IBM Tivoli Data Protection for Oracle Database is one of the IBM TSM product family used to protect the data stored in Oracle databases. Data Protection for Oracle performs online or offline backups of Oracle 11g databases to Tivoli Storage Manager server storage. This TDP for Oracle is integrated with the RMAN Media Management API and maximizes the protection of data, thus providing a comprehensive storage management solution. Data Protection for Oracle interfaces with the Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) to send backup versions of Oracle databases to the Tivoli Storage Manager server.

IBM Tivoli Data Protection for Oracle

Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) provides consistent and secure backup, restore, and recovery performance for Oracle databases. While the Oracle RMAN initiates a backup or restore, Data Protection for Oracle acts as the interface to the Tivoli Storage Manager server. The Tivoli Storage Manager server then applies administrator-defined storage management policies to the data. Data Protection for Oracle implements the Oracle defined Media Management application program interface (SBTAPI) 2.0. This SBTAPI interfaces with RMAN and translates Oracle commands into Tivoli Storage Manager API calls to the Tivoli Storage Manager server.

With the use of RMAN, Data Protection for Oracle allows you to perform the following functions.Full and incremental backup function for the following while online or offline Databases Tablespaces Datafiles Archive log files Control files Full database restores while offline Tablespace and datafile restore while online or offline

Data Protection for Oracle supports backup and restore operations in a LAN-free environment. This environment shifts the movement of data from the communications network to a storage area network (SAN). Data moves over the SAN to a SAN-attached storage device by the Tivoli Storage Manager Storage Agent. Running Data Protection for Oracle in a LAN-free environment avoids constraints of the network and decreases the load on the Tivoli Storage Manager server, allowing the server to support a greater number of simultaneous connections.Before enabling LAN-free support, you must install the Tivoli Storage Manager Managed System for SAN Storage Agent on the same system as Data Protection for Oracle.

Prerequisites for using IBM Tivoli Data Protection For Oracle 6.3 To use this TDP Oracle you should also install supporting Tivoli Storage Manager API Version. The required version of the Tivoli Storage Manager API is included in the Data Protection for Oracle product media. Existing backups created using previous versions of Data Protection for Oracle are restorable using Data Protection for Oracle 6.3. Backups created with Data Protection for Oracle 6.3 cannot be restored using previous versions of Data Protection for Oracle. Determine the appropriate Data Protection for Oracle bit size to use by identifying the bit size of your Oracle target database. For example, if you are using a 32-bit Oracle target database, you must use a 32-bit version of Data Protection for Oracle. If you are using a 64-bit Oracle target database, you must use a 64-bit version of Data Protection for Oracle. The Data Protection for Oracle bit size is not determined by the bit size of your operating system. Any previous version of Data Protection for Oracle or the Tivoli Storage Manager API must be uninstalled before installing a new or updated version. If you are installing a PTF version of Data Protection for Oracle, do not remove the license file from the previous version. The PTF driver does not contain a license. A user with administrative authority must install Data Protection for Oracle on a Windows server where the target database resides. If Data Protection for Oracle was not previously installed on your system, you can install Data Protection for Oracle into the Tivoli Storage Manager base directory of your choice. On Windows Data Protection for Oracle 32-bit installs to the\AgentOBAdirectory and Data Protection for Oracle 64-bit installs to the\AgentOBA64directory under this base default directory. On Unix, Data Protection for Oracle 32-bit installs to the/oracle/bindirectory and Data Protection for Oracle 64-bit installs to the/oracle/bin64directory under this base default directory

New Features added in TDP Oracle V6.3 A new query command is available to query information about backed up files With thetdposync querycommand, you can query the Tivoli Storage Manager server for information about database objects that have been backed up. You can obtain statistics that indicate whether a backup object was encrypted, compressed, or deduplicated. Thetdposyncutility can work with backup history information in the Oracle control file. Thetdposync syncdbcommand can use the backup history information stored in the Oracle control file to synchronize the Tivoli Storage Manager database with the Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) backup history. Synchronization can be done with either a control file or the Oracle catalog. Use thesendcommand to send additional parameters to the Tivoli Storage Manager API. You can use the OracleRMAN sendcommand in an RMAN script to specify any supported Tivoli Storage Manager options, such as TCPport and TCPServeraddress, to the Tivoli Storage Manager API. Any option that is sent by using the send command takes precedence over the option specified in the options files for Data Protection for Oracle or Tivoli Storage Manager API. UTF-8 is added for the language locales that are already supported by Data Protection for Oracle. The Data Protection for Oracle Version 6.3 message catalogs are encoded in UTF-8. If you are installing the Data Protection for Oracle message catalogs for languages other than English, you must also have the appropriate iconv UTF-8 converters installed on your system. If the appropriate iconv UTF-8 converters are not installed, all Data Protection for Oracle messages are displayed in English.Tivoli Data Protection forOracleis not upgraded to version 6.4 but upgraded to version 7.1. To know thesoftware and hardware requirements of TDP for Oracle version 7.1 visit this link- See more at: http://www.tsmtutorials.com/2013/11/what-is-the-use-of-TDP-of-oracle.html#sthash.MSMllsA3.dpuf

