hi all

could any one explain the following script

****************hot_database_backup.sh*******************

CUSER=`id |cut -d"(" -f2 | cut -d ")" -f1`

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Put output in <this file name>.out. Change as desired.
# Note: output directory requires write permission.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

RMAN_LOG_FILE=${0}.out

if [ -f "$RMAN_LOG_FILE" ]
then
rm -f "$RMAN_LOG_FILE"
fi

echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
chmod 666 $RMAN_LOG_FILE

echo Script $0 >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo ==== started on `date` ==== >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE

ORACLE_HOME=/prod_ora/proddb/9.2.0
export ORACLE_HOME

ORACLE_SID=prod
export ORACLE_SID

ORACLE_USER=proddb

TARGET_CONNECT_STR=/

RMAN=$ORACLE_HOME/bin/rman

NB_ORA_CLIENT=proddb

echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "RMAN: $RMAN" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "ORACLE_SID: $ORACLE_SID" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "ORACLE_USER: $ORACLE_USER" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "ORACLE_HOME: $ORACLE_HOME" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE

echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "NB_ORA_FULL: $NB_ORA_FULL" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "NB_ORA_INCR: $NB_ORA_INCR" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "NB_ORA_CINC: $NB_ORA_CINC" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "NB_ORA_SERV: $NB_ORA_SERV" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo "NB_ORA_POLICY: $NB_ORA_POLICY" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE


echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE

if [ "$NB_ORA_FULL" = "1" ]
then
echo "Full backup requested" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
BACKUP_TYPE="INCREMENTAL LEVEL=0"

elif [ "$NB_ORA_INCR" = "1" ]
then
echo "Differential incremental backup requested" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
BACKUP_TYPE="INCREMENTAL LEVEL=1"

elif [ "$NB_ORA_CINC" = "1" ]
then
echo "Cumulative incremental backup requested" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
BACKUP_TYPE="INCREMENTAL LEVEL=1 CUMULATIVE"

elif [ "$BACKUP_TYPE" = "" ]
then
echo "Default - Full backup requested" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
BACKUP_TYPE="INCREMENTAL LEVEL=0"
fi



CMD_STR="
ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_HOME
export ORACLE_HOME

ORACLE_SID=$ORACLE_SID
export ORACLE_SID

NB_ORA_CLIENT=$NB_ORA_CLIENT
export NB_ORA_CLIENT

$RMAN target $TARGET_CONNECT_STR catalog rman/rman@rcat msglog $RMAN_LOG_FILE append << EOF
RUN {
ALLOCATE CHANNEL ch00 TYPE 'SBT_TAPE';
BACKUP
$BACKUP_TYPE
SKIP INACCESSIBLE
TAG hot_db_bk_level0
FILESPERSET 50
# recommended format
FORMAT 'bk_%s_%p_%t'
DATABASE;
sql 'alter system archive log current';
RELEASE CHANNEL ch00;
# backup all archive logs
ALLOCATE CHANNEL ch00 TYPE 'SBT_TAPE';
BACKUP
filesperset 50
FORMAT 'al_%s_%p_%t'
ARCHIVELOG ALL DELETE INPUT;
RELEASE CHANNEL ch00;

ALLOCATE CHANNEL ch00 TYPE 'SBT_TAPE';
BACKUP
# recommended format
FORMAT 'cntrl_%s_%p_%t'
CURRENT CONTROLFILE;
RELEASE CHANNEL ch00;
}
EOF
"
# Initiate the command string

if [ "$CUSER" = "root" ]
then
su - $ORACLE_USER -c "$CMD_STR" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
RSTAT=$?
else
/usr/bin/sh -c "$CMD_STR" >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
RSTAT=$?
fi

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Log the completion of this script.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

if [ "$RSTAT" = "0" ]
then
LOGMSG="ended successfully"
else
LOGMSG="ended in error"
fi

echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo Script $0 >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo ==== $LOGMSG on `date` ==== >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE
echo >> $RMAN_LOG_FILE

exit $RSTAT


************************logfile contains******************
Script /prod_ora/proddb/9.2.0/rman/hot_database_backup.sh
==== started on Sat May 10 17:59:05 AST 2008 ====


RMAN: /prod_ora/proddb/9.2.0/bin/rman
ORACLE_SID: prod
ORACLE_USER: proddb
ORACLE_HOME: /prod_ora/proddb/9.2.0

NB_ORA_FULL: 1
NB_ORA_INCR: 0
NB_ORA_CINC: 0
NB_ORA_SERV: darapps
NB_ORA_POLICY: PRODDATA_Daily

Full backup requested
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.9 Generic May 2002
RMAN> 2> 3> 4> 5> 6> 7> 8> 9> 10> 11> 12> 13> 14> 15> 16> 17> 18> 19> 20> 21> 22> 23> 24> 25> 26> 27> 28> 29> 30> 31> 32> 33> 34> RMAN> get database: PROD (DBID=17200796)
connected to recovery catalog database

RMAN> 2> 3> 4> 5> 6> 7> 8> 9> 10> 11> 12> 13> 14> 15> 16> 17> 18> 19> 20> 21> 22> 23> 24> 25> 26> 27> 28> 29> 30> 31> 32> 33> 34>
allocated channel: ch00
channel ch00: sid=119 devtype=SBT_TAPE
channel ch00: VERITAS NetBackup for Oracle - Release 6

so on
***************************end***************************

waiting for valuable reply

Regards

What part don't you understand? If it's the whole thing, then I suggest you start here --> http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/abs-guide.html. I doubt anyone has time to explain the whole script to you.

It appears to be a script for backing up a database.....

Seriously, why would you expect anyone to go through that entire script explaining to you how it works?

At least you can try to explain what this script is intended for, that is where did you got it and what are you trying to accomplish. What about if I asked "what the following script do?"

hi all

thanks weibullguy for pointing me to right direction

Regards