HP Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations

System Backup to Tape for Oracle Databases
9.7 Using the Show Catalog Command
1. The MDMS show catalog command-you must use the /SAVE qualifier for an ORACLE_DB
catalog type. The /PIECE_NAME lets you look up a particular piece name. The piece name
must be in quotes if the piece name is not all uppercase letters. If you do not use the
/PIECE_NAME qualifier, you will get every entry in the catalog. You need to use the
/FULL qualifier or you will not get much information in the modal default of /BRIEF. I
hope to change this in a subsequent release.
2. Block Size-this is the block size that was sent down from Oracle. When a restore command
is issued from the Oracle Recovery Manager, the block size must be the same.
3. Environment and Save-these UID's mean nothing for an ORACLE_DB type catalog. They
are here because the ORACLE_DB type catalog is a variation of another ABS catalog.
4. Save Type-this means nothing for an ORACLE_DB type catalog.
5. Saveset Format-this is the format type of the saveset on the I/O device. SBT has its own format
and can only be read by SBT.
6. Archive Type-TAPE archive type is the only type supported in this version.
7. Saveset Location-this is the tape volume(s) that the saveset is on. In this example, there are
two tape volumes: AIF049 and AIF050. This means that the saveset was started on tape volume
AIF049 and finished on tape volume AIF050. If you need to do a restore of this piece
name, you need to have both of these volumes onsite. You can use the MDMS show volume
command to look up these tape volumes to see if they are onsite or offsite.
8. Saveset Name-this is the name of the file on the tape volume. We are limited to 17 characters
so we change piece name into a saveset name on a particular volume.
9. Saveset Position-this is the number of tape marks down from the beginning of the tape
where the saveset starts. I doubt if you will ever use this.
10. Status and Severity-these will always be success in the present version. The piece name is
only put in the catalog if the backup completed successfully.
You may want to look up all of the piece names for a particular database. The /INCLUDE qualifier
is the one to use. The /INCLUDE qualifier was there before we created the ORACLE_DB
type catalog. It accesses the database field of an ORACLE_DB type catalog. Example 9–16
shows a lookup of all records for the EMPLOYEE database.
Example 9–16 Catalog Lookup of All Records for the EMPLOYEE Database
Oracle9i> MDMS SHOW CATALOG ORACLE_DB/SAVE/FULL/INCLUDE=EMPLOYEE
Catalog Name: ORACLE_DB
Catalog Node: MOE
Date Archived: 14-DEC-2001 10:04:53
Source Node: MOE
Database: EMPLOYEE
Block Size: 262144
Archive: RMAN_TAPE_TL875_ARCH
Environment: 08E036C7-F07A-11D5-BFEF-5441524E2020
Save: 08E036C8-F07A-11D5-BFED-5441524E2020
Save Type: ()
Owner: ABS
Saveset Format: ORACLE_DB_SBT
Archive Type: TAPE
Saveset Location: DEC031
Saveset Name: 2001121410045349.
Saveset Position: 9
Status: Completed with success
Severity: OP_SUCCESS
Piece Name: 75dbllm4_1_1
Catalog Name: ORACLE_DB
Catalog Node: MOE
Date Archived: 14-DEC-2001 10:00:46
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