Contents

List of Examples

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 About obtool

• obtool Invocation
  • obtool Login
    • Login and Preauthorization
  • obtool Interactive Mode
    • obtool Syntax for Interactive Mode
    • Command Execution in Interactive Mode
    • Input Redirection in Interactive Mode
    • Exiting obtool
  • obtool Noninteractive Mode
  • obtool Administrative Domain Configuration
  • obtool Version Number
• obtool Online Help
  • obtool Topics
  • obtool Command Syntax
  • obtool Glossary
• obtool Command Categories
  • Backup Commands
  • Backup Piece Commands
  • Backup Window Commands
  • Browser Commands
  • Checkpoint Commands
  • Class Commands
  • Daemon Commands
  • Database Backup Storage Selector Commands
  • Dataset Commands
  • Device Commands
  • File System Command
  • Host Commands
  • Job Commands
  • Library Commands
  • Media Family Commands
  • Miscellaneous Commands
  • Policy Commands
  • Preferred Network Interface Commands
  • Restore Commands
  • Schedule Commands
  • Section Commands
  • Snapshot Commands
  • Summary Commands
  • User Commands
  • Variable Commands

2 obtool Commands

• addbw
• addp
• backup
• borrowdev
• canceljob
• catds
• catxcr
• cd
• cdds
• cdp
• chclass
• chdev
• chhost
• chkbw
• chkds
• chmf
• chsched
• chssel
• chsum
• chuser
• clean
• closedoor
• ctldaemon
• discoverdev
• dumpdev
• edds
• exit
• exportvol
• extractvol
• id
• identifyvol
• importvol
• insertvol
• inventory
• labelvol
• loadvol
• logout
• ls
• lsbackup
• lsbu
• lsbw
• lscheckpoint
• lsclass
• lsdaemon
• lsdev
• lsds
• lsfs
• lshost
• lsjob
• lsmf
• lsp
• lspiece
• lspni
• lsrestore
• lssched
• lssection
• lssnap
• lsssel
• lssum
• lsuser
• lsvol
• mkclass
• mkdev
• mkds
• mkhost
• mkmf
• mkpni
• mksched
• mksnap
• mkssel
• mksum
• mkuser
• mountdev
• movevol
• opendoor
• pingdev
• pinghost
• pwd
• pwdds
• pwdp
• quit
• renclass
• rendev
• rends
• renhost
• renmf
• rensched
• rensnap
• renssel
• rensum
• renuser
• resdev
• resetp
• restore
• returndev
• reusevol
• rmbackup
• rmbw
• rmcheckpoint
• rmclass
• rmdev
• rmds
• rmhost
• rmjob
• rmmf
• rmp
• rmpiece
• rmpni
• rmrestore
• rmsched
• rmsection
• rmsnap
• rmssel
• rmsum
• rmuser
• rpyjob
• runjob
• set
• setbw
• setp
• show
• unlabelvol
• unloadvol
• unmountdev
• unresdev
• unrmsection
• unset
• updatehost

3 obtool Placeholders

• aspec
• authtype
• backup-level
• content
• data-selector
• dataset-dir-name
• dataset-file-name
• dataset-name
• date-range
• date-time
• day-date
• day-specifier
• devicename
• duration
• element-spec
• filenumber
• filenumber-list
• iee-range
• iee-spec
• job-type
• ndmp-backup-type
• numberformat
• oid
• oid-list
• preauth-spec
• produce-days
• protover
• restriction
• role
• schedule-priority
• se-range
• se-spec
• summary-start-day
• time
• time-range
• vid
• vol-range
• vol-spec
• wwn

4 obtar

• obtar -c
• obtar -g
• obtar -x
• obtar -t
• obtar -z
• obtar -zz
• obtar -Xlabel
• obtar -Xunlabel
• obtar -Xreuse
• obtar Options
• Backup Description File Syntax
  • Host Name Statement
  • Inclusion Statement
  • Exclusion Statement
  • Include File Statement
  • Mount Point Statement
  • BDF Example

