ORACLE

The ORACLE section is an extension to the CLIENT and CLONING sections for ORACLE environments. The parameters do not depend on the storage device.

ORACLE_HOME
This parameter identifies the Oracle installation that is used by the corresponding database. Its value is the same as the environment variable ORACLE_HOME for the database.
Default
There is no default value. This parameter is automatically picked up by the ORACLE_HOME environment variable.
Advanced mode only
No.
CATALOG_DATABASE_CONNECT_STRING
The recovery catalog connect string. This parameter specifies the connect string of the Recovery catalog database that is used to catalog backup information. This value corresponds to the value defined in the <$ORACLE_HOME>/network/admin/tnsnames.ora file.
Default
There is no default value. This parameter is specified by the user.
Advanced mode only
No.
CATALOG_DATABASE_USERNAME
This parameter sets the user name that has the Oracle system database administrator privileges on the Recovery catalog database.
Default
There is no default value. This parameter is specified by the user.
Advanced mode only
No.
TARGET_DATABASE_PARAMETER_FILE
This parameter specifies the fully resolved path and file name of the Oracle parameter file for the target database. This file is a text-based Oracle parameter file (PFILE) and not a binary Oracle Server Parameter File (SPFILE).
Default
<$ORACLE_HOME>/dbs/init<$ORACLE_SID>.ora
Advanced mode only
Yes.
DATABASE_BACKUP_SCRIPT_FILE
Name of the RMAN backup script that contains the Data Protection for Oracle commands.
Default
There is no default value. For offload configuration, this parameter is required.
Advanced mode only
No.
TARGET_DATABASE_PASSWORD_FILE
This parameter specifies the fully resolved path of the target database password file.
Default
orapwSID
Advanced mode only
DATABASE_CONTROL_FILE_RESTORE
This parameter specifies whether to restore Oracle control files after snapshot restore processing completes. There are two options:
  • YES: restores Oracle control files and you complete the incomplete recovery up to the point when the control files were backed up.
  • NO: does not restore Oracle control files. A full snapshot recovery up to the current image is completed, using the existing control files in the system.
Default
NO
Advanced mode only
Yes.
ASM_INSTANCE_USER
This parameter specifies the user that owns the Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation. A setting of AUTO, refers to the default value grid.
Default
AUTO
Advanced mode only
Yes
ASM_INSTANCE_ID

This parameter is deprecated. The ORACLE_SID of the ASM instance is automatically determined from the environment of the user that is specified in the ASM_INSTANCE_USER value.

Default
AUTO
Advanced mode only
Yes
ASM_ROLE
This parameter specifies the role that is used when connecting to the ASM instance. There are two options:
  • sysasm: This option is the default role for connections to the ASM instance.
  • sysdba: This role is supported for Oracle 11gR1, but is deprecated.
Default
sysasm
Advanced mode only
Yes.