run backup

Run Sharded Database (SDB) Backup Jobs.

Syntax

run backup [-tag tag] [-catpwd password] [-shard shard_list] [-async]

Options

Table 2-88 GDSCTL run backup Options

Syntax	Description
-tag tag	A name for the backup. If not provided, a unique tag is automatically generated for the backup. The size limit for tag is 30.
-catpwd password	Password for user GSMCATUSER. Prompted if not specified. It needs to be specified once for the entire GDSCTL session.
-shard shard_list	shard_list is a comma separated list of shard identifiers. They can be shard space, shard group or shard names. The default is no shards
-async	When specified, all tasks to configure the backup for the shards will run in background. By default, the task will run in foreground.

Examples

In the following example, a backup for the shards in shard space dbs1 is created before a shard maintenance.

GDSCTL> run backup -tag backup_before_db_maintenance -shard dbs1 -catpwd gsm
 
Running on-demand backup for database "v1908b_cdb2_pdb1" ...
executing global script: full_backup_cdb
...
Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 14-APR-20
piece handle=/ade/b/3998875997/oracle/dbs3/V1908C/autobackup/2020_04_14/o1_mf_s_1037736781_h9dndfrd_.bkp comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 14-APR-20
 
Recovery Manager complete.