Before installing IBM Tivoli Data Protection for Oracle on Windows or Unix systems make sure you meet the required Software and Hardware Requirements. In this post we will see the Hardware and Software Requirements for installing TDP for Oracle and Installation procedures.

Supported Oracle Database levels 32-bit Oracle Database 11gR1: Standard or Enterprise editions 32-bit Oracle Database 11gR2: Standard or Enterprise editions 64-bit Oracle Database 11gR1: Standard or Enterprise editions 64-bit Oracle Database 11gR2: Standard or Enterprise editionsSupported Oracle Database environments 32-bit Oracle Real Application Clusters 11gR1 32-bit Oracle Real Application Clusters 11gR2 64-bit Oracle Real Application Clusters 11gR1 64-bit Oracle Real Application Clusters 11gR2Required Java levels

Use the following Oracle JavaTM levels on the HP-UX, Solaris, and Linux platforms Java JRE 6, and later mod levels and fix packs Java JRE 7, and later mod levels and fix packsTivoli Storage Manager server and API requirements Any Tivoli Storage Manager server in support that is compatible with the Tivoli Storage Manager API used in your environment. For Linux x86, Tivoli Storage Manager API Version 6.2.2, and later mod levelsand fix packs. For all other UNIX and Linux platforms, either of the following Tivoli Storage Manager API versions Tivoli Storage Manager API Version 6.2.2, and later mod levels and fix packs Tivoli Storage Manager API Version 6.3.0, and later mod levels and fix packs

Tivoli Storage Manager communication methods requirements

Use the following communication methods for AIX, HP-UX Itanium, and Solaris SPARC TCP/IP Shared memory

Data Protection for Oracle and the Tivoli Storage Manager server must be installed on the same machine in order for shared memory to work.Use TCP/IP as the following communication method for Linux on x86, Linux x86_64 and Linux on System z

Virtualization Environment Requirements

For requirements installing TDP for Oracle onVirtualization Environments check thisIBM document.

Installing TDP for Oracle on AIXHardware Requirements IBM systempOR IBM systemiOR any compatible hardware supported by the operating system and Oracle. A minimum of 25MB of disk space, and optionallyat least 15MB of disk space for each Language Pack to be installed (there are a total of 13 available).

Software Requirements for the 64-bit AIX platform 64-bit AIX 6.1 and later TL levels and fix packs 64-bit AIX 7.1 and later TL levels and fix packs

Default Installation Path Data Protection for Oracle 64-bit/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64 Data Protection for Oracle/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64 Utilities Tivoli Storage Manager API/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64 64-bit

Installing TDP for Oracle By usingSMITTY INSTALLPcommand select and highlight all the Data Protection for Oracle supported packages including License Agreement and press F7. tivoli.tsm.client.oracle.aix.64bit tivoli.tsm.client.oracle.tools.aix.64bit tivoli.tsm.client.api.aix.64bit tivoli.tsm.client.oracle.msg.aix.64bit.xx_XX tivoli.tsm.loc.client.oracle.aix.64bit.ela InInstall and Update from LATEST Available Softwarewindow, press ENTER.

Installing TDP for Oracle on HPUXHardware Requirements 64-bit HP Integrity Server (Itanium), or newer or any compatible hardware supported by the operating system and Oracle. A minimum of 25MB of disk space, and optionally. At least 15MB of disk space for each Language Pack to be installed.Software Requirements 64-bit HP 11iv3, and later mod levels and fix packsDefault Installation Path (same for LINUX & SOLARIS) Data Protection for Oracle 64-bit/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64 Data Protection for Oracle Utilities /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64 Tivoli Storage Manager API/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64

