NetBackup™ Web UI

Oracle Administrator's
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 Contents

Chapter 1 Introducing the NetBackup web user interface

............................................................................................. 5

About the NetBackup web UI ............................................................ 5

Terminology .................................................................................. 7
Sign in to the NetBackup web UI ....................................................... 8
Sign out of the NetBackup web UI .................................................... 10

Chapter 2 Monitoring NetBackup ...................................................... 11

The NetBackup dashboard ............................................................. 11
Monitoring jobs ............................................................................ 11
Filter jobs in the job list .................................................................. 12

Chapter 3 Managing Oracle ............................................................... 13

About Oracle discovery .................................................................. 13

Add an Oracle instance ................................................................. 15
Add an Oracle instance group ......................................................... 16
Clean up Oracle instance and databases .......................................... 16

Chapter 4 Managing Oracle RAC ..................................................... 18

Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) ............................................ 18
Add an Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) ................................... 19
Edit or delete an Oracle RAC database ............................................. 20

Chapter 5 Managing Oracle credentials ......................................... 21

Manage credentials for an instance or an Oracle RAC database ............ 21

Chapter 6 Other Oracle configuration ............................................. 23

Load balance Oracle RAC instances ................................................ 23

Configure an Oracle Wallet with RAC within NetBackup ....................... 24
 Chapter 1
Introducing the NetBackup
web user interface
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About the NetBackup web UI

■ Terminology

■ Sign in to the NetBackup web UI

■ Sign out of the NetBackup web UI

About the NetBackup web UI

The NetBackup web user interface provides the following features:
■ Ability to access the primary server from a web browser, including Chrome and
Firefox. For details on supported browsers for the web UI, see the NetBackup
Software Compatibility List.
Note that the NetBackup web UI may behave differently for different browsers.
Some functionality, for example a date picker, may not be available on all
browsers. These inconsistencies are due to the capabilities of the browser and
not because of a limitation with NetBackup.
■ A dashboard that displays a quick overview of the information that is important
to you.
■ Role-based access control (RBAC) that lets the administrator configure user
access to NetBackup and to delegate the tasks for workload protection.
■ Protection of assets is achieved through protection plans, job management, and
visibility of the protection status of assets.
 Introducing the NetBackup web user interface 6
About the NetBackup web UI

Alternatively, policy management is also available for a limited number of policy

types.

■ Workload administrators can create protection plans, subscribe assets to the

protection plans that meet the SLO, monitor protection status, and perform
self-service recovery of assets.

Note: The NetBackup web UI is best viewed at a 1280x1024 or higher screen

resolution.

Access control in the NetBackup web UI

NetBackup uses role-based access control to grant access to the web UI. Access
control is accomplished through roles.
■ A role defines the operations that a user can perform and the features that the
user can access in the web UI. For example, access to any workload assets,
protection plans, or credentials.
■ RBAC is only available for the web UI and the APIs.
Other access control methods for NetBackup are not supported for the web UI
and APIs, with the exception of Enhanced Auditing (EA).

Monitor NetBackup jobs

The NetBackup web UI lets administrators more easily monitor NetBackup job
operations and identify any issues that need attention.

Protection plans: One place to configure schedules,

storage, and storage options
Protection plans offer the following benefits:
■ A default workload administrator can select the protection plans to use to protect
assets.
■ With the necessary RBAC permissions, a workload administrator can create
and manage protection plans, including the backup schedules and storage that
is used.
■ In addition to schedules for backups, a protection plan can also include a
schedule for replication and long-term retention.
■ When you select from your available storage, you can see any additional features
available for that storage.
 Introducing the NetBackup web user interface 7
Terminology

Self-service recovery
The NetBackup web UI makes it easy for a workload administrator to recover VMs,
databases, or other asset types applicable to that workload.

Terminology
The following table describes the concepts and terms in web user interface.

Table 1-1 Web user interface terminology and concepts

Term Definition

Asset group See intelligent group.

Asset The data to be protected, such as physical clients, virtual

machines, and database applications.

Backup now An immediate backup of an asset. NetBackup performs a

one-time, full backup of an asset using the selected protection
plan. This backup does not affect any scheduled backups.