5 Miscellaneous Programs

• installhere
• installhost
• installnet
• makedev
• obcleanup
• obcm
• obcopy
• osbcvt
• stoprb
• uninstallob

A Defaults and Policies

• Daemon Policies
  • auditlogins
  • obixdmaxupdaters
  • obixdrechecklevel
  • obixdupdaternicevalue
  • webautostart
  • webpass
  • windowscontrolcertificateservice
• Device Policies
  • discovereddevicestate
  • errorrate
• Index Policies
  • asciiindexrepository
  • autoindex
  • earliestindexcleanuptime
  • generatendmpindexdata
  • indexcleanupfrequency
  • latestindexcleanuptime
  • maxindexbuffer
  • saveasciiindexfiles
• Log Policies
  • adminlogevents
  • adminlogfile
  • clientlogevents
  • jobretaintime
  • logretaintime
  • transcriptretaintime
  • unixclientlogfile
  • windowsclientlogfile
• Media Policies
  • barcodesrequired
  • blockingfactor
  • maxblockingfactor
  • overwriteblanktape
  • overwriteforeigntape
  • overwriteunreadabletape
  • volumeretaintime
  • writewindowtime
• Naming Policies
  • winsserver
• NDMP Policies
  • authenticationtype
  • backupev
  • backuptype
  • password
  • port
  • protocolversion
  • restoreev
  • username
• Operations Policies
  • autohistory
  • autolabel
  • backupimagerechecklevel
  • backupoptions
  • fullbackupcheckpointfrequency
  • incrbackupcheckpointfrequency
  • mailport
  • mailserver
  • maxcheckpointrestarts
  • positionqueryfrequency
  • restartablebackups
  • restoreoptions
  • rmanresourcewaittime
  • rmanrestorestartdelay
  • windowsskipcdfs
  • windowsskiplockedfiles
• Scheduler Policies
  • applybackupsfrequency
  • defaultstarttime
  • maxdataretries
  • pollfrequency
  • retainbackupmetrics
• Security Policies
  • autocertissue
  • certkeysize
  • encryptdataintransit
  • loginduration
  • securecomms

B Classes and Rights

• Class Rights
  • browse backup catalogs with this access
  • access Oracle backups
  • display administrative domain's configuration
  • modify own name and password
  • modify administrative domain's configuration
  • perform backups as self
  • perform backups as privileged user
  • list any jobs owned by user
  • modify any jobs owned by user
  • perform restores as self
  • perform restores as privileged user
  • receive email requesting operator assistance
  • receive email describing internal errors
  • query and display information about devices
  • manage devices and change device state
  • list any job, regardless of its owner
  • modify any job, regardless of its owner
  • perform Oracle backups and restores

C obtool Variables

• drive
• errors
• escape
• host
• level
• library
• maxlevel
• namewidth
• numberformat
• verbose
• viewmode
• width

D Dataset Language

• Overview of the Dataset Language
• Dataset Statements
  • after backup
    • Syntax
    • Example
  • before backup
    • Syntax
    • Example
  • cross all mountpoints
    • Syntax
    • Examples
  • cross local mountpoints
    • Syntax
    • Examples
  • cross remote mountpoints
    • Syntax
    • Examples
  • exclude name
    • Syntax
    • Example
  • exclude oracle database files
    • Syntax
    • Example
  • exclude path
    • Syntax
    • Example
  • include dataset
    • Syntax
    • Example
  • include host
    • Syntax
    • Example
  • include path
    • Syntax
    • Examples
• Dataset File Examples
  • Backing Up Multiple Paths on Multiple Hosts
  • Including Dataset Files Within Dataset Files
  • Defining the Scope of a Backup

E RMAN Media Management Parameters

• Database Backup Storage Selectors and RMAN Media Management Parameters
• OB_DEVICE[_n]
• OB_MEDIA_FAMILY[_n]
• OB_RESOURCE_WAIT_TIME

Index