Thank you for the response. We have looked at that document. The DBA tried running it again but is still having issues. We think it might require ROOT authority? If so, that is going to be an issue since ROOT is very, very strictly controlled?
On Sun, Jul 18, 2021 at 2:51 PM Mark Yakushev <bar...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > Hi Zoltan, > > Please take a look at the documentation - > https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spfd/8.1.0?topic=utility-syncdb-command > > The connection string would be the same as if you connected to the catalog > using RMAN. > > Mark > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 07/18/2021 > 07:09:57 AM: > > > From: "Zoltan Forray" <zfor...@vcu.edu> > > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > > Date: 07/18/2021 07:11 AM > > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [ADSM-L] Oracle TDP backups & tdposync > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > > > Recently, I stumbled upon some Oracle TDP backups that had become > > abandoned/out of sync with RMAN by about 6-years. > > > > Talking with the DBA folks, I found out they have never run tdposync on > > their numerous Oracle TDB backups - always just synching from the RMAN > > side, thus causing dozens of TB worth of abandoned Oracle backups. > > > > They tried to run tdposync but cannot get past the "# Oracle connection > > string" issue to determine what value to use. > > > > Can someone give us some guidance on how to determine this value? > > > > > > > > -- > > *Zoltan Forray* > > VMware Administrator > > IBM Spectrum Protect Administrator > > Virginia Commonwealth University > > UCC/Office of Technology Services > > www.ucc.vcu.edu > > zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807 > > Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will > > never use email to request that you reply with your password, social > > security number or confidential personal information. For more details > > visit INVALID URI REMOVED > > u=http-3A__phishing.vcu.edu_&d=DwIBaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx- > > > > siA1ZOg&r=P0djPsyxqr3P1Q7z_dWSw0b5KJCurUx_6PfSjVxDvow&m=y5zb84U-78CEU5IWJ1UuYyXqXOF52k2SZlPZIX0PWuQ&s=Bzi4NYw6LM1cyY9Rp0ZN64U5c8jvoKMxAOAXe0NnWPg&e= > > > <INVALID URI REMOVED > > u=https-3A__adminmicro2.questionpro.com&d=DwIBaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx- > > > > siA1ZOg&r=P0djPsyxqr3P1Q7z_dWSw0b5KJCurUx_6PfSjVxDvow&m=y5zb84U-78CEU5IWJ1UuYyXqXOF52k2SZlPZIX0PWuQ&s=q2YEXoomhd5gu9hpJTZjqoBdbg_m5kb_zw0e9KJ13wY&e= > > > > > -- *Zoltan Forray* VMware Administrator IBM Spectrum Protect Administrator Virginia Commonwealth University UCC/Office of Technology Services www.ucc.vcu.edu zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807 Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will never use email to request that you reply with your password, social security number or confidential personal information. For more details visit http://phishing.vcu.edu/ <https://adminmicro2.questionpro.com>