Intelligent group Allows NetBackup to automatically select assets for protection

based on the criteria (queries) that you specify. An intelligent
group automatically stays up-to-date with changes in the
production environment. These groups are also referred to as
asset groups.

These groups appear under the tab Intelligent VM groups or

Intelligent groups.

Protection plan A protection plan defines when backups are performed, how long
the backups are retained, and the type of storage to use. Once
a protection plan is set up, assets can be subscribed to the
protection plan.

RBAC Role-based access control. The role administrator can delegate

or limit access to the NetBackup web UI through the roles that
are configured in RBAC.

Note: The roles that you configure in RBAC do not control access
to the NetBackup Administration Console or the CLIs.

Role For RBAC, defines the operations that a user can perform and
the assets or objects that they can access. For example, you can
configure a role to manage recovery of specific databases and
the credentials that are needed for backups and restores.
 Introducing the NetBackup web user interface 8
Sign in to the NetBackup web UI

Table 1-1 Web user interface terminology and concepts (continued)

Term Definition

Storage The storage to which the data is backed up, replicated, or

duplicated (for long-term retention).

Subscribe, to a protection The action of selecting an asset or an asset group to subscribe

plan to a protection plan. The asset is then protected according to the
schedule in the plan. The web UI also refers to Subscribe as Add
protection.

Unsubscribe, from a Unsubscribe refers to the action of removing protection or

protection plan removing an asset or asset group from a plan.

Workload The type of asset. For example, VMware, RHV, AHV, or Cloud.

Sign in to the NetBackup web UI

Authorized users can sign in to a NetBackup primary server from a web browser,
using the NetBackup web UI.
The following sign-in options are available:
■ Sign in with a username and password
■ Sign in with a certificate or smart card
■ Sign in with single sign-on (SSO)

Sign in with a username and password

Only authorized users can sign in to NetBackup web UI. Contact your NetBackup
security administrator for more information.
 Introducing the NetBackup web user interface 9
Sign in to the NetBackup web UI

To sign in to a NetBackup primary server using a username and password

1 Open a web browser and go to the following URL.
https://primaryserver/webui/login
The primaryserver is the host name or IP address of the NetBackup primary
server that you want to sign in to.
2 Enter your credentials and click Sign in.
For example:

For this type of Use this format Example

user

Local user username jane_doe

Windows user DOMAIN\username WINDOWS\jane_doe

UNIX user username@domain john_doe@unix

Sign in with a certificate or smart card

You can sign in to NetBackup web UI with a smart card or digital certificate if you
are an authorized user. Contact your NetBackup security administrator for more
information.
To use a digital certificate that is not on a smart card, you must first upload the
certificate to the browser’s certificate manager. See the browser documentation for
instructions or contact your certificate administrator for more information.
To sign in with a certificate or smart card
1 Open a web browser and go to the following URL.
https://primaryserver/webui/login
The primaryserver is the host name or IP address of the NetBackup primary
server that you want to sign in to.
2 Click Sign in with certificate or smart card.
3 When your browser prompts you, select the certificate.

Sign in with single sign-on (SSO)

You can sign in to NetBackup web UI with the single sign-on (SSO) option if SAML
is configured as an identity provider in your NetBackup environment. Contact your
NetBackup security administrator for more information.
 Introducing the NetBackup web user interface 10
Sign out of the NetBackup web UI

To sign in to a NetBackup primary server using SSO

1 Open a web browser and go to the following URL.
https://primaryserver/webui/login
The primaryserver is the host name or IP address of the NetBackup primary
server that you want to sign in to.
2 Click Sign in with single sign-on.
3 Follow the steps as provided by your administrator.
On subsequent logons, NetBackup signs you in automatically to the primary
server.

Sign out of the NetBackup web UI

Note that NetBackup automatically signs you out of the web UI after 24 hours, which
is the maximum time that is allowed for a user session. After that time NetBackup
requires that you sign in again. You can also sign out if you want to change the
sign-in option that you want to use (username and password, smart card, or single
sign-on (SSO)).
To sign out of the NetBackup web UI
◆ On the top right, click the profile icon and click Sign out.
 Chapter 2
Monitoring NetBackup
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ The NetBackup dashboard

■ Monitoring jobs

■ Filter jobs in the job list

The NetBackup dashboard

The NetBackup dashboard provides a quick view of the details that are related to
your role in your organization.

