Oracle Template Administration

Oracle Template Administration provides for the administration of existing templates.

The following types of Oracle templates are available:

Backup

The Backup templates are created with the NetBackup for Oracle RMAN Template Generation Wizard.

Backup templates contain all of the information needed to perform Oracle backups with RMAN.

XML Export

The XML Export templates are created with the NetBackup for Oracle XML Export Template Generation Wizard.

XML Export templates contain all of the information needed to perform XML exports with the NetBackup for Oracle XML Export utility.

When saved from the wizards, templates are stored in a central location on the NetBackup server.

The Template Administration screen includes the following options:

Select Template

Displays all of the existing templates found on the current NetBackup server.

Select a template name from the Select Template list box to activate the action buttons (Run,, Edit, Delete, Rename, and View).

Template Name

The name given when the template was created or renamed.

Type

Indicates either Backup or XML Export.

Descriptor

Short explanation of what the template contains. The following describes an example:

Two stream, full backup, including archived logs, no catalog.

Run

Opens the selected template.

Edit

Click to change the contents of an existing template.

Depending on the template type, the selected template is loaded into one of the following wizards:

  • NetBackup for Oracle RMAN Template Generation Wizard

  • NetBackup for Oracle XML Export Template Generation Wizard.

Delete

Deletes the selected template. Only the creator of the template can delete it.

Rename

Changes the name of the selected template. Only the creator of the template can rename it.

View

Click to show a summary of the selected template.