance directory <instance_owner_$HOME>/acs as the instance user, call the wizard by running the ./setup_ora.sh command.