Installing TDP for Oracle

Log in as the root user:# su Password Set the appropriate permission to the directory where the software package is located.chmod 755 /setupfiles Issue this command to install the Tivoli Storage Manager API. The default language is English.$ swinstall -v -s /setupfiles/oracle/hpuxia/api/TIVsmCapi64 Now change to the TDPO installable directory and enter the name of the installable file (TDPOracle64.bin) on the command line and press Enter to install the Data Protection for Oracle product, utilities, and license$ TDPOracle64.bin To install in GUI mode, enter the following command$ TDPOracle64.bin -i gui

If the installable file was downloaded from the FTP site, the filename might be different than TDPOracle64.bin. If you want to install Data Protection for Oracle in a language other than English, enter the name of the Data Protection for Oracle installable file for the desired language (TDPOracle.msg.xx_XX.bin) on the command line and press Enter$ TDPOracle.msg.xx_XX.bin

Make sure the Tivoli Storage Manager API language package for the desired language (TIVsmC.msg.xx_XX) is also installed.

Installing TDP for Oracle on Windows (32 bit & 64 bit)Hardware Requirements A minimum of 80MB of disk space, and optionally at least 25MB disk space for prerequisites included in the installation package. At least 5MB of disk space for each Language Pack to be installed.Software Requirements

The following operating systems are supported for the 32-bit Windows x32 platform. 32-bit Windows Server 2003, or later Service Pack levels: Standard or Enterprise editions. 32-bit Windows Server 2003 R2, or later Service Pack levels: Standard or Enterprise editions. 32-bit Windows Server 2008, or later Service Pack levels: Standard or Enterprise editionsThe following operating systems are supported for the 64-bit Windows x64 platform. 64-bit Windows Server 2003, or later Service Pack levels: Standard x64 or Enterprise x64 editions. 64-bit Windows Server 2003 R2, or later Service Pack levels: Standard x64 or Enterprise x64 editions. 64-bit Windows Server 2008, or later Service Pack levels: Standard x64 or Enterprise x64 editions. 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2, or later Service Pack levels: Standard x64 or Enterprise x64 editionsMicrosoft Visual C++RequirementsThe following prerequisites are also required, and are installed automatically by Data Protection for Oracle 6.3.0, if not already present on your machine.

Windows x32 platform32-bit Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Packagex:\oracle\windows\x32\client\setup\ISSetupPrerequisites\{270b0954-35ca-4324-bbc6-ba5db9072dad}\vcredist_x86.exe

Windows x64 platform64-bit Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Packagex:\oracle\windows\x64\client\setup\ISSetupPrerequisites\7f66a156-bc3b-479d-9703-65db354235cc}\vcredist_x64.exe

The installation package(s) include the above prerequisites and will be installed if they have not already been installed onto the system. Installation of the these prerequisite may require a system reboot. To avoid a system reboot, please ensure that these prerequisites are installed before starting the Data Protection for Oracle installation process.

Additional requirements for the use of TSM Central Scheduling

On 32-bit platforms:The 32-bit Tivoli Storage Manager Backup-Archive Client 6.3.0, or later

On 64-bit platforms:The 64-bit Tivoli Storage Manager Backup-Archive Client 6.3.0, or later

Default Installation PathThe 64-bit version of Data Protection for Oracle is installed in the\AgentOBA64directory under this base default directory: c:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\. For best results, install all Tivoli Storage Manager products and components into the same base directory. The installation process does not overwrite the existing dsm.opt (options file), tdpo.opt (configuration file), or log files.

Installing TDP for Oracle

Go to the directory where the set up files are located(x86): x:\oracle\windows\x32\client\setup(x86_64): x:\oracle\windows\x64\client\setup Click OK to start the installation program. Alternatively, you can double-clicksetup.exeby using Windows Explorer. Select the required Language Accept the License Agreement and Click Finish You can also silently install Data Protection for Oracle by using the Microsoft Installer program, also known as MSI (msiexec.exe).You must install Data Protection for Oracle from an account that is a member of the local Administrators group for the computer on which the Oracle server is running.- See more at: http://www.tsmtutorials.com/2013/11/TDP-oracle-requirements-and-installation-procedure.html#sthash.hvOhlwst.dpuf

If you want to configure IBM Tivoli Data Protection for Oracle to protect your Oracle database, TDP for Oracle must be first installed on your system and a Tivoli Storage Manager server must be available to communicate with Data Protection for Oracle. You can perform full or partial, offline or online backups with Oracle. Once you identify which database to back up, Oracle locates all necessary files and sends them to the Tivoli Storage Manager server through Data Protection for Oracle.As a result, Data Protection for Oracle provides an interface between Oracle Media Management API calls and Tivoli Storage Manager API routines.

