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3.2.3.1 Cold backup

You can perform Oracle cold backup (offline backup) as follows. If there are Oracle-dependent resources (e.g. SAP R/3), a resource failure might occur during Oracle stop, so it is necessary to stop them manually in advance.

1. Monitoring disruption

   # hvoradisable -a <userApplication>

2. Confirmation of stop monitoring
   Confirm stop monitoring was normally done.
   (Refer to note of "4.1 hvoradisable - Discontinue Monitoring Resources".)

3. Oracle stop

   # su - < Oracle user >
   $ sqlplus /nolog
   SQL> connect / as sysdba
   SQL> shutdown immediate

4. Cold backup
   Perform cold backup of the database.

5. Oracle startup

   # su - < Oracle user >
   $ sqlplus /nolog
   SQL> connect / as sysdba
   SQL> startup

6. Monitoring restart

   # hvoraenable -a <userApplication>)

7. Confirmation of restart monitoring
   Confirm restart monitoring was normally done.
   (Refer to note of "4.2 hvoraenable - Restart Monitoring Resources".)

If there are Oracle-dependent resources, the procedure with the monitoring disruption command might not work. When Oracle resources are stopped with the monitoring disruption command then Oracle is stopped manually, the Oracle-dependent resource might fail.

You need to check the status of the Oracle-dependent resource when you stop Oracle manually.