Legato Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide

Puronto A.

This Legato Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide contains complete information for using Legato Storage Manager (LSM) as an Oracle 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. See your Oracle Server Installation Guide for installation instructions.

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Table of contents :
Contents……Page 3
Send Us Your Comments……Page 9
Preface……Page 11
Organization……Page 12
Related Documentation……Page 14
Conventions……Page 15
Documentation Accessibility……Page 16
1 Introduction……Page 17
What is Legato Storage Manager?……Page 18
Overview of LSM Features……Page 19
Overview of Oracle Backup and Recovery System……Page 22
Online Help……Page 25
Legato Command Reference Guide……Page 27
2 Preparing to Use LSM……Page 29
LSM Architecture……Page 30
Overview of LSM Operations……Page 32
Using the LSM Administrator GUI……Page 38
Configuration Roadmap……Page 42
Postinstallation Procedures……Page 43
Client Resource……Page 44
Server Resource……Page 47
Specifying LSM Administrators……Page 49
Other LSM Resources……Page 51
3 Media Management……Page 53
Preparing for Device Resource Configuration……Page 54
Device Resource Configuration……Page 56
Device Auto-Detection and Configuration on Windows NT……Page 59
Using Volume Pools and Label Templates……Page 63
Default Volume Pool……Page 64
Labeling and Mounting Storage Volumes……Page 65
Labeling a Volume……Page 66
Mounting a Volume……Page 67
Unmounting a Volume……Page 68
Auto Media Management for Tape Devices……Page 69
Using the Volumes Window……Page 70
Volume Operations……Page 71
4 Backup and Restore Operations……Page 75
Roadmap for Oracle Backups and Restores……Page 76
LSM Environment Variables……Page 77
Trace Option of the Backup Command……Page 79
Creating RMAN Scripts……Page 80
Running Oracle Backups or Restores……Page 82
Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Backup Management Tools……Page 83
LSM Server Bootstrap Backups……Page 84
Automatic Bootstrap Backup……Page 85
Manual Bootstrap Backup……Page 87
Monitoring Oracle Backups and Restores……Page 88
5 Disaster Recovery……Page 91
Types of Disaster……Page 92
Disaster Preparation……Page 95
Gathering the Key Information……Page 96
How to Replace a Hard Drive……Page 97
How to Recover the Operating System……Page 99
How to Recover an LSM Server……Page 103
DHCP and WINS Databases……Page 109
How to Restore Oracle Data……Page 110
Using the Scanner Program……Page 111
Scanner Program Options……Page 112
Rebuilding Save Set Entries in LSM Online Indexes……Page 114
Scanner Requests an Entry for Record Size……Page 115
Scanner Marks a Volume Read-Only……Page 116
How to Set Up Host Tables……Page 117
How to Use ping to Verify Network Connections……Page 118
Configuring Server Communications……Page 119
How LSM Uses Label Templates……Page 123
Label Template Dialog Box……Page 124
Name……Page 125
Fields……Page 126
Next……Page 127
Using Label Template Components……Page 128
Creating Label Templates……Page 129
Editing Label Templates……Page 130
Glossary……Page 131
Index……Page 137