You must first register the Oracle machine as a client node in Tivoli Storage Manager Server with appropriate policy settings. The you need to configure the important TDPO configuration files such astdpo.opt,dsm.optanddsm.sysfiles in the Client side in order to start protecting the backup. In this post we will see how to register and define policy settings for TDP oracle node on TSM server end and then see how to configure those important configuration files from client end.

On Tivoli Storage Manager Server1)Define Tivoli Storage Manager Policy Settings for TDP for Oracle nodeData Protection for Oracle requires special Tivoli Storage Manager policy domain settings. TDP for oracle uses RMAN utility to take the database backup. RMAN uses the format parameter in the RMAN script to generate unique backup file names. Because all backup objects inserted into the Tivoli Storage Manager backup storage pool have unique file names, they never expire on the Tivoli Storage Manager server.

While defining copy group parameters for TDP Oracle node, the recommended values forverdeletedandretonlyis0because when Data Protection for Oracle marks a backup object inactive, that object is deleted from the Tivoli Storage Manager server the next time expiration processing occurs. A backup object is marked for immediate expiration when you delete it through RMAN using the Data Protection for Oracle interface or with thetdposyncutility. Thetdposyncutility is used to remove unwanted backup objects from the Tivoli Storage Manager server. Remember that the inactive backup object cannot be restored through RMAN using the Data Protection for Oracle interface.

The following backup copy group options are not applicable to Data Protection for Oracle.Data Protection for Oracle accepts default values for these options. frequency verexists retextra mode serialization

If you choose to define a new management class within an existing policy domain (not the default management class for that domain), then you must add an include statement to the Data Protection for Oracle options file to bind all objects to that management class. It is recommended to define a new policy for TDP for oracle backup.

2)Register TDP Oracle node on TSM ServerThe Data Protection for Oracle node name and password must be registered to the Tivoli Storage Manager server before you can begin requesting backup and restore services.

You should register TDP Oracle node by specifyingbackdelete=yesin order for backup objects to be deleted. If it is not specified and a deletion request is made, the request fails and an error message displays.

register node tdponode tdpopasswd domain=domainname backdelete=yes maxnummp=2

ON TSM Client side1)Link library filesAfter successful installation of TDP for Oracle on your system, make sure you link these both files as shown below.

$ORACLE_HOME/lib/libobk.a -> /usr/lib/libobk64.a

2)ConfigureData Protection for Oracle tdpo.opt fileYou must define options to control the way Data Protection for Oracle backs up and restores data. The Data Protection for Oracle options file, tdpo.opt, contains options that determine the behavior and performance of Data Protection for Oracle. The only environment variable Data Protection for Oracle Version 6.3 recognizes within an RMAN script is the fully qualified path name to the tdpo.opt file. For example

allocate channel t1 type sbt_tape parms ENV=(TDPO_OPTFILE=/home/rman/scripts/tdpo.opt)

The TDPO_OPTFILE variable must be specified in upper case characters only.If a fully qualified path name is not provided, Data Protection for Oracle uses the tdpo.opt file located in the Data Protection for Oracle default installation directory. If this file does not exist, Data Protection for Oracle fails.By default, the tdpo.opt file is located in the directory where Data Protection for Oracle is installed.

Change to the /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64 directory and copy the tdpo.opt.smp file to tdpo.opt. Edit the tdpo.opt file to include these options

dsmi_orc_config /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64/dsm.optdsmi_log /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64 (directory with write permissions)

On Windows

dsmi_orc_config C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\AgentOBA\dsm.optdsmi_log C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\AgentOBA

optional parameters in this file are tdpo_owner, tdpo_pswdpath, tdpo_node, tdpo_mgmt_class2, tdpo_mgmt_class3.

3)Configure TSM client option (dsm.sys & dsm.opt) filesYou must define some Tivoli Storage Manager options after the Data Protection for Oracle node is registered to the Tivoli Storage Manager server These options are defined in the Tivoli Storage Manager client system options file (dsm.sys by default) and client user options file (dsm.opt by default). Note that the Tivoli Storage Manager client user options file (dsm.opt by default) that you must edit for Data Protection for Oracle is located in the directory specified by thedsmi_orc_configoption. If this option is not specified, Data Protection for Oracle looks for this options file in the Data Protection for Oracle installation directory. The Tivoli Storage Manager client system options file (dsm.sys by default) must be located in the directory where the Tivoli Storage Manager API is installed. Data Protection for Oracle provides sample Tivoli Storage Manager options files that you can modify for this purpose. These sample files are located in the Data Protection for Oracle installation directory. You can also include other Tivoli Storage Manager client options when configuring Data Protection for Oracle like compression, reduplication and enablelanfree parameters. Remember that The enablelanfree and deduplication options are mutually exclusive. Therefore, you can only use either one option or the other, but not both options together.

