Limitations; Before You Begin - HP Data Protector A.06.11 Integration Manual

Limitations

• The MAXPIECESIZE RMAN parameter option is not supported because the
restore of multiple backup pieces created during a backup is not possible using
the Data Protector Oracle integration.
• The Oracle recovery catalog database must be used as RMAN repository for
backup and restore operations. ZDB using the Oracle control file are not
supported. This is set when configuring the database. See
databases" on page 60.
• The Oracle database identifier (DBID) must be a unique in a Data Protector cell.
If you clone a database you must change the DBID.
• Preview is not possible for Oracle ZDB and restore sessions.
• Using the Oracle proxy-copy ZDB method, individual tablespaces or datafiles
cannot be backed up during a ZDB-to-disk or ZDB-to-disk+tape session (instant
recovery enabled), only the whole database can be backed up.
• The Oracle backup set ZDB method is not supported on Windows.
• The Oracle backup set ZDB method is supported on UNIX raw logical volumes
only if these were created with LVM or VxVM.
• The single host configuration (BC1, TF/1) is not supported for Oracle backup set
ZDB sessions.
• Object copying and object mirroring is not supported for ZDB to disk.
• Recovery files residing in the flash recovery area (Oracle 10g/1 1g only) cannot
be backed up using ZDB.
• For backing up the ASM files, the following limitations apply:
• Only the backup set ZDB method is supported.
• On VA and EVA, the ASM files can be backed up using ZDB to tape only,
because instant recovery for the ASM files is not supported on these arrays.
• On XP, instant recovery is supported only if atomic split configuration is used.
For more information, see
for the XP
Oracle Data Guard: Standby database is not supported for ZDB.
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Before you begin

• Test whether the Oracle Server system and the Cell Manager communicate
properly: Configure and run a Data Protector filesystem backup and restore on
the Oracle Server system.
Enabling instant recovery in an ASM configuration
array.
Zero downtime backup integration guide
"Configuring Oracle
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