Configuring an Administrative Domain on Linux and UNIX with obtool

After Oracle Secure Backup has been installed on the hosts in your network, you can configure your administrative domain. This task involves configuring all media servers, client hosts, and Network Attached Storage (NAS) filers.

Note:

You can also perform this task with the Oracle Secure Backup Web tool. See the Oracle Secure Backup Administrator's Guide for more information.

Use the --access ob option with the mkhost command to configure an Oracle Secure Backup host. The administrative server is configured by default during the installation process.

Note:

For help on an obtool command, enter:

ob> help command

Note:

In the following example, assume you have a Windows administrative server/media server called BELLA, a Linux media server called storabck05 and a Solaris client host called dlsun1976.

To configure an administrative domain:

If you are already logged on to Oracle Secure Backup, skip to Step 3. Otherwise, log on as root.
To open Oracle Secure Backup, enter obtool at a system prompt. For example:
```
# obtool
```
The ob> prompt displays.
Configure each media server in your administrative domain. Specify options for access type, role, and IP address. For example:
```
ob> mkhost --access ob --role mediaserver --ip 133.2.22.59 storabck05
```
Configure each client in your administrative domain. Specify options for access type, role, and IP address. For example:
```
ob> mkhost --access ob --role client --ip 143.15.235.140 dlsun1976
```

To verify the results of configuring the administrative domain, use the lshost command in obtool to view the names and attributes of all the hosts in your administrative domain. For example:

ob> lshost
BELLA            admin,mediaserver,client          (via OB)   in service
dlsun1976        client                            (via OB)   in service
storabck05       mediaserver                       (via OB)   in service

Configuring Administrative Domain NAS Filers Using obtool

To configure a NAS filer as a member of the administrative domain, use the mkhost command in obtool with the --access ndmp option.

Note:

You can also perform this task with the Oracle Secure Backup Web tool. See the Oracle Secure Backup Administrator's Guide for more information.

Under NAS, storage devices are made LAN-addressable, freeing stored data from a direct attachment to a specific locale.

The administrative server communicates with and manages NAS filers, which do not have Oracle Secure Backup installed, over Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP). NDMP defines a standard TCP/IP-based protocol for backing up and restoring data on heterogeneous networks, regardless of operating system or platform.

NDMP provides the following features:

Minimizes demands on network resources
Enables local backups and restores to tape
Allows for centralized management and control

Note:

In the following example, assume you have an administrative server/media server called BELLA and an NAS filer called mynasfiler5.

To configure an NAS filer:

If you are already logged on to Oracle Secure Backup, skip to Step 3. Otherwise, log on as root.
To open Oracle Secure Backup, enter obtool at a system prompt.

The ob> prompt displays.

Include an NAS filer in your administrative domain. Specify options for access type, role, IP address, and NDMP password. For example:

ob> mkhost --access ndmp --role mediaserver --ip 138.1.14.128 --ndmppass mypassword
mynasfiler5

Note:

Oracle Secure Backup typically provides a default NDMP password for configuration of NAS filers. Alternatively, users can set the password as the --ndmppass option of the mkhost command.
For help on an obtool command, enter:
```
ob> help command
```

List the names and attributes of all the hosts in your administrative domain. For example:

ob> lshost
BELLA            admin,mediaserver,client          (via OB)   in service
dlsun1976          client                            (via OB)   in service
mynasfiler5      mediaserver                       (via NDMP) in service
storabck05       mediaserver                       (via OB)   in service