Preface

This Legato® Storage Manager Command Reference Guide contains complete information on the commands to use with Legato Storage Manager (LSM) for Oracle® data storage management. It describes the commands for setting up and configuring the LSM software and resources. It also provides details on the commands for managing the Oracle backup data, devices, media, and the LSM online index files.

This preface contains these topics:

Audience

The information in this guide is for system administrators and Oracle database administrators (DBAs) who are responsible for maintaining Oracle Server backup and recovery systems using LSM. It includes information on configuring an Oracle data storage management system using LSM for Oracle8 and Oracle8i level servers on Windows 2000 and Windows NT.

You need a working knowledge of Oracle concepts and terminology, especially as related to Oracle database backup and recovery, to use this guide effectively. This guide does not include LSM installation instructions. For information on installing LSM, refer to the Oracle Server Installation Guide for your particular system. For more information on configuring LSM, refer to the Legato Storage Manager Administrator's Guide.

Organization

This documentation is organized as follows:

Chapter 1, "Introduction"

This chapter introduces you to the LSM commands provided as part of the LSM Server software. It describes the six different categories of LSM commands and lists the manual pages in Chapter 2 that provide detailed descriptions of each LSM command.

Chapter 2, "LSM Commands"

This chapter includes a set of manual pages describing each available LSM command. Each manual page provides details on the correct LSM command syntax, the LSM resources that you can configure, and specific examples of how to use the LSM commands to configure and manage the LSM Server and perform backup and restore operations.

Conventions

The following conventions apply to regular text in this guide:

Convention Meaning

.
.
.

Vertical ellipsis points in an example mean that information not directly related to the example has been omitted.

...

Horizontal ellipsis points in statements or commands mean that parts of the statement or command not directly related to the example have been omitted.

boldface text

Boldface type in text indicates a command name or a term defined in the text.

italics

Italic type in text indicates a filename, document title, or emphasis.

[ ]

Brackets enclose key names (for example, "Press [Return]"). Note that brackets have a different meaning when used in command syntax.

Convention	Meaning
. . .	Vertical ellipsis points in an example mean that information not directly related to the example has been omitted.
...	Horizontal ellipsis points in statements or commands mean that parts of the statement or command not directly related to the example have been omitted.
boldface text	Boldface type in text indicates a command name or a term defined in the text.
italics	Italic type in text indicates a filename, document title, or emphasis.
[ ]	Brackets enclose key names (for example, "Press [Return]"). Note that brackets have a different meaning when used in command syntax.

The following conventions apply to command syntax in this guide:

Convention Meaning

\

A backslash indicates a command that is too long to fit on a single line. Enter the line as printed (with a backslash) or enter it as a single line without a backslash:
dd if=/dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s6 of=/dev/rst0 bs=10b \
count=10000

{ }

Braces indicate required items:
nsrrepack [ -v ] [ -n ] [ -F ] [ -b pool ] { -f file | volname... }

[ ]

Brackets indicate optional items:
nsrmm [ -C ] [ -v | -q ] [ -s server ] [ -f device ]
Note that brackets have a different meaning when used in regular text.

...

Horizontal ellipsis points indicate an arbitrary number of similar items:
CHKVAL fieldname value1 value2 ... valueN

boldface

Boldface type indicates commands or text you type: connect

italics

Italic type indicates a variable. Substitute a value for the variable:
server

Convention	Meaning
\	A backslash indicates a command that is too long to fit on a single line. Enter the line as printed (with a backslash) or enter it as a single line without a backslash: dd if=/dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s6 of=/dev/rst0 bs=10b \ count=10000
{ }	Braces indicate required items: nsrrepack [ -v ] [ -n ] [ -F ] [ -b pool ] { -f file \| volname... }
[ ]	Brackets indicate optional items: nsrmm [ -C ] [ -v \| -q ] [ -s server ] [ -f device ] Note that brackets have a different meaning when used in regular text.
...	Horizontal ellipsis points indicate an arbitrary number of similar items: CHKVAL fieldname value1 value2 ... valueN
boldface	Boldface type indicates commands or text you type: connect
italics	Italic type indicates a variable. Substitute a value for the variable: server

Preface

Audience

Organization

Related Documentation

Conventions