HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Diagnostics Tool for Oracle User Guide
Abstract
This document describes the diagnostic checks for the Recovery Manager for Oracle using Recovery Manager Diagnostic tool.
HP Part Number: QL226-96989
Published: August 2013
Edition: 1.0
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Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................4
2 System requirements for installation...............................................................5
Installation prerequisites............................................................................................................5
Hardware and software requirements..........................................................................................5
Supported configuration ...........................................................................................................5
3 Installing and removing the RMD tool............................................................6
Installing the RMD tool on different operating systems....................................................................6
Verifying the installation............................................................................................................6
Removing the RMD tool from different operating systems................................................................6
4 Using the RMD tool....................................................................................7
Launching the RMD tool.............................................................................................................7
Performing the diagnostic checks................................................................................................7
Diagnostic checks for RMO...................................................................................................7
Viewing diagnostic test status.....................................................................................................9
Generating report.....................................................................................................................9
Viewing diagnostic report........................................................................................................10
5 Troubleshooting........................................................................................12
6 Support and other resources......................................................................13
Contacting HP........................................................................................................................13
HP 3PAR documentation..........................................................................................................13
Typographic conventions.........................................................................................................15
HP 3PAR branding information.................................................................................................15
7 Documentation feedback...........................................................................16
Glossary....................................................................................................17
Contents 3
1 Introduction
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Diagnostics (RMD) tool for Recovery Manager for Oracle (RMO) is
a software tool used for identifying discrepancies in the environment running RMO.
The tool scans RMO managed servers (Backup server, Database server, and NetBackup master
server) to gather information related to recovery manager environment. The tool uses this information
to identify any discrepancies and suggests corrective action to ensure proper functioning of RMO
product.
The following are the features of the RMD tool:
• Ability to auto discover RMO Backup server, RMO managed Database server, and NetBackup
master server (if applicable)
• Gathers RMO environment setup information based on the configuration files
• Identifies and provides corrective action for RMO environmental discrepancies
• Gathers information about Oracle databases
• Gathers information about the following backup methods:
Symantec NetBackup◦
◦ HP Data Protector
◦ Oracle RMAN
• Collects HP 3PAR StoreServ information that are connected to Backup and Database servers
• Validates SSH connection between Backup, Database, StoreServ, and backup tool servers
4 Introduction
2 System requirements for installation
This chapter provides an overview of the hardware and software requirements for installing the
RMD tool.
Installation prerequisites
RMO must be installed on the RMO Backup and Database servers. The RMO configuration file is
created either by using the rmora_config command or RMO GUI. For more information, see
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager 4.3.0 or 4.4.0 Software for Oracle - User’s Guide.
Hardware and software requirements
There are no specific hardware and software requirements for installing the RMD tool besides the
hardware and software requirements for RMO 4.3 and RMO 4.4 release.
Supported configuration
The RMD tool supports all the supported configuration of RMO 4.3 and RMO 4.4 release. For
more information about the supported configuration, see the SPOCK website:
http://spock.corp.hp.com/spock/utility/document.aspx?docurl=Shared%20Documents/sw/
array_3par/3par_rmo.2013_05_17.pdf
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3 Installing and removing the RMD tool
Before installing the RMD tool, ensure that you meet the system requirements.
Installing the RMD tool on different operating systems
The RMD tool must be installed on the RMO Backup server. The following procedure explains how
to install the RMD tool on different operating systems:
1. Click the following link to open the HP Storage Software page:
https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductsList.do?category=NAS
2. Download the product HP 3PAR Diagnostics Tool for Recovery Manager for
Oracle v1.0 and navigate to the folder containing the executable.
3. Copy the folder to the RMO Backup server.
4. Login as root on the RMO Backup server.
5. Untar the platform specific software bundle and run the required script.
The following are the scripts for each operating system:
a. IBM AIX: AIX_local_install.sh
b. Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Enterprise Linux: Linux_local_install.sh
c. Sun Solaris: Solaris_local_install.sh
d. HP–UX: HPUX_local_install.sh
Verifying the installation
Run the following script to verify the installation:
1. IBM AIX: lslpp -l HP3PARRMDO.rte
2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Enterprise Linux: rpm -qi HP3PARRMODT
3. Sun Solaris: pkginfo -l HP3PARRMODT
4. HP–UX: swlist HP3PARRMODT
Removing the RMD tool from different operating systems
Run the following scripts to remove the RMD tool:
1. IBM AIX: AIX_local_install.sh
2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Enterprise Linux: Linux_local_install.sh
3. Sun Solaris: Solaris_local_install.sh
4. HP–UX: HPUX_local_install.sh
6 Installing and removing the RMD tool
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