Prerequisites for Running the rastat Utility

Before you run the rastat utility, ensure that the following requirements are met:

  • The platform on which you will be running rastat is either Linux or Unix.

  • If you will be running the utility from a protected database, copy the rastat.pl file from the /opt/oracle.RecoveryAppliance/client/ directory of a Recovery Appliance compute server to the protected database.

  • Complete the steps to enroll the protected database with the Recovery Appliance as described in "Enrolling Protected Databases".

  • Ensure that the $ORACLE_HOME and $ORACLE_SID environment variables are configured if you do not plan to set them by using the applicable options when you run the utility.