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Administering Backups
Contents
1 Backup and Recovery Management in NetAct 3
1.1 Overview 4
2 Disk Based Backup Solution 9
2.1 File Systems Backups 10
2.2 Oracle disk-based backups 11
2.3 Configuring disk-based backups 13
2.4 Scheduling online Backups 21
2.5 Checking the backuptool log files 23
3 Taking Backups 25
3.1 Taking file system backups 26
3.2 Restoring the file system from the online backup 31
3.3 Taking directory service backups 33
3.4 Taking backup directories of PM Platform directory service database 35
3.5 Taking WebSphere Application Server backups 37
3.6 Taking Database backups 39
3.7 Taking an offline backup of the global disks and Oracle database 44
4 Virtual Infrastructure Backups 47
4.1 Overview 48
4.2 Creating a Backup Job 50
4.3 Triggering backup jobs Manually 56
5 Exercises 61
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1.1 Overview
There are two options for the Backup and Recovery Management in NetAct: The NetAct Disk
Based Solution and the Open Backup Solution.
1.1.1 NetAct Disk-based backup

With the disk-based backup solution it is possible to take both online and offline backups of
the file system and databases. The backup disk can be located on separate backup disk
storage or it can be a part of the online disk storage.
In the file system backup, the file system online and offline backups can be configured to be
stored on the backup disk for a longer or shorter time. System Administrator can do this by
defining the number of backups kept. In file system offline backups, the expired backups are
removed immediately after a new successful offline backup. In file system online backups,
the removal of expired backups is delayed and done just before a new online backup is
executed.
In the database backup, an online backup of the database can be taken while the database
is running. This is the usual way of taking a backup of the database. The disk based backup
application uses Oracle's Recovery Manager (RMAN) to perform database online backup
and restore operations. An offline backup of the database is taken when the database is not
running.
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Offline backups are typically taken after the installation of the database or when
changes that require a shutdown have been made to the database or before an
upgrade to ensure that the system can be restored.
Disk-based backup only backs up the Oracle database and the global disks. Backup images
of all virtual machines are created using the vCenter Data Protection (VDP) component of
VMWare.
A virtual machine running the nfs service hosts the global filesystems /d/oss/global
and /home serving the NetAct8 infrastructure. A virtual machine running the nfs-
<vmhostname> service hosts the global filesystems /packages,
/etc/opt/nokia/oss, /var/opt/nokia/oss/global, /home, /d/repnb,
/d/corenb, and /d/mvi. that are part of the PM area of NetAct 8.
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Components
File Systems online

/offline backups
Disk Based Own
Solution
Oracle DB online /
Backup and offline backups
Recovery
Solutions
Open Backup
Solution Backup images of all VMs are
created using the vCenter Data
Protection (VDP) component of
VMWare.
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1.1.2 Open Backup Solution

With the open backup interface, network operators can build their own backup solution and it
also helps to use a backup system from a third-party vendor without using the backup
solution delivered by Nokia Solutions and Networks.
Open backup data volume
The volume of data to be backed up consists of two parts:
 Data on the file system
 Data in the Oracle database

The data in the file system includes the data on the root disks of all servers and on the high-
availability package disks in the SAN disk storage.
The data in the Oracle database includes network configuration and measurement data. The
amount of data depends on your parameters, for example, the size of the managed network
and the configuration of the system.
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The amount of data located in the file system and in the Oracle database depends on
the system configuration, installed features, and your parameters.
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Disk Based Backup
File System Backups Oracle DB Backups

• File system backup includes the
• Uses Oracle's Recovery
backups of all files on the NetAct
global file systems. Manager (RMAN) to perform
• Includes backups of the directory database online backup and
server restore operations.
• Includes backups of the WebSphere • Online and Offline Backups
Application Server
• Online and Offline backups
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2.1 File Systems Backups

File system backup includes the backups of all files on the NetAct global file systems. File
system backup is done by taking a copy of the file system data to the backup location on the
virtual backup disk. The virtual backup disk then contains a copy of the directory structures of
the file systems to be backed up.
The virtual backup disk is located in a virtual backup storage. The virtual backup storage disk
can be located on separate physical backup disk storage or it can be a part of the physical
online disk storage.
In connection with the file system backup, both online and offline, backups of the directory
server are taken automatically. WebSphere Application Server (WAS) profile backup files
need to be created manually into the global disk. WAS profile backup files are copied to the
virtual backup disk during online and offline file system backup. For more information, see
Taking WebSphere Application Server backups.
For instructions on how to exclude files from the file system backup, see the section
Excluding files and directories from the file system backup.
For instructions and more information, see also backuptool.pl -help and
backuptool.pl -longhelp.
The file system backup in the disk-based backup solution can be configured to store the file
system online and offline backups on the backup disk for a longer or shorter time. System
administrator can do this by defining the number of backups kept. In file system offline
backup, the expired backups are removed immediately after a new successful offline backup.
In file system online backups, the removal of expired backups is delayed and done just
before a new online backup is executed.
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2.2 Oracle disk-based backups