Table 2-1 The NetBackup dashboard

Dashboard widget Description

Jobs Lists job information, including the number of active and queued jobs and the status
of attempted and completed jobs.

Monitoring jobs
Use the Jobs node to monitor the jobs in your NetBackup environment and view
the details for a specific job.
To monitor a job
1 On the left, click Activity monitor > Jobs.
2 Click on a job name that you want to view.
On the Overview tab you can view information about a job.
■ The File List contains the files that are included in the backup image.
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Filter jobs in the job list

■ The Status section shows the status and the status codes that are related
to the job. Click the status code number to view information about this status
code in the Veritas Knowledge Base.
See the NetBackup Status Codes Reference Guide.

3 Click the Details tab to view the logged details about a job. You can filter the
logs by error type using the drop-down menu.
See “Filter jobs in the job list” on page 12.

Filter jobs in the job list

You can filter the jobs to display the jobs in a specific state. For example, you can
display all of the active jobs or all of the suspended jobs.
To filter the job list
1 Click Jobs.
2 Above the job list, click the Filter option.
3 In the Filter window, select a filter option to dynamically change the jobs that
are displayed. The filter options are as follows:
■ All
■ Active
■ Done
■ Failed
■ Incomplete
■ Partially Successful
■ Queued
■ Successful
■ Suspended
■ Waiting for Retry

4 Click Apply Filters.

5 To remove the selected filters, click Clear All.
 Chapter 3
Managing Oracle
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About Oracle discovery

■ Add an Oracle instance

■ Add an Oracle instance group

■ Clean up Oracle instance and databases

About Oracle discovery

The NetBackup Discovery Service (nbdisco) discovers Oracle database instances
throughout the NetBackup environment. The discovery service reports to the primary
server when it finds instances and databases to help you build an Oracle Intelligent
Policy. The service polls the clients upon NetBackup installation and periodically
after installation (every 4 hours). Instance management collects the discovered
instances in an instance repository. The user can access this repository on the
NetBackup web UI or by using the nboraadm command.
The NetBackup Discovery Service searches for instances and databases in different
areas where Oracle is installed. The following areas are where the Discover Service
searches:
■ Non-RAC Single instances are discovered by searching the oratab file on UNIX
and from the registry on Windows.
■ NetBackup looks for the Oracle health check files that are found in the Oracle
home. These are not cleaned up when a database is deleted. You may need
to delete them manually otherwise NetBackup can continue to find the databases
that are deleted.
 Managing Oracle 14
About Oracle discovery

■ Oracle RAC databases are discovered when NetBackup queries the Oracle
Cluster Ready Services (CRS) using the Oracle Clusterware high availability
API.
Oracle RAC in the web UI does not support upgrades from legacy script-based
policies. Also, there is no web UI support for the configurations that are created
using Appendix A or Appendix B in the NetBackup for Oracle Administrator’s Guide.
To allow the NetBackup web UI to discover a RAC instance or cluster:
■ Remove the Oracle RAC from any configuration that is setup using Appendix
A or Appendix B in the NetBackup for Oracle Administrator’s Guide.
■ Remove any Oracle RAC from existing OIP policies in the current NetBackup
Administrator’s Console.

Note: When an Oracle RAC database is discovered, that database does not have
a Database ID. A Database ID is required to manually add additional RAC instances
to the database. You must register the RAC database and provide a Database ID
before adding additional instances.
See “Manage credentials for an instance or an Oracle RAC database” on page 21.
See “Add an Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC)” on page 19.

