Legato Storage Manager. Administrator’s Guide

Baylis R., Puronto A.

This LegatoT Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide contains complete information for using Legato Storage Manager (LSM) as an OracleR data storage management system. It describes the initial configuration procedure for LSM. It then explains how to use LSM for managing Oracle backup devices and volumes, monitoring Oracle backup and restore operations, and managing Oracle backup data.

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Table of contents :
Contents……Page 3
Send Us Your Comments……Page 9
Preface……Page 11
1 Introduction……Page 19
Overview of LSM Features……Page 20
Legato Storage Manager and SAP R/3 Integration……Page 24
Integrating SAP R/3 with LSM on Windows NT……Page 25
Overview of Oracle Backup and Recovery System……Page 26
UNIX Online Help……Page 29
UNIX Online Manual Pages……Page 30
Windows Online Help……Page 31
Windows Command-Line Utilities Help……Page 32
2 Preparing to Use LSM……Page 35
LSM Architecture……Page 36
Overview of LSM Operations……Page 38
Using the LSM Administrator GUI……Page 44
LSM Administrator GUI on UNIX……Page 45
LSM Administrator GUI on Windows……Page 47
Configuration Roadmap……Page 50
Setting the System Path on Windows NT……Page 51
Setting Up the Japanese Version of LSM on Windows NT……Page 52
Setting Up Regular Filesystem Backup……Page 53
Client Resource……Page 54
Server Resource……Page 58
Specifying LSM Administrators……Page 61
Modifying LSM Administrators on UNIX……Page 63
Other LSM Resources……Page 64
3 Media Management……Page 65
Device Resources……Page 66
Device Considerations on Windows NT……Page 67
Preparing for Device Configuration……Page 68
Adding a Device Resource on UNIX……Page 71
Device Configuration on Windows……Page 72
Adding a Device Resource on Windows……Page 73
Using Volume Pools and Label Templates……Page 74
Default Volume Pool……Page 76
Labeling and Mounting Storage Volumes……Page 77
Labeling a Volume on UNIX……Page 78
Labeling a Volume on Windows……Page 79
Mounting a Volume on UNIX……Page 80
Mounting a Volume on Windows……Page 81
Unmounting a Volume on Windows……Page 82
Auto Media Management for Tape Devices……Page 83
Using the Volumes Window……Page 84
Volume Operations……Page 85
4 Backup and Restore Operations……Page 89
LSM Environment Variables……Page 90
Using the Oracle Backup/Restore Utility……Page 92
Using the Oracle Enterprise Manager Backup Manager……Page 93
Multiplexing During RMAN Backups……Page 94
LSM Server Bootstrap Backups……Page 95
Automatic Bootstrap Backup……Page 96
Maintaining Bootstrap Information……Page 99
Monitoring Oracle Backups and Restores……Page 100
5 Disaster Recovery……Page 103
Types of Disaster Recovery……Page 104
Disaster Preparation……Page 106
Finding the Bootstrap for UNIX……Page 107
Disk Information……Page 108
Disk Information on UNIX……Page 109
Disaster Recovery Procedures……Page 110
Operating System Requirements……Page 111
Recovering the Operating System and LSM Software……Page 112
Recovering LSM Indexes and Configuration Files……Page 113
Using the mmrecov Command……Page 114
Restoring Oracle8 or Oracle8i Data on UNIX……Page 117
Recovering LSM to a New Machine……Page 118
Recovery Requirements……Page 119
LSM Requirements……Page 120
Recovering the Operating System and LSM Software……Page 121
Recovering LSM Indexes and Configuration Files……Page 122
Using the mmrecov Command……Page 123
Renaming the Configuration Files Directory……Page 124
Completing the Recovery on Windows NT……Page 125
Restoring Oracle Data on Windows NT……Page 126
Recovering LSM to a New Machine……Page 127
Recovering Oracle Data……Page 128
Save Set Recover and Scanner……Page 129
How to Rebuild a Save Set Entry in the Client File Index……Page 130
Scanner……Page 131
The Scanner Program Requests an Entry for Record Size……Page 133
Using the Scanner Program……Page 134
Scanner……Page 135
The Scanner Program Marks a Volume Read-Only……Page 137
How to Set Up Host Tables……Page 139
How to Disable Name Servers for Troubleshooting……Page 140
How to Use ping to Verify Network Connections……Page 141
How to Use rpcinfo to Verify that Sessions Can Be Established……Page 142
Naming Requirements……Page 143
Binding to Server Errors……Page 144
Client-Server Communications on Windows NT……Page 145
Backup Operators Group……Page 147
Backup and Recover Service……Page 148
How LSM Uses Label Templates……Page 149
How to Customize Label Templates……Page 150
How to Use Label Template Components……Page 152
How LSM Uses Label Templates……Page 153
Label Template Dialog Box……Page 154
Name……Page 155
Fields……Page 156
Next……Page 157
Creating Label Templates……Page 158
Editing Label Templates……Page 159
Running the NetWorker User Program……Page 161
Index……Page 169