Disk-based Backup application uses Oracle's Recovery Manager (RMAN) to perform
database online backup and restore operations. For more information about RMAN, see
Oracle Database Backup and Recovery User's Guide. Oracle documentation index can be
found in http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/index.html.
An online backup of the database can be taken while the database is running. This is the
usual way to take a backup of the database
The Oracle online backup in the disk-based backup solution can be configured to use a
desired number of Recovery Manager (RMAN) channels. An RMAN channel represents one
stream of data to the backup disk. Each channel establishes a connection from the RMAN
client to a target database instance by starting a server session on the instance. The server
session then performs the actual backup.
For more information on RMAN and RMAN channels, see http://www.oracle.com.
The disk-based backup can also be configured to store the Oracle online and offline backups
on the backup disk for a longer or shorter time. This is done by defining the number of
backups kept. In an Oracle offline backup, the expired backups are removed immediately
after a new successful offline backup. In Oracle online backups, the removal of expired
backups is delayed and done just before a new online backup is executed. In addition, you
can define the maximum size of RMAN piece files in Oracle online backups.
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Backup tool
Backup Tool:
[root]% /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -help
Backups are not

scheduled by default
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2.3 Configuring disk-based backups

Prerequisites
The default configuration file for the disk-based backup is
/opt/cpf/install/template/butool.cf.template. This file must not be modified.
When you need to modify the disk-based backup configuration, edit a customized
configuration file /etc/opt/cpf/conf/butool.cf.
Before configuring the disk-based backup, check that the configuration file butool.cf.template
contains the following information:
backup_fs_keep: 7
backup_fs_keep_offline: 1
db_retention: 2
db_parallelism: 4
db_piecefile_maxsize: 2000M
db_offline_keep: 1
db_incremental_mode: off
db_incremental_levels: 1,1,1,1,1,1,0 weekly schedule, starts from
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/opt/cpf/install/template/butool.cf.template
The configuration files reside in
the local directory of the nodes
on virtual machines hosting the
This file must not be modified. database, nfs, and PM-nfs-
services
backup_fs_keep: 7
backup_fs_keep_offline: 1
db_retention: 2
db_parallelism: 4
db_piecefile_maxsize: 2000M
db_offline_keep: 1
db_incremental_mode: off
db_incremental_levels: 1,1,1,1,1,1,0 weekly schedule, starts from sunday
To modify the disk-based backup

configuration, edit a customized
configuration file: /etc/opt/cpf/conf/butool.cf
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2.3.1 To modify the disk-based backup configuration

Since the customized configuration file resides in the local directory of the node, edit the
configuration file separately on virtual machines hosting the database, nfs, and PM
nfs-<vmhostname> services.
1. Locate or create a customized configuration file.
 If a customized configuration file exists, you can find it in:

/etc/opt/cpf/conf/butool.cf
 If the customized configuration file does not exist yet:

As a root user, create a copy of the default configuration file
/opt/cpf/install/template/butool.cf.template and save it into
/etc/opt/cpf/conf/butool.cf.
2. Edit the parameter values in the customized configuration file.
When configuring the database backups you can edit the following parameters:
Parameter Description
db_retention Defines how many online database backups

are kept on the backup disk
db_parallelism Defines how many Recovery Manager

(RMAN) channels are used in online
database backup
db_piecefile_maxsize Defines how large one backup file can be in

online database backup
db_offline_keep Defines how many offline database backups

are kept on the backup disk
db_incremental_mode Defines if incremental database backup

mode is on or off. This setting can be
overridden with command line options: -
incremental and -full
db_incremental_levels Defines the incremental backup level for

each weekday. The value of this parameter is
a list of seven numbers separated by
comma. First number is the level for Sunday,
second for Monday, third for Tuesday, etc.
Incremental level can be 0 or 1.
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When configuring file system backups you can edit the following parameters:
backup_fs_keep How many file system backups are kept on

the backup disk
backup_fs_keep_offline How many offline database file system

backups are kept on the backup disk
3. Save the settings.

