Configuring or reconfiguring IBM Storage Protect Snapshot

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After successfully installing and activating IBM® Storage Protect Snapshot for Oracle, run the Configuration Wizard to configure the product on the production server. The wizard is called with the ./setup_ora.sh command, and each panel steps you through the entire configuration of the instance.

Before you begin

Ensure you installed the product successfully and that the instance is activated. For more information about this procedure, see Activating the instance.

To toggle between advanced and basic modes or to view and edit parameter values, press Ctrl+A. For more information about the Configuration Wizard, see Running the Configuration Wizard.

For more information about configuration files and different profile parameters, see Configuration files. To read about the profile contents and which parameters are editable in advanced mode, see Profile.

When you run the Configuration Wizard for the first time for a specific instance, the type of instance is determined. This instance can be the production instance or the instance for cloning. If this general information on the instance needs to be changed later, you must launch the configuration wizard and select Ctrl+A to edit the parameters.

Depending on your environment and the functionality to be used, extra configuration files might be required when you are configuring the product. The configuration wizard checks that these files exist, but does not verify the contents. They must be complete before you run any IBM Storage Protect Snapshot functions.

When you configure offload backups to an IBM Storage Protect server, the configuration wizard requests you to choose to start offloaded tape backups after a snapshot completes or delay the action until later. Choose to start the offload immediately after the snapshot backup completes.

About this task

Configure IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Oracle with the Configuration Wizard. For more information about the Configuration Wizard, see Running the Configuration Wizard.

Procedure

  1. From the production database instance on the production server, log on as the database instance owner, and go to the instance directory.

    <instance_owner_$HOME>/acs/

  2. Run the following command to launch the Configuration Wizard.

    ./setup_ora.sh

  3. Navigate through the Configuration Wizard to complete your entire configuration of the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Oracle instance.
  4. Use keystrokes to select an option. You can choose to configure a new database for protection and create a profile, or to manage existing databases and update an existing profile.
    • Choose to Protect a new database to set up and configure a new Oracle database to protect and to create a new profile.
    • Choose to Manage protected databases to amend an existing configuration for protected Oracle databases and to update the existing profile.
  5. If you want to clone a new database, select that option to step you through the process, or if you want to manage cloned databases chose Manage databases configured for cloning.
  6. If you want to manage the backup server or a clone server, choose Manage backup and clone systems.
  7. If you want to edit global settings such as the ACSD password or to stop and start daemons, select Edit global settings.
    Tip: Press Ctrl+A in a configuration panel to open an advanced view that shows all parameters in editable form. Press Ctrl+A to switch back to a basic view that shows a subset of parameters.
  8. Depending on your environment, choose one of the following steps.
    • Non-RAC environment:
      • Create a CLIENT section for every database that is backed up by the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot instance.
      • Create a CLONING section for every database that is cloned with IBM Storage Protect Snapshot.
    • RAC environment:
      • Create a CLIENT section for every node where IBM Storage Protect Snapshot runs.
      • Create a CLONING section for every node where IBM Storage Protect Snapshot runs.

Results

After you configured an instance, the following changes are made to the production server:
  • If it is not already created, the ACS_DIR directory is created. The default location is <instance owner $HOME>/acs.
  • The IBM Storage Protect Snapshot profile is created in the ACS_DIR directory. Parameter values reflect values that you set during the configuration process.
  • An <ACS_DIR>/shared directory is created for shared information for the production, backup, and clone servers.
  • The IBM Storage Protect Snapshot repository for the metadata of each backup is created in the ACS_REPOSITORY directory. The ACS_REPOSITORY directory defaults to <ACS_DIR>/acsrepository
  • A logs directory for IBM Storage Protect Snapshot logs and traces is created at <ACS_DIR>/logs.
  • For secure communication with IBM Storage Protect Snapshot daemons, IBM Global Security Kit key database files fcmcert.* are created in the instance directory, with an fcmselfcert.arm file that contains a representation of the production server's self-signed public key. For more information about secure communication, see Installing the GSKit.
  • IBM Storage Protect Snapshot daemons that are required for the configuration, start automatically.