Go to this directory/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64and edit the dsm.opt file to include the server stanza as shown below

servername tsmserv

Change to the/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64directory and create a symbolic link to/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.sys. Edit the dsm.sys file to include another server stanza with the following options:

SErvername tsmservCOMMMethod TCPipTCPServeraddress x.x.x.xPASSWORDAccess generatepassworddir /home/nodename TDPONodeName

Make sure the Oracle user has the following permissions Read (r) permission to the /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64 and/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64 directories. Read permission (r-) to the tdpo.opt, dsm.opt, and dsm.sys files located in the /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin and /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/ bin directories.

4)Initializing Password for TSM Server authenticationFinally, The administrator must run thetdpoconfutility program to set the password before using Data Protection for Oracle. The utility uses the tdpo.opt file in the installation directory to centralize information for setup purposes. This utility helps to authenticate TDPO node password with TSM server and also to check the connection settings between TDPO node and TSM server.

Use the tdpoconf password command to create a new password or change an existing password on the Tivoli Storage Manager server. There are two different scenarios you can use this password command withpasswordaccessparameter in dsm.sys file. For example

passwordaccess promptRun thetdpoconf passwordcommand as the root user. This command creates an encrypted password file,TDPO.Nodename. This file is located in the directory specified by thetdpo_pswdpathoption. If the tdpo_pswdpath option is not specified, the TDPO.Nodename file is placed in the Data Protection for Oracle installation directory. Make sure that the TDPO.Nodename file can be read by the Oracle user that performs the backup. The Nodename value will be the value specified by the tdpo_node option in the Data Protection for Oracle options file specified with the TDPO_OPTFILE variable.

passwordaccess generateRun thetdpoconf passwordcommand as the Oracle user. The password is placed in the file,TSM.PWD, and is owned by the Oracle user. This TSM.PWD file is created in the directory specified by thepassworddiroption defined in the dsm.sys file. Do not specify the tdpo_node option in the tdpo.opt file. Data Protection for Oracle uses the value of the nodename option specified in the dsm.sys file. If the tdpo_pswdpath option is specified in the tdpo.opt file, it is ignored.

Change to the /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64 directory and run the tdpoconf password command as Oracle user to generate the password file.

tdpoconf password

Showenvironment commandUse theshowenvironmentcommand to query the Tivoli Storage Manager server using the options set in TDPO_OPTFILE, the tdpo.opt file in the default installation directory, or the default values set by Data Protection for Oracle.The screen output displays information about the Tivoli Storage Manager API and Tivoli Storage Manager server. This command is useful when troubleshooting Data Protection for Oracle setup. If, for example, the password file is not initialized properly, tdpoconf showenvironment reports this error immediately and prevents complications that can arise if this error were to go undetected.

Run the tdpoconf showenvironment command to confirm proper configuration.

tdpoconf show environment

5)Backup and Restore using TDP for Oracle5.1)The Oracle user should invoke RMAN to back up and restore an Oracle database by using this command.

$> rman target xxx/yyy@target rcvcat aaa/bbb@catalog cmdfile bkdb.scr msglog bkdb.log

RMAN creates a log file (bkdb.log) in the current working directory. If an error occurs, you will see the error stack in the log file

5.2)To take the Oracle databasebackupas Oracle user, run your RMAN backup script with theENV=(TDPO_OPTFILE=/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64/tdpo.opt) parameter specified.

For example:

run { allocate channel t1 type sbt_tape parms ENV=(TDPO_OPTFILE=/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64/tdpo.opt); allocate channel t2 type sbt_tape parms ENV=(TDPO_OPTFILE=/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64/tdpo.opt); backup filesperset 5 format df_%t_%s_%p (database);}This backup script allocates two parallel connections to the Tivoli Storage Manager server. The Tivoli Storage Manager server views these connections as two separate sessions.