The next time the backup is executed the new settings are being used.
WARNING
Because the customized configuration file resides in the local directory of the VMs, you must
edit the configuration file separately on each VM mentioned before.
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Configuring Disk Based Backups: Modifying Configuration
When configuring the database backups you can edit the following parameters:
db_retention How many online database backups are kept on the backup disk
db_parallelism How many Recovery Manager (RMAN) channels are used in online DB backup
db_piecefile_maxsize How large one backup file can be in online database backup
db_offline_keep How many offline database backups are kept on the backup disk
Defines if incremental database backup mode is on or off. This setting can be
db_incremental_mode
overridden with command line options: -incremental and -full
Defines the incremental backup level for each weekday. The value of this
db_incremental_levels parameter is a list of seven numbers separated by comma. First number is the
level for Sunday, second for Monday, etc. Incremental level can be 0 or 1.
When configuring the file system backups you can edit the following parameters:
backup_fs_keep How many file system backups are kept on the backup disk
backup_fs_keep_offline How many offline database file system backups are kept on the backup disk
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2.3.2 Excluding files and directories from the file system

backup
Prerequisites
By default, the file system backup contains all files in the system. You can exclude some files
and/or directories from the backup by using an exclusion configuration file.
WARNING
Excluding important files and directories from the file system backup can make the
backups useless. Be very careful when defining the files and directories in the
customized butexclude.cf file. Test the backup afterwards to verify that the
exclusion worked as intended.
WARNING
Some system services and applications may bring their own exclusion files into an
exclusion plug-in directory /etc/opt/cpf/backup.d/exclude/. Disk-based
backup always excludes files and directories listed in these files. Exclusion plug-in
files must not be edited.
Note: Since the customized configuration file resides in the local directory of the node, edit
the configuration file separately on virtual machines hosting the database, nfs, and the PM
nfs services.
1. Locate or create a customized exclusion file.
 If a customized exclusion file exists, it is located in

/etc/opt/cpf/conf/butexclude.cf
 If a customized exclusion file does not exist, create it in

/etc/opt/cpf/conf/butexclude.cf with any text editor available in the Linux
system.
2. Edit the values of the customized exclusion file on each of the virtual machines
mentioned before.
Each line in the file contains a file name matching pattern used to filter out file and
directory names from the list of files to be included in the backup. For example, to
exclude directory /tmp, the following line could be added to the butexclude.cf file:
/tmp/*
This effectively excludes all the files and directories in /tmp.
To exclude also all files and directories whose path start with /tmp, you can leave out
the slash and add the following line:
/tmp*
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To exclude also all files and directories that have /tmp/ in the full path, you can add an
asterisk to the beginning of the line and add the following line:
*/tmp/*
This would exclude also, for example, all files and directories in /var/tmp and
/usr/tmp.
3. Save the settings.
The next time the backup is executed the new settings are being used.
WARNING
You must edit the exclusion file parameters on each VM mentioned before.
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Disk Based Backups

Configuring disk based Backups: Excluding Files
Excluding important files and directories from the file system

backup can make the backups useless. Be very careful when
defining the files and directories to exclude.
Edit the customized exclusion file

/etc/opt/cpf/conf/butexclude.cf
You must edit the customized
Each line in the file contains a file name configuration files on the virtual
matching pattern used to filter out file and machines hosting the database,
nfs, and PM-nfs- services
directory names from the list of files to be
included in the backup
Examples:
/tmp/*: Excludes all the files and directories in /tmp.
/tmp*: To exclude also all files and directories whose path start with /tmp,
*/tmp/*; To exclude also all files and directories that have /tmp/ in the full path
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2.4 Scheduling online Backups

It is recommended to schedule the taking of online backups into the off-peak hours so that
the load caused by this action does not interfere with the operation of the system.
To schedule online backups, execute the following procedure in the VM running the database
and the VM hosting the PM-nfs service.
1. Log in to the VM as the omc user.
2. Change into the root account using the su command.
3. To schedule a backup, run the following command:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -schedule [<hh:mm>]
For example:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -schedule 04:00
In the example above, backups of both the database and the file system are taken at the
scheduled time.
Examples of other commands for scheduling online backups:
 The following command schedules an automatic database backup:

[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -schedule <hh:mm> -backup db [-
incremental] [-level=<n>] [-full]]
 The following command schedules an automatic file system backup:

[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -schedule <hh:mm> -backup fs [-
full] [-noroot]
 The following command schedules an automatic database and file system backup:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -schedule <hh:mm> -backup all
[-incremental] [-level=<n>] [-full] [-noroot]
 The following command schedules a database archivelog backup:

[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -schedule <hh:mm> -
backuparchivelogs
WARNING
The file system and database backups must not be scheduled to overlap
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Disk Based Backups

Scheduling Online Backups
Use backuptool.pl scheduling parameter:
• Log in to the VM running the DB as the omc user.
• Change into the root account using the su command.
• To schedule a backup, run the following command:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -schedule [<hh:mm>]
• Execute the same procedure in the VM running the PM-nfs service
To schedule an automatic database backup:

