Create a RAC Client

Before You Begin
Review the following to avoid common problems:
  • You should have administrative privileges.
  • You have an available license on the CommServe for each Oracle iDataAgent you wish to add to the RAC nodes.

  • For the Oracle, Oracle RAC or SAP for Oracle iDataAgent, if you have custom SQL settings, you must turn off these settings to ensure that the instance browse works correctly and that the instance status is correctly fetched. To do this, create and edit the cvlogin.sql file with the appropriate contents at ORACLE_HOME/sqlplus/admin. For example, run the following command:

    edit file $ORACLE_HOME/sqlplus/admin/cvlogin.sql

    Then include the following contents in the cvlogin.sql file:

    set heading on;

    set pause off;
Add Client Checklist
For each Oracle iDataAgent instance that you want to include in the Oracle RAC node, collect the following information in the first block before creating the RAC pseudo-client. Also collect the information in the second block. (Use the space provided at the right to record the information. Retain this information in your Disaster Recovery binder.)

1.

Name of the Oracle iDataAgent instance(s) along with the name of the associated physical client for each Oracle iDataAgent:__________________________________________________________________________________

Path to the Oracle home directory:_______________________________________________________________

Oracle User Account and Password (for Windows):___________________________________________________

Oracle User Name (for Unix):____________________________________________________________________

Database connect string:________________________________________________________________________

Catalog connect string for the catalog database:_____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Path to the TNS Admin directory (optional):_________________________________________________________

Block size for backup and restore operations for each Oracle instance (optional):__________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Pass-phrase to enable data encryption for RMAN command line backups (optional):________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

2.

Storage policy to be used by the default subclient for data:____________________________________________

Storage policies to be used by the instance for user command backups and archive log backups:_____________

____________________________________________________________________________________________
To create a RAC Client

1.

From the CommCell Console, right-click Client Computers and click New Client.

2.

From the Add New Client dialog box, click RAC Client and then click OK.

3.

In the Create RAC Client (General) dialog box, type or select values for the fields as appropriate. Then click Details.

4.

In the Create RAC Client (Details) dialog box, type or select values for the fields at the bottom of the dialog box as appropriate.

To create a RAC client for Windows, go to step 6.

To create a RAC client for unix, go to the next step.

5.

To create a RAC client for Unix, in the Create RAC Client (Details) dialog box, click Add. In the Add Instance dialog box, select an Unix physical client containing the Oracle iDataAgent instances that you want to include in the Oracle RAC node.

Thereafter, type or browse values for the fields as appropriate. Then click OK. Repeat this step for each Oracle iDataAgent instance that you want to include.

Note:

Based on the type of Oracle instance added initially (Unix or Windows), you can only select the same type of instances in the subsequent additions.

Once you have added the instances, go to step 7.
6. To create a RAC client for Windows, in the Create RAC Client (Details) dialog box, click Add. In the Add Instance dialog box, select a Windows physical client containing the Oracle iDataAgent instances that you want to include in the Oracle RAC node.

Click Change User Account and type the Oracle user name and password credentials and click OK.

Thereafter, type or browse values for the fields as appropriate. Then click OK. Repeat this step for each Oracle iDataAgent instance that you want to include.

Note:

Based on the type of Oracle instance added initially (Unix or Windows), you can only select the same type of instances in the subsequent additions.

7.

From each tab in the Create RAC Client (Storage Device) dialog box, select values for the fields as appropriate.

8.

If Encryption is enabled, click Encryption and select the appropriate value.

  

9.

After you configure all your instances as appropriate, click OK.

This task is now complete.