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Preface

Audience

How This Guide Is Organized

Document Conventions

Required Oracle Documentation

Contacting Customer Support

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1 Introduction

What is Legato Storage Manager?

Overview of LSM Features

Overview of Oracle Backup and Recovery System

Additional Legato Documentation

Online Help

'How Do I' Help

'What Is This' Help

'Field' Help

Legato Command Reference Guide

2 Preparing to Use LSM

LSM Architecture

Overview of LSM Operations

Using the LSM Administrator GUI

Configuration Roadmap

Post-Installation Procedures

Configuring LSM Resources

Client Resource

Server Resource

Specifying LSM Administrators

Modifying the LSM Administrator List

Other LSM Resources

3 Media Management

Configuring Storage Devices

Preparing for Device Resource Configuration

Device Resource Configuration

Creating a Device Resource

Modifying a Device Resource

Removing a Device Resource

Device Auto-Detection and Configuration on Windows NT

Device Auto-Detection Enabling Options

How to Set Device Auto-Detection

Device Enabling and Configuration Following Auto-Detection

Using Volume Pools and Label Templates

Default Volume Pool

Labeling and Mounting Storage Volumes

Labeling a Volume

Mounting a Volume

Unmounting a Volume

Auto Media Management for Tape Devices

Using the Volumes Window

Volume Operations

4 Backup and Restore Operations

Roadmap for Oracle Backups and Restores

LSM Environment Variables

RMAN Commands

Proxy Copy

Send Command

Trace Option of the Backup Command

Pool Option of the Backup Command

Duplex Option of the Set Command

Creating RMAN Scripts

Running Oracle Backups or Restores

Using OEM Backup Management Tools

Multiplexing During RMAN Backups

LSM Server Bootstrap Backups

Automatic Bootstrap Backup

Manual Bootstrap Backup

Maintaining Bootstrap Information

Monitoring Oracle Backups and Restores

5 Disaster Recovery

Types of Disaster

Disaster Preparation

Gathering the Key Information

Computer Hardware Information

Computer Software Information

Disaster Recovery

How to Replace a Hard Drive

Obtaining the Hard Drive Information

Replacing a Hard Drive

How to Recover the Operating System

Operating System Recovery Requirements

Recovering the Windows Operating System

Step 1: Install the Operating System

Step 2: Test the Operating System and Configure the Devices

How to Recover an LSM Server

LSM Server Requirements

Recovering an LSM Server

Step 1: Install LSM

Step 2: Configure LSM

Step 3: Locate the Server's Bootstrap Save Set ID

Step 4: Recover the LSM Server Bootstrap

Step 5: Rename the LSM Server Configuration Files

Step 6: Verify the LSM Server Recovery

DHCP and WINS Databases

How to Restore Oracle Data

A Scanner

Using the Scanner Program

Scanner Program Options

Rebuilding Save Set Entries in LSM Online Indexes

Scanner Requests an Entry for Record Size

Scanner Marks a Volume Read-Only

B Client Server Communications

How to Troubleshoot IP Errors

How to Set Up Host Tables

How to Use ping to Verify Network Connections

How to Verify Firmware for Switches and Routers

Configuring Server Communications

Host Name Determination

Name Resolution

Backup Operators Group

DHCP Clients

Backup and Recover Service

C Using Label Templates

How LSM Uses Label Templates

Label Template Dialog Box

Name

Fields

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Using Label Template Components

Creating Label Templates

Editing Label Templates

Glossary

Index