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Agent for Oracle does not Back Up Non-default Parameter Files

Symptom:

Agent for Oracle does not back up parameter files that are not default, including parameters files which reside on the shared disk in the RAC (Real Application Clusters) and OFS (Oracle Fail Safe) environment.

Solution:

Agent for Oracle in CA ARCserve Backup r15 can back up parameter files. It only backs up following default parameter files under the directory %ORACLE_HOME%\dbs and %ORACLE_HOME%\database.

• init<SID>.ora
• spfile<SID>.ora
• config<SID>.ora
• pwd<SID>.ora
• orapwd<SID>

You can use the Agent for Oracle to add additional parameter files. Perform the following steps to add additional parameter files.

To add additional parameter files

1. After you install and configure the Agent for Oracle, open the installation directory of the agent.
2. Right-click the file config.xml and select Open With….

   

3. Choose WordPad and click OK.

   The XML file opens.

4. Search for the instance you want to backup as an additional parameter file.
5. Find the XML element <ParameterfilePath></ParameterfilePath> and add the path of the additional parameter file in XML element.

   For example, if you want to add

   C:\Addtional Parameter File.ora 
   

   you can replace the text

   <ParameterfilePath></ParameterfilePath> using <ParameterfilePath> C:\Addtional Parameter File.ora </ParameterfilePath>
   

   Note: If you have more than one additional parameter files that you want to back up, append another <ParameterfilePath></ParameterfilePath> after the original one.

   For example, if you want to add another Parameter File

   C:\Another Parameter File.ora
   

   you can replace the text <ParameterfilePath></ParameterfilePath> using

   <ParameterfilePath> C:\Addtional Parameter File.ora </ParameterfilePath><ParameterfilePath> C:\Another Parameter File.ora </ParameterfilePath>
   

6. Save the file.

   Submit the parameter files backup job to test whether the additional parameter files have been backed up.