Space-optimized snapshots configuration parameters

Table: Space-Optimized Snapshots - Configuration Parameters lists the space-optimized snapshots configuration parameters that can be provided in the configuration file. If you want to specify the parameter on the command line, refer to the Command Line Option column of the table.

Table: Space-Optimized Snapshots - Configuration Parameters

Parameter

Description

Accepted Values

Command Line Option

SOS_NAME

(*)

A unique identifier of the snapshot configuration.

String

Example: sossnap

--sos_name sossnap OR --name sossnap

VERSION

The version of the configuration file format.

n.n

Example: 6.0

NA

ORACLE_SID

(*)

The SID of the database of which the snapshot is being taken.

String

Example: ora11gr2

--oracle_sid ora11gr2 OR --S ora11gr2

ORACLE_HOME

(*)

The Oracle Home directory of the SID of which the snapshot is being taken.

Valid path

Example: /oracle/11gr2

--oracle_home /oracle/11gr2

APP_MODE

The mode of the application when the snapshot operation is being performed.

offline

online

instant

--app_mode offline OR online OR instant

MAPPED_MOUNTS

The volume-to-mountpoint mapping provided by the user.

dg1:volume1=path1;

dg2:volume2=path2

Example: mydg:datavol=/tmp/so;

--mapped_mounts mydg:datavol=/tmp/so

CLONE_NAME

The name of the application instance that is created during the clone operation.

String

Example: clone1

--clone_name= clone1

CLONE_PATH

The path to which the clone files are mounted.

Valid path

/tmp/so1

--clone_path /tmp/so1 OR --mount_path /tmp/so1 OR --on /tmp/so1 OR --at /tmp/so1

SNAPSHOT_VOL_PREFIX

The prefix to the mirror volume names.

String

Example: SNAPVOL_

Default: SNAP_

--snapshot_vol_prefix SNAPVOL_ OR --vol_prefix SNAPVOL_

SNAPSHOT_ARCHIVE_LOG

If this parameter is set, the snapshot operation is also performed on the archive log volumes.

This parameter is applicable for Oracle databases only.

Y or N

Default: Y

--snapshot_archive_log OR --no_snapshot_archive_log

PFILE_MOD

The location of the file in the Oracle pfile format that is used to modify initialization parameters for the clone instance.

This parameter is applicable for Oracle databases only.

The location of the pfile.

--pfile_mod pfile_location

PFILE

The location of the database pfile, if the database is running with a pfile in a non-standard location.

The location of the pfile.

--pfile pfile_location

CACHE_OBJECT

The comma separated values of the disk group and the corresponding cache object.

str1:str2,str3:str4,...

Example: mydg1:C1,mydg2:c=C2,...

--cache_object mydg1:C1,mydg2:c=C2

SOURCE_SNAPSHOT

The name of the FlashSnap configuration that must be used as a golden image for space-optimized snapshots.

String

Example: dailysnap

--source_snapshot dailysnap OR --source dailysnap

Note:

The path that is specified with the PFILE_MOD parameter is local to the system on which the clone operation is performed. If the clone operation is performed on a host other than the one from which the command is invoked, then the parameter file should be copied to the host on which the clone operation is performed.

Note:

(*) denotes that the parameter is mandatory.