HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for Oracle - Manual (Page 76)

the current time, that the volume will be retained. To specify a retention time, specify a value
between 1 to 43,800 hours (1825 days).
Retention time considerations:
◦ This feature requires a separate HP 3PAR Virtual Lock license.
◦ The maximum retention time (VVRetentionTimeMax) is either the system's
VVRetentionTimeMax (1825 days) or the virtual domain's VVRetentionTimeMax.
– If the volume belongs to a domain, then its retention time cannot exceed the
VVRetentionTimeMax value of the domain (if set).
– If the volume does not belong to a domain, then its retention time cannot exceed the
VVRetentionTimeMax value of the system. The VVRetentionTimeMax default value
for the system is 14 days.
◦ If you are setting both an expiration time and a retention time, the retention time cannot
be longer than the expiration time.
◦ A value of 0 specifies that the database Virtual Copy be created without a retention time.
◦ After you set a retention time, you cannot remove or reduce the retention time.
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VCEXPIRATION - The default expiration time for database Virtual Copies created using
Recovery Manager for Oracle Software. This feature can be used to remove expired database
Virtual Copies automatically from the system. This feature is only applicable for HP 3PAR
Operating System Software 2.3.1 or higher. The value is ranged from 0 to 1825 days. A
value of zero indicates that the database Virtual Copy is created without expiration. You can
set either the expiration time or the maximum number of Virtual Copies, but not both.
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VCDBA_MAXVC - The maximum number of the database Virtual Copies allowed at any time.
Enter a number between 1 and 500 (inclusive).
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VCDBA_RM_OLDVC - The flag indicates if an oldest Virtual Copy should be removed before
creating a new Virtual Copy when the number of Virtual Copies exceeds the maximum allowed.
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BACKUPTOOL - The backup method to be used for backing up a database virtual copy. Four
supported backup methods are the Symantec NetBackup (NBU), the Oracle RMAN, the Oracle
RMAN with Symantec NetBackup and the Oracle RMAN with HP Data Protector.
The Symantec Netbackup backup can be used only to backup database files on file systems.
The Oracle RMAN backup can be used to backup database to local disk and it does not
require Symantec NetBackup or HP Data Protector. For Oracle RMAN backup method, an
Oracle Recovery Catalog database is required.
The Oracle RMAN with Symantec NetBackup or with HP Data Protector can be used to back
database to tape.
If the Symantec NetBackup or Oracle RMAN with Symantec NetBackup is selected, the
Symantec NetBackup Client must be installed on the database server and backup server.
If Oracle RMAN with HP Data Protector is selected, the HP Data Protector Client must be
installed on the database server and backup server.
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NBU_MASTER_SERVER - The host name of Symantec NetBackup master server. This parameter
is applicable only to the Symantec NetBackup and the Oracle RMAN with Symantec NetBackup
backup method.
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DBFILE_CLASS_NAME - The Symantec NetBackup policy name or HP Data Protector backup
specification for database backup.
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ARCH_CLASS_NAME - The Symantec NetBackup policy name or HP Data Protector backup
specification for archive log backup.
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