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  5. Section XVI. System Administration
  7. Backing Up and Restoring Data
  9. Oracle database: Export backups

Oracle database: Export backups

This is the preferred method of ensuring that your database is backed up on a regular basis.

Database Export (Windows)

The database user Aptare must have access to the export files stored in the directory:

c:\opt\oracle\database\tools

Verify that Oracle user has read and execute privileges on these files before starting the database export.

  1. Log into the Windows database server.

  2. Ensure Oracle TNS Listener and Oracle services are running.

  3. At the command prompt execute the script:

    c:\opt\oracle\database\tools\expdp_database_template.bat

  4. After successful completion, the export file aptare_scdb.exp is saved on the Windows database server in the directory:

    c:\opt\oracle\logs

  5. Copy the c:\opt\aptare\datarcvrconf\aptare.ks to c:\opt\oracle\logs folder. This file will be required during the database import.

    Note:

    This step is required only if database is exported from an IT Analytics version of 10.5 or above.

  6. Copy the c:\opt\aptare\datarcvrconf\aptare_external_password.properties file to c:\opt\oracle\logs folder. This file will be required during the database import.

    Note:

    This step is required only if database is exported from an IT Analytics version 11.0 or above.

To schedule the export task refer to the following.

See Scheduling the Export Job (Windows).

Database Export (Linux)

The database user Aptare must have access to the export files stored in the directory:

/opt/aptare/database/tools

Verify that Oracle user has read and execute privileges on these files before starting the database export.

IT Analytics installer supports Portal and database installation on custom path. If your Portal or database is installed in a non-default location, replace \opt with the respective absolute installation path in the commands and procedures provided in this section.

  1. Log into the Linux database server and switch to user Aptare.

  2. Ensure Oracle Listener and Oracle services are running.

  3. Change to the directory:

    /opt/aptare/database/tools

  4. Execute the command: 

    ./export_database_template.sh

  5. After successful completion, the export file aptare_scdb.exp is saved in the /tmp directory on the Linux database server.

  6. Run the cp /opt/aptare/datarcvrconf/aptare.ks /tmp command. This file will be required during the database import.

    Note:

    This step is required only if database is exported from an IT Analytics version of 10.5 or above.

  7. Run the cp /opt/aptare/datarcvrconf/aptare_external_password.properties /tmp command. This file will be required during the database import.

    Note:

    This step is required only if database is exported from an IT Analytics version 11.0 or above.

To schedule the export task refer to the following.

See Scheduling the Export (Linux).

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