[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -schedule <hh:mm> -backup db [-incremental] [-level=<n>] [-full]]
To schedule an automatic file system backup:

[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -schedule <hh:mm> -backup fs [-full] [-noroot]
To schedule an automatic database and file system backup:

[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -schedule <hh:mm> -backup all [-incremental] [-
level=<n>] [-full] [-noroot]
To check the scheduling configuration:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl –schedule show

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2.5 Checking the backuptool log files

It is recommended to verify daily that the automatic online backup has been successful.
Check the log files on the database and the NFS VMs daily.
To ensure that the backup virtual disk is mounted, enter the following command:
# backuptool.pl -disk readable
To check the log files

1. Check the <backup dir>/log/backup_status_<date>.log file to see if the
database online backup and each file system backup were completed successfully.
2. If there are any errors or warnings in the file:
<backup dir>/log/backup_status_<date>.log
see the <backup dir>/log/backup_detail_<date>.log for more details.
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Disk Based Backups

Checking Backups
It is recommended to verify daily that the automatic

online backup has been successful: Check the log
files on the database, the NFS and PM-NFS VMs
daily.
To check the log files

To ensure that the backup virtual disk is mounted, enter the following command:
# backuptool.pl -disk readable
Check the <backup dir>/log/backup_status_<date>.log file to see if the

database online backup and each file system backup were completed successfully.
If there are any errors or warnings in the file:

<backup dir>/log/backup_status_<date>.log
see the <backup dir>/log/backup_detail_<date>.log for more details
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3.1 Taking file system backups

3.1.1 Taking online backups of the file system
An online backup is taken when the system is up and running. Online backups are taken
automatically as scheduled in the cron.
Normally, the files that are included in the backup are updated incrementally, that is, only the
files and directories that have changed since the previous backup are updated to the backup
disk. Files and directories that have not changed are linked to the previous backup set.
To take an online backup of the whole file system: Execute the following procedure on the
VMs hosting the database service, the NFS service and the PM-NFS service.
1. Log in to the corresponding VM as the omc user.
3. To take an online backup of the whole file system, enter:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -backup fs
To take a forced full online backup: Execute the following procedure on the VMs hosting the
database service, the NFS service and the PM-NFS service
You can take a forced full file system backup instead of using the default incremental mode.
The full backup takes a backup of all files whether they have been modified or not.
4. Log in to the corresponding VM as the omc user.
6. To force a full backup, enter:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -backup fs -full
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Online File System Backups
Execute the following procedure on the VMs hosting the database

service, the NFS service and the PM-NFS service
1. Log in to corresponding VM as the omc user.

To take an online backup of the whole file system

[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -backup fs
To force a full backup, enter:

[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -backup fs -full
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3.1.2 To take an offline backup of the file system

Execute the following procedure on the VMs hosting the database service, the NFS service
and the PM-NFS service
1. Log in to the VM. Logging in varies depending on whether you are allowed to log in to a
VM with the root account using the SSH protocol or not.
If the root user login with SSH is allowed:
a) Log in to the NFS VM as the root user.
If the root user login in SSH is not allowed, then do the following:
a) Connect to a vSphere Web client using the URL
https://<IP_address_of_VMware>:9443/vsphereclient/
b) Log in to the vSphere Web client as the root user.
c) In the main view, click VMs and templates in the Home tab.
d) To see the VMs, expand the list on the left pane.
e) Right-click the NFS VM, and then select Open Console.
f) If the console is blank, click the console, and then press Enter.
g) Login as the root user.
2. Shut down the following services: cron and Network Cache Daemon. To shut down,
enter the following on the database and NFS VMs separately:
[root]# service crond stop
[root]# service nscd stop
3. Shut down all NetAct services.
a) Log in to the virtual machine (VM) hosting the dirsvr service, and switch to the root
user.
b) To stop the services, enter the following command:
[root]# smanager.pl stop NetAct
Note:
◦When the VMs are restarted later, the services are also restarted automatically.
Some services may be unstoppable. This is expected, especially if the service had a
(u) when you checked its status.
c) If you plan to manually restart the services later, then enter:
[root]# smanager.pl maintenance all on
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4. To take an offline backup of the file system, enter:

