Prerequisites for the mkdumpdir.pl script

  1. Confirm that Oracle Server Enterprise Edition 11.2.0.4 or higher is installed.
  2. Confirm that Contenta 5.1 or higher is installed.
  3. Confirm that the Oracle server has sufficient disk space to accommodate all database dumps.
  4. Confirm the Oracle system user password.
  5. Create a backup of the current Oracle database.
  6. Create the default Directory Object directory path on the Oracle server file system; ensure it is accessible and writable by Oracle.

    This will be the file server location associated with the initial, default Directory

    Object: XY_DBDUMP_DIR

  7. If you are running Contenta 5.1, obtain and install a mkdumpdir.pl patch from SDL Customer Support. (The updated file will be delivered in Contenta 5.2 and higher.)
  8. Copy the mkdumpdir.pl file from the Contenta_home/bin directory on a Contenta Administration client to the ORACLE_BASE directory on the Oracle server.
  9. Read the mkdumpdir.pl script's syntax, command-line options, and sample commands, then follow the procedure for executing the mkdumpdir.pl script for the first time.