By default, this service is enabled to report instances. However, you can use the
REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES client configuration entry to shut down or restart the
service on a particular client. By default, REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES is not present
in the Windows registry or the UNIX bp.conf file.
To change the default setting, use bpsetconfig to add or change the entry:
■ In the Windows registry.
■ In the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file on UNIX.
Use the following format: REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES = TRUE | FALSE
Set REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES to FALSE to shut down the discovery service.
The service shuts down within 10 minutes and remains down on the client. To turn
on the discovery service on that client, set REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES to TRUEor
remove the entire entry. Then run bp.start_all on the client to restart the service.
To set this value on a client remotely, run the following command from the primary
server:

echo REPORT_CLIENT_DISCOVERIES=FALSE | bpsetconfig -h clientname

 Managing Oracle 15
Add an Oracle instance

Add an Oracle instance

In NetBackup, you can manually add an instance or allow NetBackup to scan for
any Oracle instances. The NetBackup Discovery Service (nbdisco) discovers Oracle
database instances throughout the NetBackup environment. All of the instances
that are manually added or NetBackup discovers are populated in the Instance tab
table.

Note: For more information about instance management, see Instance management
for an Oracle Intelligent Policy in the NetBackup for Oracle Administrator’s Guide.

To manually add an instance

1 On the left, click Workloads > Oracle and then click Instances.
2 In the Instances tab, click Actions and select Add instance.
3 Enter the required information for the instance.
4 (Optional) Enter the Override default TNS_ADMIN pathif you need to override
the default network administration directory on the client system. Enter the fully
qualified path for the network administration directory on this host.
5 After all the required information for instance is entered, you can:
■ Click Finish to add the instance. Select this option to add the instance to
NetBackup without credentials. The credentials can be added at a later
time.
■ Click Add and manage credentials to add credentials for the instance at
this time.
In the Manage credentials for instance screen, select one of the
appropriate credential authentication methods:
■ Select Add to group and register using group credentials to register
the instance using group credentials. Select the instance group name
from the drop-down.
■ Select Use instance credentials to register using the instance
credentials. Select the credential option for this instance and enter all
required information.
Click Finish to add this instance with credentials.

To add an instance with the Discovery option

1 On the left, click Workloads > Oracle and then click the Instances tab.
2 In the Instances tab, click Actions and select Discover instances.
 Managing Oracle 16
Add an Oracle instance group

3 Click Start discovery.

4 Add credentials for the instance per step 5

Add an Oracle instance group

NetBackup lets you create an instance group that includes instances with a common
set of credentials. You can create a default instance group for newly-discovered
instances. Oracle RAC databases cannot be added to an instance group.
To add an Oracle instance group
1 On the left, click Workloads > Oracle and then click Instance groups.
2 In the Instance groups tab, click Actions and select Add instance group.

Note: Instance group names cannot be localized. NetBackup does not support
non-US ASCII characters in the instance group name.

3 Enter the required information.

4 Enter the credential information for the Instance credentials option you select.
The credential options change based on the option that is selected in Instance
credentials.
5 Click Finish.
See “Add an Oracle instance” on page 15.
See “Add an Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC)” on page 19.

Clean up Oracle instance and databases

NetBackup can automatically remove orphaned instances and databases if they
are not registered or are no longer discoverable. Orphaned instances are the
databases that were discovered at one time but were never registered. This
operation is done automatically once you set the number of days.
To set up automatic cleanup of instances
1 On the left, click Workloads > Oracle and then click Instances.
2 In the Instances tab, click Actions and select Instances cleanup.
3 Set the number of days and then click Cleanup.
See “Add an Oracle instance” on page 15.
See “Add an Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC)” on page 19.
 Managing Oracle 17
Clean up Oracle instance and databases

See “Edit or delete an Oracle RAC database” on page 20.

 Chapter 4
Managing Oracle RAC
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC)

■ Add an Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC)

■ Edit or delete an Oracle RAC database

Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC)

In a Real Application Clusters (RAC) environment, many Oracle database instances
exist on separate servers, each with direct connectivity to a single Oracle database.
All the servers can run transactions concurrently against the same database. Should
any single server or instance fail, processing continues on the surviving servers.
RAC supports all Oracle backup features that are available in exclusive mode,
including online backups and offline backups of an entire database or individual
tablespaces.
Currently, only the NetBackup web UI has full RAC support for Oracle policies. This
manual contains only the information that is needed to add an Oracle RAC to the
web UI.
To manage classic policies you must use the NetBackup Administration Console.
However, Oracle policies protecting an Oracle RAC can be managed in the
NetBackup web UI. See the NetBackup for Oracle Administrator’s Guide for full
details on creation and management of an Oracle policy.

