I suggest you go through this note
Note 948294 - AIX JFS2: mount options to use with Oracle 10g / 11g
Check the section
Solution
AIX 5.3 or ( AIX 6.1 with Oracle < 11.2.0.2):
Use dd as the copy utility as suggested.
Regards
Ratnajit
Hi Ratnajit,
Thank for your suggestion.
I have only limited knowledge about backup.
Currently we do backup to tape with below parameter value:
tape_copy_cmd = cpio
disk_copy_cmd = copy
Is there any significant difference between dd and cpio?
I read that dd command reports an I/O error on UNIX platforms when it reached the physical end of the tape. Is it mean that the backup will be stopped and can't move automatically to the next tape supply?
Thanks and Regards,
Rica
I suggest you set the parameters in the init<SID>.sap as mentioned in the SAP note 948294 as below
tape_copy_cmd = dd
disk_copy_cmd = dd
dd_flags = "bs=1024k"
dd_in_flags = "bs=1024k"
compress_cmd = "dd bs=1024k if=$ | ( compress -c > $ ) 2>&1"
For restore:
uncompress_cmd = "uncompress -c $ | dd bs=1024k of=$ 2>&1"
For verify:
uncompress_cmd = "uncompress -c $ > $"
For "compress-only" (option "-k only"):
compress_cmd = "dd bs=1024k if=$ | compress -c > $
The dd command is faster as it does not write any file header data. Also you set the value tape_size to less than the actual value and avoid the error of reaching physical end of the tape.
Refer this link for more details and information
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwpi71/helpdata/en/47/38edaa4c1b0a8ee10000000a114a6b/content.htm
Regards
Ratnajit
