Upgrading from VERITAS Database Edition 3.5 for Oracle with Database FlashSnap

In this release of VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle, Database FlashSnap does not support snapshots of vxdbavol and ORACLE_HOME. If you have upgraded from VERITAS Database Edition 3.5 for Oracle with Database FlashSnap, you must remove the volume plexes for vxdbavol and ORACLE_HOME, and revalidate the snapplan before using Database FlashSnap with this release of VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle.

  To remove the volume plexes for vxdbavol and ORACLE_HOME

1. As root, snapback the snapshot plexes.
   # vxsnap [-g diskgroup] snapback snapvol
2. Turn off FastResync.
   # vxvol [-g diskgroup] set fastresync=off volume
3. Remove the DCO object.
   # vxassist [-g diskgroup] remove log volume logtype=dco
4. Remove the volume plexes for vxdbavol and ORACLE_HOME.
   # vxplex -g diskgroup -o rm dis plex_name
5. Log in as the DBA user and revalidate your snapplan.
   $ /opt/VRTS/bin/dbed_vmchecksnap -S ORACLE_SID -H ORACLE_HOME \
   -f SNAPPLAN -o validate