• Steps to Configure Oracle Secure Backup (OSB):

Step 1. As the root user, check if the uncompress utility is installed on the system. If it is not,
create a symbolic link pointing to the gunzip utility:

(This is an important per-requisite and this is needed by the installed to uncompress files to installation directory and Mostly this does not comes pre-installed with Linux OS, create symbolic link with the Gunzip utility or install an RPM for this)
[root@lin32 ~]# uncompress
-bash: uncompress: command not found
[root@lin32 ~]# ln -s /bin/gunzip /bin/uncompress
Step 2. Create a directory for the download, and then issue the change directory command to
that directory:
[root@lin32 ~]# mkdir download
[root@lin32 ~]# cd download/
Step 3. Download OSB into the download directory and then unzip the product:
[root@lin32 download]# ls –l
total 43864
-rw-r–r– 1 root root 44866571 Jan 19 20:31 osb-10.3.0.1.0_linux32_release.zip
[root@lin32 download]# unzip osb-10.3.0.1.0_linux32_release.zip
Archive: osb-10.3.0.1.0_linux32_release.zip
creating: osb-10.3.0.1.0_linux32_cdrom090504/
extracting: osb-10.3.0.1.0_linux32_cdrom090504/OSB.10.3.0.1.0_LINUX32.rel
creating: osb-10.3.0.1.0_linux32_cdrom090504/doc/
creating: osb-10.3.0.1.0_linux32_cdrom090504/doc/dcommon/
creating: osb-10.3.0.1.0_linux32_cdrom090504/doc/dcommon/css/
inflating: osb-10.3.0.1.0_linux32_cdrom090504/doc/dcommon/css/blafdoc.css
inflating: osb-10.3.0.1.0_linux32_cdrom090504/doc/dcommon/css/bp_layout.css
…
inflating: osb-10.3.0.1.0_linux32_cdrom090504/welcome.html
inflating: osb-10.3.0.1.0_linux32_cdrom090504/doc.tar
Step 4. Create the directory where the install will place OSB files:
[root@lin32 download]# mkdir -p /usr/local/oracle/backup

Step 5. Issue the change directory command to the OSB destination and run setup:
[root@lin32 download]# cd /usr/local/oracle/backup/
[root@lin32 backup]# /root/download/osb-10.3.0.1.0_linux32_cdrom090504/setup
The following output is returned:
Welcome to Oracle’s setup program for Oracle Secure Backup. This program loads
Oracle Secure Backup software from the CD-ROM to a filesystem directory of your
choosing.
This CD-ROM contains Oracle Secure Backup version 10.3.0.1.0_LINUX32.
Please wait a moment while I learn about this host… done.
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1. linux32
administrative server, media server, client
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Loading Oracle Secure Backup installation tools… done.
Loading linux32 administrative server, media server, client… done.
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Oracle Secure Backup has installed a new obparameters file.
Your previous version has been saved as install/obparameters.savedbysetup.
Any changes you have made to the previous version must be made to the new obparameters file.
Would you like the opportunity to edit the obparameters file
Please answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ [no]:
Step 6. Leaving the default parameters for now, press ENTER to choose the default answer. The
following output is returned:
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Loading of Oracle Secure Backup software from CD-ROM is complete.
You may unmount and remove the CD-ROM.
Would you like to continue Oracle Secure Backup installation with ‘installob’ now?
(The Oracle Secure Backup Installation Guide contains complete information about
installob.)
Please answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ [yes]:
Step 7. Again, press ENTER to choose the default answer. The following output is returned:
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Welcome to installob, Oracle Secure Backup’s installation program.
For most questions, a default answer appears enclosed in square brackets.
Press Enter to select this answer.
Please wait a few seconds while I learn about this machine… done.
Have you already reviewed and customized install/obparameters for your Oracle
Secure Backup installation [yes]?
Step 8. Again, press ENTER to choose the default answer and to leave the default parameters. The
following output is returned:
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Oracle Secure Backup is not yet installed on this machine.
Oracle Secure Backup’s Web server has been loaded, but is not yet configured.
Choose from one of the following options. The option you choose defines the
software components to be installed.