[root]# backuptool.pl -backup fs offline
This command takes a backup of the global disks.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 in all VMs running NFS and PM-nfs services.
6. Start all NetAct services.
a) Log in to a NetAct VM, and switch to the root user.
b) To restore the services from maintenance mode, enter the following command:
[root]# smanager.pl maintenance all off
c) To start NetAct, enter:
[root]# smanager.pl start netact
7. Start the following services: cron and Network Cache Daemon. To start, enter the
following on the database and NFS VMs separately:
[root]# service crond start
[root]# service nscd start
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Offline File System Backups
Execute the following procedure on the VMs hosting the database service, the NFS service
and the PM-NFS service
1. Shut down the following services: cron and Network Cache Daemon in the VM. To shut
down, enter on each VM separately as root user:
2. Shut down all NetAct services using service manager tool.
3. To take an offline backup of the file system, enter:
[root]# backuptool.pl -backup fs offline
4. Start all NetAct services.
Log in to a NetAct VM, and switch to the root user. To restore the services from
maintenance mode and start NetAct, enter the following commands:
[root]# smanager.pl start NetAct
5. Start the cron and Network Cache Daemon services:
1 [root]# service
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3.2 Restoring the file system from the online backup

3.2.1 To restore a single file from the online backup
1. Log in to the database or NFS VM as the omc user.
3. To restore a single file on one VM, enter:
[root]# backuptool.pl -restore file \ <file to be restored> [-
backupset <set number>]
Where <file to be restored> is the absolute path to the original file and the name of the file
that is missing. The file is automatically retrieved from the backup.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 in all VMs running NFS and PM- nfs services
3.2.2 To restore a single directory from the online backup

3. To restore a single directory on one VM, enter:
[root]# backuptool.pl -restore directory \ <directory to be
restored> [-backupset <set number>]
Where <dir to be restored> is the absolute path to the original directory and the name of
the directory that is missing. The directory (including files and sub-directories) is
automatically retrieved from the backup.
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Restoring data from online backups
To restore data from online backups:

3. To restore data on one VM, enter:
[root]# backuptool.pl -restore [file, directory, file system] \ <item to be
restored> [-backupset <set number>]
Where <item to be restored> is the absolute path to the original file or
directory or the name of file system to be restored.
The information is automatically retrieved from the backup.
In the case of restoring File Systems, the backuptool.pl command does not
create or mount the file system. If the whole file system is missing, it must be
created and mounted before executing this command .
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3.3 Taking directory service backups

Directory service backup files are created by daily cron jobs in the global disk. These
backups files are then copied to the backup disk in connection with the file system backups.
The directory service backup files are created using the following path names:
Latest directory service database backup:
/d/oss/global/var/dirsrv/backup/latest/oss_bak/
Latest directory service database backup in ldif format:
/d/oss/global/var/dirsvr/backup/latest/oss_bak.ldif
Latest directory service configuration backup:
/d/oss/global/var/dirsrv/backup/latest/oss_config.ldif
Directory service backup also keeps the 10 latest compressed backups in the disk ( <n> is a
number between range 1 to 10):
Directory service database backup:

/d/oss/global/var/dirsrv/backup/oss_bak.<n>.tgz
Directory service database backup in ldif format:

/d/oss/global/var/dirsrv/backup/oss_bak.<n>.ldif.tgz
Directory service configuration (database) backup

/d/oss/global/var/dirsrv/backup/oss_config.<n>.ldif
To manually execute a directory service backup, log in to the NetAct VM running the LDAP
service, switch to the root account, and enter the following command:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/cpfrhdsconf_create_and_rotate_backup.sh --
dir=/d/oss/global/var/dirsrv/backup/ --keep=10 --instance=oss
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Directory service backups are taken automatically from the VM
running the directory server via /etc/cron.daily/dirsrv_oss_backup.sh
cronjob in connection with the file system backups.
The directory service backup files are automatically copied to the
following directories each time a file system backup is taken:
Directory service database backup:
/d/oss/global/var/dirsrv/backup/oss_bak.<n>.tgz
/d/oss/global/var/dirsrv/backup/oss_bak.<n>.ldif.tgz
Directory service configuration backup

/d/oss/global/var/dirsrv/backup/oss_config.<n>.ldif
The LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) is a standard plain

text data interchange format for representing LDAP (Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol) directory content and update
requests. LDIF conveys directory content as a set of records, one
record for each object (or entry)
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3.4 Taking backup directories of PM Platform

directory service database
PM Directory service backup files are created by daily cron jobs. The backup files are stored
in the following directories of the global disk available in the VMs running the PM lb and base
services:
/var/opt/nokia/oss/global/ldap/db
(contains zipped database indexes)
/var/opt/nokia/oss/global/ldap/ldif
(contains a text export from the database)
/var/opt/nokia/oss/global/ldap/latest
(contains the latest database index unzipped)
To manually execute a PM directory service backup, do the following:
7. Log in to the VM hosting the PM lb service, and switch to the root user.
8. To take a backup of the PM directory service, enter:
[root]# ldapbumx.pl --count <number of backups kept>
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Directory Server Backups – PM Platform
Directory service backups are taken automatically from the VM

running the PM-lb service via /opt/nokia/oss/bin/ldapbumx.pl cronjob
running in the VM running the db_crons service in connection
with the file system backups.
The directory service backup files are automatically copied to the following
directories each time a file system backup is taken:
zipped database indexes:

/var/opt/nokia/oss/global/ldap/db

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latest database index unzipped

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3.5 Taking WebSphere Application Server backups

WebSphere Application Server profile backups are not executed automatically. However,
after manual execution they will be automatically backed up in connection with the file system
backups, both online and offline file system backups.
In order to take manual backup of the WebSphere Application server profiles:
1. Log in to each WebSphere Application Server (WAS) VM as the omc user.
3. To take WebSphere profile backups, enter:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/cpfwas_backup_profiles.sh
Note:
Running the script activates the backup process. During the backup process, the script will
stop all the WAS services, take a backup of the WAS profiles, and then restart all the WAS
services.
Profile specific backup zip files are available at
/d/oss/global/var/cpfwas/backup/<profilename>_BU.zip ..
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WebSphere Application Server
WebSphere Application Server profile backups are executed manually. After execution,
they will be saved in connection with the file system backups, both online and offline file
system backups.
1. Log in to each WebSphere Application Server (WAS) VM as the omc user and change
into the root account.
2. To take WebSphere profile backups, enter:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/cpfwas_backup_profiles.sh
Running the script activates the backup process. The script will stop all the WAS services,
take a backup of the WAS profiles, and then restart all the WAS services
The WebSphere profile backup files are available in

/d/oss/global/var/cpfwas/backup/<profilename>_BU.zip directory.
Server Profiles. Profiles can be thought of as a specific server runtime

environment operating within a separate instance of the Java Virtual
Machine .
Each runtime environment has its own configuration files, logs, properties,
and other attributes. Profiles can make each Java 2 Enterprise Edition
(J2EE) application server runtime unique and separate from the server
binaries and from other profiles
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3.6 Taking Database backups

3.6.1 Taking Online backups of the database
An online backup of the database can be taken while the database is running. This is the
usual way to take a backup of the database.
Disk-based Backup application uses Oracle's Recovery Manager (RMAN) to perform
database online backup and restore operations.
To take a full online backup of the database
1. Log in to the the VM where the database is running as the omc user.
To take a full online backup, enter:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -backup db
To take an incremental online backup

In the incremental backup you take a backup of those files only that have changed since the
previous backup.
You can enable fast incremental backups by enabling block change tracking in Oracle. This
makes incremental backups more useful.
3. If block change tracking is on, you can skip this step. If it is not on, to enable block
change tracking, enter:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -bct on
4. To take an incremental online backup, enter:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -backup db -incremental
You can override the default RMAN incremental level settings by using the command
options [-level=0] or [-level=1].
For more information about RMAN incremental levels, see Oracle Database Backup and
Recovery User's Guide, chapter RMAN Backup Concepts. Oracle documentation index can
be found in
http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/index.html.
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To take a backup of Oracle archive logs only

Normally archive logs are included in the database backup.
3. To take an online backup of the archive logs, enter:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -backup archivelogs
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Database Online Backups
1. Log in to the the VM where the database service is running as the omc user.
To take a full online backup, enter:

[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -backup db
To take an incremental online backup

•To enable fast incremental backups (by enabling block change tracking in Oracle)
• Log in to the database server where the database package is running as the omc user.
• Change into the root account using the su command.
To enable block change tracking, enter:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -bct on
•To take an incremental online backup, enter:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -backup db -incremental
To take an online backup of the archive logs, enter:

[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -backup archivelogs
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3.6.2 Taking Offline backups of the database

Prerequisites
Before taking an offline backup of the database you must shut down the database. An offline
backup of the database is usually taken after the installation of the database and when
changes that require shutdown have been made to the database. Offline backups are also
typically taken before an upgrade to ensure that the system can be restored.
1. Log in to the VM where the database is running. Logging in varies depending on whether
you are allowed to log in to a server with the root account using the SSH protocol, or
not.
 If the root user login with SSH is allowed:

Log in to a server as the root user.
 If the root user login with SSH is not allowed:

https://<IP_address_of_VMware>:9443/vsphereclient/.
b) Log in to the vSphere Web client b. as the root user.
c) In the main view, select VMs and templates in the Home tab
d) Right-click the database VM, and then select Open Console.
e) If the console is blank, click the console, and then press Enter. Log in as the root
user.
2. To take an offline backup of the database, enter:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -backup db offline
3. Start the database.
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Database Offline backups
1. Log in to the VM where the database service is running as root user.

