PowerProtect: How to Validate Oracle RMAN Backups

Summary: How to validate RMAN backups created by PowerProtect Data Manager using RMAN to validate.

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Instructions

For validation, use a command like this in RMAN: 
run { allocate channel c1 type SBT_TAPE parms 'SBT_LIBRARY=/home/oracle/opt/dpsapps/rmanagent/lib/libddobk.so, ENV=(RMAN_AGENT_HOME=/home/oracle/opt/dpsapps/rmanagent, STORAGE_UNIT=DDStorageUnitFromPolicy,BACKUP_HOST=DD_IP_ADDRESS)'; validate backupset BACKUP_SET_ID; release channel c1;}
Example: 
run { allocate channel c1 type SBT_TAPE parms 'SBT_LIBRARY=/home/oracle/opt/dpsapps/rmanagent/lib/libddobk.so, ENV=(RMAN_AGENT_HOME=/home/oracle/opt/dpsapps/rmanagent, STORAGE_UNIT=OracleDBAuth-ppdm199-99c64,BACKUP_HOST=10.10.0.50)'; validate backupset 24935; release channel c1;}
 
The parameters to supply are: 
SBT_LIBRARY - if not using default path
RMAN_AGENT_HOME  - if not using default install path
STORAGE_UNIT - DD storage unit name - it's listed in the output from 'list backupset;' for each set
BACKUP_HOST -  DD IP Address
BACKUP_SET_ID -  the numeric id of the backup set of interest. (24935 from the example)

The TAG correlates with PowerProtect Data Manager backup Create Time by YYYY:MM:DD:HH:MM
Find the Create Time by looking at Copies under Assets in PowerProtect Data Manager:
Copies under Assets in PowerProtect Data Manager

Here is the sample output from the RMAN command:

list backupset;

 

Affected Products

PowerProtect Data Manager
Article Properties
Article Number: 000223678
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 11 Jul 2024
Version:  1
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