EVault Software
Oracle Plug-in for the Linux Agent (64-bit)
Version 8.13.5255
Release Notes, June 28, 2017
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Contents
1	Overview
1.1	Release History
1.2	Supported Platforms
2	NEW FEATURES
3	INSTALLATION NOTES
3.1	Installation Requirements
3.2	Licensing
3.3	Installation
4	FIXES and KNOWN ISSUES
4.1	Fixes
4.2	Known Issues
5	PRODUCT SUPPORT
5.1	Technical Support
5.2	Product Updates
5.3	Documentation
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1	Overview
This document contains release notes for the Oracle Plug-in 8.13 for the 64-bit Linux Agent version 8.13.
The Plug-in is installed with the Linux Agent on a system running Oracle. Using Portal or the legacy Windows CentralControl, you can manage the Agent and Plug-in, back up Oracle databases to a vault, and restore databases from the vault.
This version of the Plug-in is supported with:
·	the 64-bit Agent for Linux version 8.13
·	Portal 8.30 or later, or Windows CentralControl version 8.30
·	Director 8.x vaults. You can also use the Agent with Director 7.11 vaults, but support is ending for Director 7.11 this year.
1.1	Release History
Version 8.13.5255, June 28, 2017
Version 8.10.5249, July 27, 2016
1.2	Supported Platforms
This Plug-in is supported with Oracle 12c R1, Oracle 11g R2, and Oracle 11g R1 on the following 64-bit Linux platforms:
·	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (Update 3)
·	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (Update 9)
·	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (SP1)
·	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SP3)
·	Oracle Linux Server 7 (Update 3)
·	Oracle Linux Server 6 (Update 9)
2	NEW FEATURES
2.1		New Features in Version 8.13
This plug-in version is compatible with the 64-bit Linux Agent version 8.13.
2.2		New Features in Version 8.10
·	Support for Oracle on updated Linux platforms
3	INSTALLATION NOTES
3.1	Installation Requirements
·	The 64-bit Linux Agent version 8.13 must already be installed on the system.
·	The Agent and Oracle Plug-in must be installed on the system that has the Oracle database server.
3.2	Licensing
A vault-side Oracle Plug-in license is required. This allows the Agent and Plug-in to connect to the vault.
3.3	Installation
The file name of the Oracle Plug-in installation kit is: Oracle-Plugin-Linux-x64-8.13.5255.tar.gz
The Agent kit installs the following binary files:
Binary File	md5sum Value	
libclntsh.so.11.1	b9434ce78cf7524a2ee33afe4a6ee6f3	
libnnz11.so	9c6849e361c0a4616954ea0c52567691	
libociei.so	73e4c7b0b6d3f084bac44e9632a988c8	
oracle.so	e6f89ca816002b303c73299e31d7356d	
oratool	3eb00887981dc17a9172cfc745d8863d	
RegPlugins	11d22bd0b9cdfe27dd9483558afba81a	

To obtain md5sum values, issue the following commands. These commands are examples based on an Agent that has been installed in the default location (i.e., /opt/BUAgent).
 cd /opt/BUAgent
 md5sum *
4	FIXES and KNOWN ISSUES
4.1	Fixes
There are no fixes in this version of the Oracle Plug-in for the Linux Agent.
4.2	Known Issues
A duplicate error message may appear in the Oracle backup log for a failed Job ("UTIL-F-8266 Fatal error in processing Job"). This is a cosmetic issue resulting from a StreamError exception that occurs in more than one location. (19344)
The Oracle Plug-in has been tested in several data recovery scenarios. In the case of a full disaster recovery (where the full database instance is being restored), some care must be exercised on recovery of the database as the Oracle Plug-in does not back up any temporary tablespaces and the control file information kept in the trace file does not include any commands to add a temporary tablespace.
1. The database recovery should be initiated with an explicit PFILE or SPFILE reference:
SQL> STARTUP PFILE='path-to-pfile\initSIDNAME.ora'
2. It may be necessary to take the temporary tablespace datafiles offline:
SQL> ALTER DATABASE DATAFILE 'path-to-datafile' OFFLINE
3. The database should be recovered as normal, but when opening the database after recovery the command should be:
SQL> ALTER DATABASE OPEN NORESETLOGS
4. Temporary tablespaces should be dropped, the datafiles for the temporary tablespaces removed, and the temporary tablespaces should be recreated (this may include the default TEMP tablespace).
At this point in the recovery, the database can be closed normally and restarted with RESETLOGS if that is your organization's policy.
Note: These are not recovery steps, but guidelines for recovery.
5	PRODUCT SUPPORT
5.1	Technical Support
Contact information for your provider is available through the:
·	Need Help button in Portal
·	Help menu in Windows CentralControl
5.2	Product Updates
Product updates are available through your provider. 
5.3	Documentation
The following documentation is available for the Oracle Plug-in:
·	Agent for Linux and Oracle Plug-in Guide
·	Portal online help
·	Windows CentralControl Operations Guide (and online help)
·	Oracle Plug-in for Linux Agent (64-bit) release notes (this document)
All documentation is available from your service provider.