2. Shut down the database using the service manager tool.
a) Check the status of the database service:
[root]# smanager.pl status service db
b) Stop the database service
[root]# smanager.pl stop service db
3. To take an offline backup of the database, enter:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -backup db offline
4. Start the database using the service manager tool.
[root]# smanager.pl stop service db
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3.7 Taking an offline backup of the global disks and

Oracle database
To execute this backup, follow the next steps:
1. Log in to a database or NFS virtual machine. Logging in varies depending on whether
you are allowed to log in to a server with the root account using the SSH protocol, or
not.
If the root user login with SSH is allowed:
https://<IP_address_of_VMware>:9443/vsphereclient/.
b) Log in to the vSphere Web client b. as the root user.
c) In the main view, select VMs and templates in the Home tab
d) Right-click the database VM, and then select Open Console.
e) If the console is blank, click the console, and then press Enter. Log in as the root
user.
2. Shut down the cron and Network Cache Daemon. To shut down, enter on each VM for
oracle database, NFS and PM-nfs service separately:
3. Shut down all NetAct services.
4. To take an offline backup of the full system, enter in the database server:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -backup all offline
5. Start all NetAct services
6. Start the cron and Network Cache Daemon services. To start, enter on each VM running
NFS services and database separately:
[root]# service nscd start
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Offline Backups of the full system: Global file systems and Oracle DB
1. Shut down the cron and Network Cache Daemon. To shut down, enter on the database
VM, NFS and PM-nfs VMs separately as root user:
2. Shut down all NetAct services using service manager tool.

3. To take an offline backup of the full system including the root disk, enter:
[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl -backup all offline
4. Start all NetAct services

[root]# smanager.pl start Netact
5. Start the cron and Network Cache Daemon services.

To start, enter on each VM running NFS services and DB separately:
1 [root]# service
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4.1 Overview
vSphere Data Protection (VDP) is the tool used in NetAct to execute the backup on the
virtual machine level. VDP is designed for the vSphere platform and deployed as a virtual
appliance. Using vSphere Data Protection (VDP), you can specify which virtual machines
(VM) to backup, how often backups are done, and how long backups are stored. Using the
Virtual Machine Restore, you can specify which virtual machines to restore, how they are
restored, and where they are restored.
It is recommended to schedule daily VDP backup jobs to take backups of all NetAct VMs and
vCenter server VM..
WARNING
VDP’s File Level Recovery is not supported in NetAct. You can only restore whole virtual
machines from the backup image.
Additionally, when a backup job is performed, the VDP virtual machine CPU utilization
becomes very high and may generate an alarm. This alarm is automatically cleared when the
backup job is completed and the CPU utilization goes down.
For more information on using VDP to take and restore backups of virtual machines, see the
vSphere Data Protection Administration Guide. VMware vSphere documentation can be
found in http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vdr_pubs.ht.
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vSphere Data Protection VDP
VDP’s File Level Recovery is not

App App App App App supported in NetAct. You can only
restore whole virtual machines
from the backup image
Hypervisor VDP Virtual

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Physical Computer Resources Data Stored on the VDP Appliance

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4.2 Creating a Backup Job

1. Connect to a vSphere Web client using the URL
2. Log in to the vSphere Web client as the root user.
3. From the Navigator pane, select vSphere Data Protection.
4. From the vSphere Data Protection welcome page, click the VDP appliance menu, and
then select vSphere Data Protection.
5. Click Connect.
6. Select the Backup tab, and then click Backup Job Actions → New.
The Backup Job Wizard appears.
7. From the Virtual Machines tab, expand the inventory tree until all the objects and virtual
machines appear.
8. Select the virtual machine (VM) you want to back up, and then click Next.
9. Select your preferred schedule settings for the backup job, and then click Next.
Aside from scheduling online backups during off-peak hours, it is recommended that
you schedule three VDP backup jobs: one for the virtual machines running
Performance Management (PM) services, one for the rest of the NetAct virtual
machines, and one for the vCenter server VM. To know which VMs are running PM
services, log in to any NetAct VM, switch to the root account, and then enter the
command:
10. Select your preferred retention settings for the backup job, and then click Next.
11. In the Name field, enter a name for the backup job, and then click Next.
12. Review your settings, and then click Finish to create the backup job. Otherwise, click
Back to modify your settings.
Expected outcome
The new backup job is created successfully
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Aside from scheduling online backups during off-peak hours, it is recommended that you schedule
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4.3 Triggering backup jobs Manually

Backup jobs can be started in two different ways:
1. Running an existing backup job.
2. Backing up a Protected virtual Machine
4.3.1 Running an existing backup job

