C Backing Up Information Storage and Software

You must back up Information Storage and the software during installation and after completing the setup. This appendix provides instructions for performing these backups.

C.1 Information Storage Backup

Follow these steps to back up the database during the installation process. Backup performed during installation is termed as cold backup. Backup performed during normal operation, when the database is open, is different. The Information Storage database is not open, but it must be mounted for Oracle Database Recovery Manager backups.

To back up Information Storage:

Shut down the database, and then mount it.

To do this, run the following commands:
```
sqlplus "/ as sysdba"
SQL> shutdown immediate;
SQL> startup mount;
SQL> quit
```

Create the infobackup.rman script file with the following contents:

connect target
configure controlfile autobackup on;
configure controlfile autobackup format for device type disk to '/ocsstore_db_backup/%F';
run {
allocate channel bkp device type disk format '/ocsstore_db_backup/%U' ;
backup database;
release channel bkp;
}

Run the infobackup.rman script by using the following command:
```
rman infobackup.rman
```

C.2 Software Backups

Software backups must be taken after each major installation and configuration step for each tier. All the processes on a tier must be shut down before you perform the backup.

To back up software:

Log in as root.
Run the following command:
```
cd ORACLE_BASE
```
Run the following command:
```
tar -cvf backup_directory/step_name.tar *
```
For example, to back up the Infrastructure following the Oracle Calendar Server and Domain Controller step, run the following command:
```
tar -cvf /ocsinfra_backup/afterCalSrvr.tar *
```