Here is our RMAN backup script [r...@oraprod] / > cat /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/oracle_backup.sh #!/bin/sh # $Header: oracle_backup.sh $ # # # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Insert Changes made here, along with the date: # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # # Copied from hot_database_backup.sh provided by Veritas: 03/08/05 # # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Determine the user which is executing this script. # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CUSER=`id |cut -d"(" -f2 | cut -d ")" -f1` ORATAB=/var/opt/oracle/rman_oratab export ORATAB x=0 for i in `cat $ORATAB | grep -v \* | grep -v \# | awk -F: '{print $1}'` do ORACLE_SID="" export ORACLE_SID ORACLE_HOME="" export ORACLE_HOME TNS_ADMIN="" export TNS_ADMIN ORACLE_SID=$i export ORACLE_SID ORACLE_HOME=`cat $ORATAB | grep -v \* | grep -v \# | grep $ORACLE_SID | head -1 | awk -F: '{print $2}'` export ORACLE_HOME if [ -d $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/$ORACLE_SID'_'`hostname` ]; then TNS_ADMIN=$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/$ORACLE_SID'_'`hostname` else TNS_ADMIN=$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin fi export TNS_ADMIN ORACLE_USER=oracle export ORACLE_USER # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Create the Logfile # Note: output directory requires write permission. # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOG_DIR=/var/adm/log/bkup_logs RMAN_LOG_FILE=$LOG_DIR/$ORACLE_SID'_'`date '+%m%d%y'`.out echo $RMAN_LOG_FILE # ----------------------------------------------------------------- # Initialize the log file. # ----------------------------------------------------------------- echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE chmod 666 $RMAN_LOG_FILE # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Log the start of this script. # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- echo "########################################################################" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "########################################################################" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "#### ####" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "#### BACKUP STARTED ####" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "#### ####" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "########################################################################" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "########################################################################" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo $0 initiated backup of $ORACLE_SID >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo ==== started on `date` ==== >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Set the target connect string. # Replace "sys/manager", below, with the target connect string. # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARGET_CONNECT_STR=/ # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Set the Oracle Recovery Manager name. # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RMAN=$ORACLE_HOME/bin/rman # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Print out the value of the variables set by this script. # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "RMAN: $RMAN" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "ORACLE_SID: $ORACLE_SID" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "ORACLE_USER: $ORACLE_USER" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "ORACLE_HOME: $ORACLE_HOME" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "TNS_ADMIN: $TNS_ADMIN" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Print out the value of the variables set by bphdb. # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "NB_ORA_FULL: $NB_ORA_FULL" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "NB_ORA_INCR: $NB_ORA_INCR" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "NB_ORA_CINC: $NB_ORA_CINC" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "NB_ORA_SERV: $NB_ORA_SERV" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "NB_ORA_POLICY: $NB_ORA_POLICY" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # NOTE: This script assumes that the database is properly opened. If desired, # this would be the place to verify that. # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # If this script is executed from a NetBackup schedule, NetBackup # sets an NB_ORA environment variable based on the schedule type. # The NB_ORA variable is then used to dynamically set BACKUP_TYPE # For example, when: # schedule type is BACKUP_TYPE is # ---------------- -------------- # Automatic Full INCREMENTAL LEVEL=0 # Automatic Differential Incremental INCREMENTAL LEVEL=1 # Automatic Cumulative Incremental INCREMENTAL LEVEL=1 CUMULATIVE # # For user initiated backups, BACKUP_TYPE defaults to incremental # level 0 (full). To change the default for a user initiated # backup to incremental or incremental cumulative, uncomment # one of the following two lines. # BACKUP_TYPE="INCREMENTAL LEVEL=1" # BACKUP_TYPE="INCREMENTAL LEVEL=1 CUMULATIVE" # # Note that we use incremental level 0 to specify full backups. # That is because, although they are identical in content, only # the incremental level 0 backup can have incremental backups of # level > 0 applied to it. # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- if [ `ps -ef | grep $ORACLE_SID | grep -v grep | wc -l` -lt 2 ] then /usr/bin/rm $RMAN_LOG_FILE else if [ "$NB_ORA_INCR" = "1" -o "$NB_ORA_CINC" = "1" ] then echo "Archive backup requested" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE #Archive log backup CMD_STR=" ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_HOME export ORACLE_HOME ORACLE_SID=$ORACLE_SID export ORACLE_SID TNS_ADMIN=$TNS_ADMIN export TNS_ADMIN $RMAN target $TARGET_CONNECT_STR catalog rman/r...@oem msglog $RMAN_LOG_FILE append << EOF RUN { # backup all archive logs BACKUP # filesperset 20 FORMAT 'b_%u_%p_%c' ARCHIVELOG ALL; } EXIT " else echo "Hot backup requested" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE #Hotbackup CMD_STR=" ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_HOME export ORACLE_HOME ORACLE_SID=$ORACLE_SID export ORACLE_SID TNS_ADMIN=$TNS_ADMIN export TNS_ADMIN $RMAN target $TARGET_CONNECT_STR catalog rman/r...