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How to Perform ORACLE_HOME Backup? (Doc ID 565017.1)

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Goal
Solution
References

APPLIES TO:

Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later


Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Generic UNIX
Generic Linux

GOAL

How to take a backup of the Oracle Home? This note only pertains to the ORACLE_HOME software and NOT databases.

SOLUTION

Backup of the Oracle home can be taken using any preferred method. You can use any tool such as zip, tar, and cpio to
compress the Oracle home.

It is highly recommended to take a backup of the Oracle_Home binaries and Cnetral Inventory prior to applying patchsets or
patches. It should also be done as part of a standard backup schedule.

It is also suggested but not mandatory that the database(s),listeners, any processes in the source home are shutdown so
that cold backup of the Oracle Home software can be taken. However if you are applying patches or patchsets the instructions
stated in the README file may state a shutdown is required in which case a suggestion might be to take cold backups of the
ORACLE_HOME during this scheduled maintenance outage. Taking backups while Oracle processes are active should also be
valid becuase any processes that load the static binaries or libraries into memory should not hold a write lock. Again this note
only speaks about the ORACLE_HOME software and not databases.

The backup must be taken by the user that owns the Oracle installation or root user. The intention is to make sure that the
ownership/permissions of the files is preserved correctly.

Below example shows use of tar command.

1. (Suggested but not mandatory) Shutdown databases, listeners, or any other processes related to
the ORACLE_HOME which you are taking backup.

2. cd to the directory where ORACLE_HOME is located for example:

cd /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2

3. backup the ORACLE_HOME for example:

tar -pcvf /u01/app/oracle/backup/oracle_home_bkup.tar db1

In the above example, ORACLE_HOME is /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2/db1 and backup the directory is


/u01/app/oracle/backup/
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Below is an example of restoring the ORACLE_HOME:

1. (This step would be mandatory in the case of restore) Shutdown databases, listeners, or any
other processes related to the ORACLE_HOME which you are restoring.

2. Go to the directory where ORACLE_HOME is located for example:

cd /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2

3. Rename or move the current ORACLE_HOME for example:

mv db1 db1_bkup

4. Restore the ORACLE_HOME for example:

tar -pxvf /u01/app/oracle/backup/oracle_home_bkup.tar

Make sure that is enough enough free disk space before doing the backup.

The Central Inventory where the Oracle_Home is registered should also be part of the backup plan and taken at the same time
as the ORACLE_HOME backup for consistency.

The Central Inventory contains information relating to the Oracle_Home's installed on a host. Review the following note for
more information:

<Note 564192.1> FAQs on Central Inventory and Oracle Home Inventory (Local Inventory) in Oracle RDBMS

To determine where the Central Inventory (oraInventory) is located review the following file depending upon the platform:

/var/opt/oracle/oraInst.loc

or

/etc/oraInst.loc

The contents of oraInst.loc file will look something like this for example:

inventory_loc=/oracle/product/oraInventory
inst_group=dba

REFERENCES
NOTE:1351051.1 - Information Center: Install and Configure Database Server/Client Installations
NOTE:1351428.1 - Information Center: Patching and Maintaining Oracle Database Server/Client Installations
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