Note: Any nodes of the Oracle RAC cluster that is used in backups, must be running
a NetBackup client. The version should be the same version across the cluster.
For Oracle RAC OIP support the NetBackup 8.3 client is required.
 Managing Oracle RAC 19
Add an Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC)

Add an Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC)

Use this procedure to add an Oracle RAC and the appropriate credentials. Once
an Oracle RAC is added, you can create a policy in the web UI to schedule a backup
of the Oracle RAC.
Add an Oracle RAC
1 On the left, click Workloads > Oracle and then click RAC databases.
2 In the RAC databases tab, click Actions and select Add RAC.
3 Enter all the required information for the Oracle RAC database and then click
Next.
4 Enter all the required information for an Oracle RAC instance and then:
■ Click Finish to add the Oracle RAC and the instance. Select this option to
add the RAC to NetBackup without credentials. The credentials can be
added at a later time.
■ Click Add and manage credential to add credentials for the Oracle RAC
database at this time. Choose the credential option for this RAC:
■ Use Oracle Wallet. Enter the Oracle Wallet folder location. The folder
location must be on a file system.
Using Oracle Wallet requires these items:
■ The same path for each node of the cluster.
■ Each instance must have its own entry in a shared wallet.
■ You must put a specific connection identifier in the wallet.
For more information about the connect identifier:
See “Configure an Oracle Wallet with RAC within NetBackup”
on page 24.
■ A single instance must have the path to the wallet and the Net service
name (TNS alias).

■ RAC database credentials. Enter a username and password.

■ Use Oracle RMAN recovery catalog. Select this option and enter a
username, password, and the Net service name (TNS alias). This option
can be used with Oracle Wallet but it must be the same wallet as the
database connection.

Enter the appropriate credential information for the Oracle RAC and then click
Add credentials.
See “Load balance Oracle RAC instances” on page 23.
 Managing Oracle RAC 20
Edit or delete an Oracle RAC database

See “Add an Oracle instance” on page 15.

Edit or delete an Oracle RAC database

Edit an Oracle RAC database
Use this procedure to edit the information that is entered for the Oracle RAC
database.
Edit an Oracle RAC database
1 On the left, click Workloads > Oracle and then click RAC databases.
2 In the RAC databases tab, click the Actions menu for the RAC and select Edit.
Also, you can click Edit RAC database on the top right of the page when
viewing the Oracle RAC database details page.
3 Enter the required information and then click Next.
Changing the RAC type is optional when editing an Oracle RAC.
Editing the Backup host is optional.
You cannot edit the Database unique name or the Database ID.
4 Enter the required information and then click Save.

Delete an Oracle RAC database

Use this procedure to delete an Oracle RAC.
Delete an Oracle RAC database
1 On the left, click Workloads > Oracle and then click RAC databases.
2 In the RAC databases tab, click the Actions menu for the Oracle RAC database
and select Delete.
3 Click OK.
See “Add an Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC)” on page 19.
See “Add an Oracle instance” on page 15.
See “Clean up Oracle instance and databases” on page 16.
 Chapter 5
Managing Oracle
credentials
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ Manage credentials for an instance or an Oracle RAC database

Manage credentials for an instance or an Oracle

RAC database
You can add or update credentials for instances and RAC databases at any time.
When you manually add an instance or a RAC database, you can choose not to
include the credentials at time of entry. After the discovery service adds new
instances and RAC databases to the repository, you can add credentials. NetBackup
provides a way to enter the proper credentials for your instance and RAC databases.
When an Oracle RAC database is discovered, that database does not have a
Database ID. A Database ID is required to manually add additional RAC instances
to the database. You must register the RAC database and provide a Database ID
before adding additional instances.
To add credentials for an instance
1 On the left, click Workloads > Oracle and then click Instances.
2 In the Instances tab, click the Actions menu for the instance and select Manage
credentials.
3 In the Manage credentials for instance screen, select one of the appropriate
credential authentication methods:
■ Select Add to group and register using group credentials to register
the instance using group credentials. Select the instance group name from
the drop-down.
 Managing Oracle credentials 22
Manage credentials for an instance or an Oracle RAC database

■ Select Use instance credentials to register using the instance credentials.

