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BRBACKUP & BRARCHIVE Parameter’s Tuning

Network Backup

Before tuning, parameter in /oracle/<SID>/dbs/init<SID>.sap

backup_mode = all

backup_type = online

backup_dev_type = pipe_auto

backup_root_dir = ?/sapbackup

compress = no

compress_cmd = "compress -c $ > $"

uncompress_cmd = "uncompress -c $ > $"

compress_dir = ?/sapreorg

archive_function = copy_delete_save

archive_copy_dir = ?/sapbackup

cpio_flags = -ov

cpio_in_flags = -iduv

cpio_disk_flags = -pdcu

dd_flags = "obs=16k"

dd_in_flags = "ibs=16k"

read_fifo_cmd = "rsh backup"

copy_out_cmd = "dd ibs=512 obs=32k conv=block of=$"

copy_in_cmd = "dd ibs=32k obs=512 conv=block if=$"

rewind = "mt -f $ rew"

rewind_offline = "mt -f $ offline"

tape_size = 20000M

exec_parallel=0
tape_address = /dev/nrmt1h

tape_address_rew = /dev/rmt1h

expir_period = 0

tape_use_count = 500

 

After tuning, parameter in /oracle/<SID>/dbs/init<SID>.sap

backup_mode = all

backup_type = online

backup_dev_type = pipe_auto

backup_root_dir = ?/sapbackup

compress = hardware

compress_cmd = "compress -c $ > $"

uncompress_cmd = "uncompress -c $ > $"

compress_dir = ?/sapreorg

archive_function = copy_delete_save

archive_copy_dir = ?/sapbackup

cpio_flags = -ovB

cpio_in_flags = -iduvB

cpio_disk_flags = -pdcu

dd_flags = "obs=64k bs=64k"

dd_in_flags = "ibs=64k bs=64k"

read_fifo_cmd = "rsh backup"

copy_in_cmd = "dd ibs=64k obs=64k if=$"

tape_copy_cmd = "dd"

rewind = "mt -f $ rew"

rewind_offline = "mt -f $ offline"

tape_pos_cmd = "mt -f $ fsf $"

tape_size = 20000M

exec_parallel = 0

tape_address = /dev/nrmt1h

tape_address_rew = /dev/rmt1h

expir_period = 0

tape_use_count = 500

 

Look at backup result before tuning :

 

BR051I BRBACKUP 3.1H

BR189W Expiration period equals 0 - volumes could be immediately overwritten!

BR055I Start of database backup: bcxynsig anp 1998-08-05 17.04.54

BR319I Control file copied to /oracle/HRD/sapbackup/cntrl.dbf

BR101I Parameters

oracle_sid HRD

oracle_home /oracle/HRD

oracle_profile /oracle/HRD/dbs/initHRD.ora

sap_profile /oracle/HRD/dbs/init1.sap

backup_mode ALL

backup_type online

backup_dev_type pipe_auto

compress no

tape_copy_cmd cpio

cpio_flags -ov

cpio_in_flags -iduv

cpio_disk_flags -pdcu

dd_flags obs=16k

dd_in_flags ibs=16k

read_fifo_cmd rsh backup

copy_out_cmd dd ibs=512 obs=5k conv=block of=$

copy_in_cmd dd ibs=5k obs=512 conv=block if=$

rewind mt -f $ rew

rewind_offline mt -f $ offline

tape_size 20000.000 MB

tape_address /dev/nrmt1h

tape_address_rew /dev/rmt1h

volume_backup HRDB03

expir_period 0

tape_use_count 500

exec_parallel 0

:

:

BR056I End of database backup: bcxynsig anp 1998-08-06 08.28.15

BR053I BRBACKUP terminated successfully with warnings.

Look at backup result after tuning

BR051I BRBACKUP 3.1H

BR189W Expiration period equals 0 - volumes could be immediately overwritten!

BR055I Start of database backup: bcyghgmz anp 1998-09-15 17.04.17

BR319I Control file copied to /oracle/HRD/sapbackup/cntrl.dbf

BR083W Compression rates out of date - run BRBACKUP with option '-k only'.

