Re: Legato Storage Manager

sverzijl_at_hotmail.com wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I'm using Legato Storage Manager (the version that came with Oracle 8) for
> Oracle backup&recovery, but when I want to restore a database on a clean
> installed Windows NT system + Oracle 8, Legato returns the error 'cannot find
> volume in index' when trying to mount the backup-tape. Obvious, since there
> is no (online) volume index on a clean system. But how do I restore a
> database then ? I know Legato Storage Manager is making a backup of the
> volume index on tape every night, but there seems to be no way of restoring
> it.
>
> Am I missing something here ?

Yes, the bit about reading the manual! :-)

Read the *Legato Manual* that comes with Oracle8, it tells you how to restore the bootstrap (client index, media index and nsr res files) after a total system loss - which is what you are effectively simulating here. You might also want to download the full Legato Networker (as that is what LSM is) from Legato's web site in pdf format, I found them very useful.

You'd also need a copy of the Oracle database control file and a copy (or a network link to ) your RMAN recovery catalog, if you used one (recommended). Without one of these, RMAN has no index of what it backed up. This time, read the *Oracle8 Backup and Recovery* (RMAN section) in detail.

Steve Phelan.

>
>
> Regards,
>
> Simon Verzijl
>
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Received on Wed Mar 17 1999 - 17:37:36 CST