Configuration Parameters for the Recovery Appliance Backup Module

Table 4-1 describes the configuration parameters that are used when installing the Recovery Appliance backup module. These parameters are used by protected databases while backing up to and restoring from Recovery Appliance.

Table 4-1 Recovery Appliance Backup Module Installer Parameters

Parameter Name Mandatory/Optional Description

dbUser

Mandatory

User name of the Recovery Appliance user who has the privileges required to connect to, send, and receive backups for the protected database

dbPass

Mandatory

Password for the dbUser user

host

Mandatory

SCAN host name of the Recovery Appliance

port

Mandatory

Listener port number of the Recovery Appliance metadata database

serviceName

Mandatory

Service name of the Recovery Appliance metadata database

walletDir

Mandatory

Location of the Oracle wallet that stores the Recovery Appliance user credentials and the proxy information used to connect to the Recovery Appliance.

Note: If an Oracle wallet already exists in this directory, then the Recovery Appliance backup module installer overwrites the existing wallet.

proxyHost

Optional

Host name or IP address and TCP port of a proxy server through which to make an HTTP connection to the Recovery Appliance, in the form host:port.

configFile

Optional

Location of the configuration file that stores the configuration parameters for the Recovery Appliance backup module.

The default location on Linux/UNIX is $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/raORACLE_SID.ora. On Windows, the default location is $ORACLE_HOME\database\raORACLE_SID.ora.

libDir

Optional

Location where the shared library for the Recovery Appliance backup module is stored. This library is used to transfer backup data over the network to the Recovery Appliance.

It is recommended that you store the shared library in $ORACLE_HOME/lib on Linux/UNIX and in $ORACLE_HOME\database\lib on Windows.

When you omit this parameter, the installer does not download the shared library. Downloading the library is not required only when you regenerate the Oracle wallet and configuration file in an Oracle home where the backup module was previously installed.

libPlatform

Optional

Platform name of the protected database host on which the Recovery Appliance backup module needs to be installed.

Typically, the Recovery Appliance backup module installer automatically determines the platform on which it is run. You need to set this parameter only if the installer displays an error indicating the platform cannot be determined.

Valid values for platform name are: linux64, windows64, solaris_sparc64, solaris_sparcx64, zlinux64, aix_ppc64, and hpux_ia64.

argFile

Optional

File from which the remaining command-line parameters must be read during the Recovery Appliance backup module installation.