3. From the Navigator pane, select vSphere Data Protection.
4. From the vSphere Data Protection welcome page, click the VDP appliance menu, and
then select vSphere Data Protection.
5. Click Connect.
6. Select the Backup tab, and then select the backup job you want to run.
7. Click Backup Now, and then select whether to Backup all sources or Back up only out of
date sources.
Note:
If you select Backup all sources, then VDP backs up all the virtual machines
immediately. If you select Back up only out of date sources, then VDP backs up only the
virtual machines that failed to back up during the last backup job..
8. Click OK.
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Running an Existing Job
A Protected virtual machine is a VM that is protected under the HA functionalities

of vSphere. When in Protected mode, the VM HA may will attempt to restart it
after a failure.
To execute this type of backup execute:
1.Connect to a vSphere Web client using the URL
2.Log in to the vSphere Web client as the root user.
3.From the vCenter Home page, navigate to the protected virtual machine (VM)
you want to back up.
4.Right-click the protected VM, and then select All VDP Actions → Backup Now.
5.From the VDP menu, select the appliance for the VM.
6.From the Backup Jobs menu, select the name of the backup job for the VM, and
then click OK.
An Info dialog appears confirming that the backup job is initiated for the VM.
7.Click OK
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4.3.2 Backing up a protected virtual machine

A Protected virtual machine is a VM that is protected under the HA functionalities of vSphere.
When in Protected mode, the VM HA may will attempt to restart it after a failure.
To execute this type of backup execute:
3. From the vCenter Home page, navigate to the protected virtual machine (VM) you want
to back up.
4. Right-click the protected VM, and then select All VDP Actions → Backup Now.
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Triggering Manual Backup in Protected VM
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Exercise 1
Title: Backup Management in NetAct
Objectives: Explain the differences for the Backup solutions for NetAct
Describe the functionality of Disk Backup Solution
Manage Disk based backups using backuptool.pl
Pre-requisite: none
Task
Please answer the following questions and execute the required tasks. When necessary use
the credentials provided by the trainer to access NetAct.
Query
1. List the solutions for Backup and Recovery Management in NetAct. Explain the
differences between them.
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2. Explain the functionality of Disk based Backup. What tools are to be used? What types
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3. What information is saved with the File system Backups? What is the difference between
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4. Configure the disk based backups in such way that the /tmp directory is excluded from
backup. Write down the commands for executing this task. In what NetAct node do you
have to do this configuration?
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5. Start an online file system backup. Write the commands required for executing this task?
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6. Start an Online backup of the database. After executing the online backup, prepare and
execute an offline backup of the database. Write the commands required for executing
these tasks.
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7. Locate and Review entries in the log files related to the backup tool. Please verify that
the backups have been successful. Check the corresponding logs in case of warnings or
errors.
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Administering Backups

1 Backup and Recovery Management in

1.1.1 NetAct Disk-based backup

Backup and Recovery Management in NetAct

File Systems online

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1.1.2 Open Backup Solution

 Data on the file system

 Data in the Oracle database

Backup and Recovery Management in NetAct

File System Backups Oracle DB Backups

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2 Disk Based Backup Solution

2.1 File Systems Backups

2.2 Oracle disk-based backups

Disk Based Backups

Backups are not

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2.3 Configuring disk-based backups

Disk Based Backups

To modify the disk-based backup

2.3.1 To modify the disk-based backup configuration

 If a customized configuration file exists, you can find it in:

 If the customized configuration file does not exist yet:

db_retention Defines how many online database backups

db_parallelism Defines how many Recovery Manager

db_piecefile_maxsize Defines how large one backup file can be in

db_offline_keep Defines how many offline database backups

db_incremental_mode Defines if incremental database backup

db_incremental_levels Defines the incremental backup level for

backup_fs_keep How many file system backups are kept on

backup_fs_keep_offline How many offline database file system

3. Save the settings.

Disk Based Backups

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2.3.2 Excluding files and directories from the file system

 If a customized exclusion file exists, it is located in

 If a customized exclusion file does not exist, create it in

Disk Based Backups

Excluding important files and directories from the file system

Edit the customized exclusion file

2.4 Scheduling online Backups

Examples of other commands for scheduling online backups:

 The following command schedules an automatic database backup:

 The following command schedules an automatic file system backup:

 The following command schedules a database archivelog backup:

Disk Based Backups

To schedule an automatic database backup:

To schedule an automatic file system backup:

To schedule an automatic database and file system backup:

To check the scheduling configuration:

[root]# /opt/cpf/bin/backuptool.pl –schedule show

2.5 Checking the backuptool log files

# backuptool.pl -disk readable

To check the log files

Disk Based Backups

It is recommended to verify daily that the automatic

To check the log files

Check the <backup dir>/log/backup_status_<date>.log file to see if the

If there are any errors or warnings in the file:

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3.1 Taking file system backups

Execute the following procedure on the VMs hosting the database

1. Log in to corresponding VM as the omc user.