5.3)Torestorea backup, As Oracle user, run your RMAN restore script with theENV=(TDPO_OPTFILE=/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64/tdpo.opt)

run { allocate channel t1 type sbt_tape parms ENV=(TDPO_OPTFILE=/home/oracle/tdpo.opt); allocate channel t2 type sbt_tape parms ENV=(TDPO_OPTFILE=/home/oracle/tdpo.opt); restore database; recover database; alter database open; }

On windows

Instead of/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64/tdpo.optuseC:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\AgentOBA\tdpo.opt- See more at: http://www.tsmtutorials.com/2013/11/backup-and-restore-oracle-database-using-tdp-for-oracle.html#sthash.Ak3ZKcjI.dpuf

IBM Tivoli Data Protection for Oracle provides 3utilitiesto troubleshoot the problems or issues faced during oracle backup/restore processes. You can use these utilities to configure and and also maintain Data Protection for Oracle. These utilities are located in the directory where Data Protection for Oracle is installed.

Tivoli Data Protection for Oracle Utilities Use thetdpoconf(password & showenvironment) utility for password maintenance and general Data Protection for Oracle setup and maintenance. Use thetdposyncutility to delete the Oracle backups on the Tivoli Storage Manager server, which are not in the RMAN catalog or Oracle control file. You can use this utility when backups have not been deleted from the Tivoli Storage Manager server for variousreasons. Use thetdposync queryutility to query backed up objects on the Tivoli Storage Manager server.

1)Tdpoconf passwordWhen you have password related issues you can create a new password or change an existing password on the Tivoli Storage Manager server by using this utility.

tdpoconf password

2)Tdpoconf showenvironmentUse theshowenvironmentcommand to query the Tivoli Storage Manager server using the options set in TDPO_OPTFILE. If the password file is not initialized properly,tdpoconf showenvironmentreports this error immediately and prevents complications that can arise if this error were to go undetected.

tdpoconf showenvironment

3)TdposyncThetdposyncutility checks for items on the Tivoli Storage Manager server that are not in the RMAN catalog or Oracle control file. With this utility, you can repair these discrepancies between the Tivoli Storage Manager server and the RMAN catalog or Oracle control file. Running this command will open a "pick window" where you can select the database objects for deletion manually.

Syncdb commandThis command synchronizes Oracle catalog databases or the Oracle control file with the Tivoli Storage Manager server.

tdposync syncdb

QuerycommandUse this command to query the Tivoli Storage Manager server for information about objects that have been backed up. You can obtain information such as whether an object has been compressed, encrypted, or deduplicated by the client during a backup operation.

tdposync query

All these utilities requires the options set in the -TDPO_OPTFILE parameter, the tdpo.opt file in the default installation directory, or the default values set by Data Protection for Oracle to query the Tivoli Storage Manager server.

Removing old backups ManuallyData Protection for Oracle uses the Tivoli Storage Manager server storage to store the oracle database backups. Each database backup creates a new object with a unique name. Since these objects have unique names, they always remain active and never expire. This allows the Database Administrator (DBA) to control and coordinate copies removed from the Tivoli Storage Manager server with RMAN.

The Tivoli Storage Manager administrator must specifybackdelete=yeswhen registering your node in order for you to be able to delete backup objects.Make sure to use the sametdpo.optfile that was used for the original backup. This enables the backup objects to be found on the Tivoli Storage Manager server. To remove an old backup, issue this command from the RMAN prompt

run{ allocate channel for delete type sbt_tape parms ENV=(TDPO_OPTFILE=/home/oracle/tdpo.opt); change backupset delete;}

Troubleshooting Common problems in TDP for OracleIf you face any issue during backing up oracle database or during connecting to TSM server using TDP for oracle, do the following steps. Run thetdpoconfutilityshowenvironmentcommand to collect information on your options file (TDPO_OPTFILE=). It is a good practice to send the output to a separate file by specifying(outfile=). If the above command ran successfully, check its output to see if the setup worked as expected. If the above command failed, check thetdpoerror.loganddsierror.logfiles. The tdpoerror.log is a log file created in the installation directory by default. The dsierror.log is generated by the Tivoli Storage Manager API when a problem occurs with the Tivoli Storage Manager API setup. Fix the problem shown in those log files and run thetdpoconfutility again. The most common problems are password authentication issues, important configuration files read/write permissions and error log read/write permissions to the authorized user. From the TSM server end, check the activity log for more information. Change in the client node mount point definition settings can also lead to client backup failures. If you still dont know how to troubleshoot it, raise the IBM PMR support request by gathering all the required information.- See more at: http://www.tsmtutorials.com/2013/11/troubleshooting-tdp-for-oracle-backup-and-connection-problems.html#sthash.DrIdC0bI.dpuf