Re: Legato Storage Manager

Sorry, I meant the Networker *documentation* in pdf format - not the product - from the Legato site! :-)

Steve Phelan.

Steve Phelan wrote:

> 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 Thu Mar 18 1999 - 15:08:05 CST