@oem msglog $RMAN_LOG_FILE append << EOF RUN { BACKUP INCREMENTAL LEVEL=0 SKIP INACCESSIBLE # FILESPERSET 5 # recommended format FORMAT 'bk_%s_%p_%t' DATABASE; # backup all archive logs sql 'alter system archive log current'; BACKUP filesperset 20 FORMAT 'al_%s_%p_%t' ARCHIVELOG ALL DELETE INPUT; } DELETE NOPROMPT OBSOLETE; EXIT " fi # Initiate the command string if [ "$CUSER" = "root" ] then su - $ORACLE_USER -c "$CMD_STR" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE RSTAT=$? else /usr/bin/sh -c "$CMD_STR" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE RSTAT=$? fi # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Log the completion of this script. # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- if [ "$RSTAT" = "0" ] then LOGMSG="ended successfully" else LOGMSG="ended in error" fi echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo Script $0 >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo ==== $LOGMSG on `date` ==== >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "########################################################################" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "########################################################################" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "#### ####" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "#### BACKUP ENDED ####" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "#### ####" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "########################################################################" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE echo "########################################################################" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE fi x=x+1 if [ x = 10 ]; then EXIT 0 fi done [r...@oraprod] / > Also... here is the log from the hot database backup that is running every morning at 1am but not sending any data anywhere. [r...@oraprod] /var/adm/log/bkup_logs > vi prod1159_042910.out "prod1159_042910.out" 31880 lines, 1726279 characters ######################################################################## ######################################################################## #### #### #### BACKUP STARTED #### #### #### ######################################################################## ######################################################################## /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/oracle_backup.sh initiated backup of prod1159 ==== started on Thu Apr 29 01:00:09 CDT 2010 ==== RMAN: /1159/prod1159db/9.2.0/bin/rman ORACLE_SID: prod1159 ORACLE_USER: oracle ORACLE_HOME: /1159/prod1159db/9.2.0 TNS_ADMIN: /1159/prod1159db/9.2.0/network/admin/prod1159_oraprod NB_ORA_FULL: 1 NB_ORA_INCR: 0 NB_ORA_CINC: 0 NB_ORA_SERV: nbumaster01.sun.spartech.com NB_ORA_POLICY: Solaris_OraDbTier1 Hot backup requested Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.10 Generic January 2005 You have mail. RMAN> 2> 3> 4> 5> 6> 7> 8> 9> 10> 11> 12> 13> 14> 15> RMAN> RMAN> (c) 1995, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. connected to target database: PROD1159 (DBID=3702129868) connected to recovery catalog database RMAN> 2> 3> 4> 5> 6> 7> 8> 9> 10> 11> 12> 13> 14> 15> Starting backup at 29-APR-10 starting full resync of recovery catalog full resync complete allocated channel: ORA_SBT_TAPE_1 channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: sid=691 devtype=SBT_TAPE channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: Veritas NetBackup for Oracle - Release 6.5 (2007111606) allocated channel: ORA_SBT_TAPE_2 channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_2: sid=210 devtype=SBT_TAPE channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_2: Veritas NetBackup for Oracle - Release 6.5 (2007111606) allocated channel: ORA_SBT_TAPE_3 channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_3: sid=250 devtype=SBT_TAPE channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_3: Veritas NetBackup for Oracle - Release 6.5 (2007111606) allocated channel: ORA_SBT_TAPE_4 channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_4: sid=400 devtype=SBT_TAPE channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_4: Veritas NetBackup for Oracle - Release 6.5 (2007111606) channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting incremental level 0 datafile backupset channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset input datafile fno=00429 name=/1159/prod1159data/applsysd08.dbf input datafile fno=00400 name=/1159/prod1159data/applsysd03.dbf /ENDED channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_4: sid=312 devtype=SBT_TAPE channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_4: Veritas NetBackup for Oracle - Release 6.5 (2007111606) channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting archive log backupset channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: specifying archive log(s) in backup set input archive log thread=1 sequence=9073 recid=9067 stamp=717570006 channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting piece 1 at 29-APR-10 channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: finished piece 1 at 29-APR-10 piece handle=b_p2lcafva_1_1 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 5.0.0.0 channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:56 Finished backup at 29-APR-10 Starting Control File Autobackup at 29-APR-10 piece handle=c-3702129868-20100429-02 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 5.0.0.0 Finished Control File Autobackup at 29-APR-10 RMAN> Recovery Manager complete. Script /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/oracle_backup.sh ==== ended successfully on Thu Apr 29 05:02:15 CDT 2010 ==== ######################################################################## ######################################################################## #### #### #### BACKUP ENDED #### #### #### ######################################################################## ######################################################################## Mark Glazerman Desk: 314-889-8282 Cell: 618-520-3401 please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to -----Original Message----- From: Stafford, Geoff [mailto:gstaff...@barclaycardus.com] Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 3:24 PM To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Cc: Mark Glazerman Subject: RE: Strange RMAN Behavior Can you post the send statement from the rman scripts? Are you defining NB_ORA_POLICY? Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:14:25 -0500 From: "Mark Glazerman" <mark.glazer...@spartech.com> Subject: [Veritas-bu] Strange RMAN Behavior To: <veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu> Message-ID: <6e4842c2d9ebcc4ea5436cc527d38d3607427...@stlcorpex4.corp.dir.spartech.c om> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" We have a host that houses an oracle instance backed up by 2 separate policies. 1 Policy backups up archivelogs. The second policy backs up the database. Both of these policies call the same RMAN script. Both policies point to the same storage unit group which contains 2 storage units. These storage units are 2 directories on a data domain storage appliance ...snip... Any help greatly appreciated, Mark Glazerman Barclays www.barclaycardus.com This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may contain confidential and/or proprietary information. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity who is the intended recipient. 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