This script does an online backup of an Oracle database instance.
This script (orabackup.pl) makes an online backup of an Oracle instance and writes:
to the backup destination given in the configuration file and finally switches to the next redo log.
This script is run by a calling script, typically “nightly”, that is normally started once a day by the cron daemon.
| message | If the script runs fine, it returns 'OK', else an error message. You should generate a ticket for any other value. |
|---|---|
| runtime | The runtime of the script. |
| start-stop | The start and stop timestamps for the script. |
| documentation | Is 'transferring' when the complete documentation section of this script is transferred to the ULS. |
| script name, version | The name and version of this script. |
| needed redo logs | These redo logs are needed for a recovery. |