Select the credential option for this instance and enter all required
information.

4 Click Finish.
To add credentials for a RAC database
1 On the left, click Workloads > Oracle and then click RAC databases.
2 In the RAC databases tab, click the Actions menu for the instance and select
Manage credentials.
3 In the Manage credentials for RAC database screen, select one of the
appropriate credential authentication methods:
■ Select Use Oracle Wallet to use the credentials that are located in the
Oracle Wallet. For non-RAC installations, the instance net service name
must be stored in the Oracle Wallet as defined in Oracle’s wallet
documentation.
■ Select RAC database credentials and enter the correct User name and
Password for the database.
■ (Optional) Enter credentials for the Oracle RMAN recovery catalog
credentials section.

4 Click Add credentials.

 Chapter 6
Other Oracle configuration
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ Load balance Oracle RAC instances

■ Configure an Oracle Wallet with RAC within NetBackup

Load balance Oracle RAC instances

NetBackup can be set up to load balance the instances that makeup the Oracle
RAC. Use this feature to distribute the backup load across all of the instances and
to exclude any Oracle RAC instances from the backup.
To load balance Oracle RAC instances
1 On the left, click Workloads > Oracle and then click RAC databases.
2 In the RAC databases tab, click the Actions menu for the Oracle RAC database
and select Load balance.
3 In the Select number of instances to load balance, select the number of
instances to include for load balancing.
If you select All, all instances in the Oracle RAC are available for load balancing.
4 In the table, select the instance or instances you want to move up or down in
priority.
5 Click Move up or Move down to move the instances.
Click Move up to move the instance or instances to the top of the list.
Click Move down to move the instance or instances to the bottom of the list.
 Other Oracle configuration 24
Configure an Oracle Wallet with RAC within NetBackup

6 (Optional) If you select Do not use in the action menu on the right, that instance
moves to the RAC instances excluded from backup table.
NetBackup does not use this instance when backup operations are performed.
7 Click Save.
See “Add an Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC)” on page 19.

Configure an Oracle Wallet with RAC within

NetBackup
The configuration and setup of the Oracle Wallet in NetBackup is a two-step process.
You add descriptors first, then you register the wallet. In the cases of Oracle RAC,
your descriptors must enumerate the list of RAC instances that comprise your RAC
cluster.
NetBackup Oracle Wallet prerequisites:
■ The Oracle wallet location must be accessible from all nodes of the RAC cluster.
■ Using a shared location is encouraged for maintainability.
An example storage location can be: An Oracle ACFS file system that is mounted
on each node or an NFS share accessible to each node. The mount point of
the shared location must be the same on each node.
■ If the wallet is not in a shared location, it must be in an identically duplicate
location on each node of the RAC cluster. The full contents of the wallet must
also be duplicated on each node of the RAC cluster.
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Configure an Oracle Wallet with RAC within NetBackup

To configure Oracle Wallet with RAC in NetBackup:

1 Add the connect descriptors with the Oracle MKSTORE utility. The descriptors
are case-sensitive and must match exactly to what is in NetBackup.

mkstore -wrl /db/orac183/wallet/ -CreateCredential

'(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=exampleScanName.veritas.com)
(PORT=1521))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVER=DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME=orac183.veritas.com)(INSTANCE_NAME=orac1831)))'
testUser testPassword

mkstore -wrl /db/orac183/wallet/ -CreateCredential

'(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=exampleScanName.veritas.com)
(PORT=1521))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVER=DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME=orac183.veritas.com)(INSTANCE_NAME=orac1832)))'
testUser testPassword

2 Register the RAC with the wallet path using the web UI.
See “Add an Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC)” on page 19.
To register the RAC with the wallet path from the CLI, run nboraadm
-register_rac_db.

If the RAC is registered for the first time from discovery, you need to include
the dbid. From the CLI, run nboraadm -register_rac_db
-rac_db_unique_name.

3 (Optional) If you get an error when you attempt to register the RAC, review the
error message. Compare the descriptors in the error message with what you
generated in step 1 and what you inserted into your Oracle wallet.