Configuration of this host is required after installation completes.
You can install the software on this host in one of the following ways:
(a) administrative server, media server and client
(b) media server and client
(c) client
If you are not sure which option to choose, please refer to the Oracle Secure
Backup Installation Guide. (a,b or c) [a]?
Step 9. You are going to install all three components of OSB on the same server, so again press
ENTER to choose the default answer. The following output is returned:
Beginning the installation. This will take just a minute and will produce
several lines of informational output.
Installing Oracle Secure Backup on lin32 (Linux version 2.6.18-53.el5)
You must now enter a password for the Oracle Secure Backup encryption key store.
Oracle suggests you choose a password of at least 8 characters in length,
containing a mixture of alphabetic and numeric characters.
Please enter the key store password:
Re-type password for verification:
Step 10. Enter the OSB encryption key twice. The key is not displayed. You will see the
following output:
You must now enter a password for the Oracle Secure Backup ‘admin’ user. Oracle
suggests you choose a password of at least 8 characters in length, containing a
mixture of alphabetic and numeric characters.
Please enter the admin password:
Re-type password for verification:
Step 11. Enter the admin password twice. The password is not displayed. You will see the
following output:
You should now enter an email address for the Oracle Secure Backup ‘admin’ user.
Oracle Secure Backup uses this email address to send job summary reports and to
notify the user when a job requires input. If you leave this blank, you can set it
later using the obtool’s ‘chuser’ command.
Please enter the admin email address:
Step 12. Leave the e-mail address blank for now. The following output is returned:
generating links for admin installation with Web server
updating /etc/ld.so.conf
checking Oracle Secure Backup’s configuration file (/etc/obconfig)
setting Oracle Secure Backup directory to /usr/local/oracle/backup in /etc/obconfig
setting local database directory to /usr/etc/ob in /etc/obconfig
setting temp directory to /usr/tmp in /etc/obconfig
setting administrative directory to /usr/local/oracle/backup/admin in /etc/obconfig
protecting the Oracle Secure Backup directory
creating /etc/rc.d/init.d/observiced
activating observiced via chkconfig
initializing the administrative domain
****************************** N O T E ******************************
On Linux systems Oracle recommends that you answer no to the next two questions.
The preferred mode of operation on Linux systems is to use the /dev/sg devices for

attach points as described in the ‘ReadMe’ and in the ‘Installation and
Configuration Guide’.
Is lin32 connected to any tape libraries that you’d like to use with Oracle Secure Backup [no]?
Is lin32 connected to any tape drives that you’d like to use with Oracle Secure
Backup [no]?
Step 13. Since, in this example, you use a Linux system, answer “no,” as recommended by
Oracle, and configure the media server later. The following summary is returned:
Installation summary:
Installation Host OS Driver OS Move Reboot
Mode Name Name Installed? Required? Required?
admin lin32 Linux no no no
Oracle Secure Backup is now ready for your use.
The OSB administrative server, media server, and client are now installed. The OSB Web tool
is used to configure the tape library and tape drives.

Once configured launch your Web browser and supply the URL of the host running Oracle Secure Backup. Use the following syntax, where hostname can be a fully qualified domain name:

https://hostname
https://localhost.localdomain

Types of backups:

1. Full Backup or zero level backup.

2. Incremental Backup’s: Changed noted by the backup after a full backup. Broadly divided into two types

– Differential Incremental Backup (Figure a)

– Cumulative Incremental Backup (Figure b)

Level 0 and Level 1 Incremental Backups

Incremental backups can be either level 0 or level 1. A level 0 incremental backup, which is the base for subsequent incremental backups, copies all blocks containing data, backing the datafile up into a backup set just as a full backup would. The only difference between a level 0 incremental backup and a full backup is that a full backup is never included in an incremental strategy.

A level 1 incremental backup can be either of the following types:

• A differential backup, which backs up all blocks changed after the most recent incremental backup at level 1 or 0
• A cumulative backup, which backs up all blocks changed after the most recent incremental backup at level 0

Incremental backups are differential by default.

Differential Incremental Backups

In a differential level 1 backup, RMAN backs up all blocks that have changed since the most recent cumulative or differental incremental backup, whether at level 1 or level 0. RMAN determines which level 1 backup occurred most recently and backs up all blocks modified after that backup. If no level 1 is available, RMAN copies all blocks changed since the level 0 backup.

The following command performs a level 1 differential incremental backup of the database:

RMAN> BACKUP INCREMENTAL LEVEL 1 DATABASE;

If no level 0 backup is available, then the behavior depends upon the compatibility mode setting. If compatibility is >=10.0.0, RMAN copies all blocks changed since the file was created, and stores the results as a level 1 backup. In other words, the SCN at the time the incremental backup is taken is the file creation SCN. If compatibility <10.0.0, RMAN generates a level 0 backup of the file contents at the time of the backup, to be consistent with the behavior in previous releases.

BACKUP INCREMENTAL LEVEL 1 CUMULATIVE DATABASE; # blocks changed since level 0