BR101I Parameters

oracle_sid HRD

oracle_home /oracle/HRD

oracle_profile /oracle/HRD/dbs/initHRD.ora

sap_profile /oracle/HRD/dbs/init1.sap

backup_mode ALL

backup_type online

backup_dev_type pipe_auto

compress hardware

tape_copy_cmd dd

cpio_flags -ovB

cpio_in_flags -iduvB

cpio_disk_flags -pdcu

dd_flags obs=64k bs=64k

dd_in_flags ibs=64k bs=64k

read_fifo_cmd rsh backup

copy_out_cmd dd obs=64k ibs=64k of=$

copy_in_cmd dd ibs=64k obs=64k if=$

rewind mt -f $ rew

rewind_offline mt -f $ offline

tape_size 20000.000 MB

tape_address /dev/nrmt1h

tape_address_rew /dev/rmt1h

volume_backup HRDB02

expir_period 0

tape_use_count 500

exec_parallel 0

:

:

BR056I End of database backup: bcyghgmz anp 1998-09-16 07.09.04

BR053I BRBACKUP terminated successfully with warnings.

Notes : Brbackup running through backup server, backup 4 server (AIHRD, AIFIDB, AIFIQ, AIDEV) at the same time and continue at 3:00 backup server AIFIDB. The perfomance improvement is not satisfied enough because of the bottle neck from the network link and the load from the amount of the server to be backed up.

Local Backup

Look at backup result before tuning at ASMODB :

BR051I BRBACKUP 3.0F

BR189W Expiration period equals 0 - volumes could be immediately overwritten!

BR055I Start of database backup: bcxytfxp ant 1998-08-06 20.02.41

BR319I Control file copied to /oracle/P11/sapbackup/cntrl.dbf

BR083W Compression rates out of date - run BRBACKUP with option '-k only'.

BR101I Parameters

oracle_sid P11

oracle_home /oracle/P11

oracle_profile /oracle/P11/dbs/initP11.ora

sap_profile /oracle/P11/dbs/initcoba2.sap

backup_mode ALL

backup_type online

backup_dev_type tape_auto

compress hardware

cpio_flags -ovB

cpio_in_flags -iuvB

cpio_disk_flags -pdcu

dd_flags obs=16k

dd_in_flags ibs=16k

rewind mt -f $ rew

rewind_offline mt -f $ offline

tape_size 40000.000 MB

tape_address /dev/nrmt3h,/dev/nrmt4h,/dev/nrmt5h

tape_address_rew /dev/rmt3h,/dev/rmt4h,/dev/rmt5h

volume_backup P11B17,P11B18,P11B19

expir_period 0

tape_use_count 500

exec_parallel 3

:

:

BR056I End of database backup: bcxytfxp ant 1998-08-07 05.19.12

BR053I BRBACKUP terminated with warnings.

Look at backup result before tuning at ASMODB :

 

BR051I BRBACKUP 3.1H

BR189W Expiration period equals 0 - volumes could be immediately overwritten!

BR055I Start of database backup: bcygmuds ant 1998-09-16 20.02.40

BR319I Control file copied to /oracle/P11/sapbackup/cntrl.dbf

BR083W Compression rates out of date - run BRBACKUP with option '-k only'.

BR101I Parameters

oracle_sid P11

oracle_home /oracle/P11

oracle_profile /oracle/P11/dbs/initP11.ora

sap_profile /oracle/P11/dbs/initcoba2.sap

backup_mode ALL

backup_type online

backup_dev_type tape_auto

compress hardware

tape_copy_cmd dd

cpio_flags -ovB

cpio_in_flags -iuvB

cpio_disk_flags -pdcu

dd_flags obs=64k bs=64k

dd_in_flags ibs=64k bs=64k

rewind mt -f $ rew

rewind_offline mt -f $ offline

tape_size 40000.000 MB

tape_address /dev/nrmt3h,/dev/nrmt4h,/dev/nrmt5h

tape_address_rew /dev/rmt3h,/dev/rmt4h,/dev/rmt5h

volume_backup P11B14,P11B15,P11B16

expir_period 0

tape_use_count 500

exec_parallel 3

:

:

BR056I End of database backup: bcygmuds ant 1998-09-16 23.16.50

BR053I BRBACKUP terminated successfully with warnings.

Notes : Look at the different between two backup result, to change the parameter just add or remove the old parameter at /oracle/<SID>/dbs/init<SID>.sap.

Notes : dd command for Brbackup and Brarchive runs only at version 3.1H up, copy files Brbackup, Brarchive, and Brrestore from other machines.

 

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This page was last updated on 08/23/98.

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