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Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
1
Introduction to Recovery Appliance
1.1
Traditional Database Backup Techniques
1.1.1
Weekly Full and Daily Incremental Backups
1.1.2
Incremental Backups and RECOVER COPY
1.1.3
Full Backups to a Third-Party Deduplicating Appliance
1.1.4
Third-Party Storage Snapshots
1.2
Data Protection Challenges in the Modern Enterprise
1.3
Oracle's Recovery Appliance Solution
1.3.1
Elimination of Data Loss
1.3.1.1
Protection of Ongoing Transactions
1.3.1.2
Secure Replication
1.3.1.3
Autonomous Tape Archival
1.3.1.4
End-to-End Data Validation
1.3.2
Minimal Backup Overhead
1.3.2.1
Delta Push
1.3.2.2
Delta Store
1.3.2.2.1
Creation of Virtual Full Backups
1.3.2.2.2
Rapid Recovery Using Virtual Full Backups
1.3.3
Improved End-to-End Data Protection Visibility
1.3.4
Cloud-Scale Protection
1.3.4.1
Policy-Based Data Protection Management
1.3.4.2
Database-Aware Space Management
1.3.4.3
Scalable Architecture
1.3.5
Maximum Availability: Recovery Appliance with Oracle Data Guard
1.4
What's Next?
2
Recovery Appliance Architecture
2.1
The Recovery Appliance Environment
2.1.1
Main Components of the Recovery Appliance Environment
2.1.2
User Accounts in the Recovery Appliance Environment
2.1.3
Lifecycle of a Backup: Scenario
2.2
Protected Databases
2.2.1
Recovery Appliance Backup Modules
2.2.2
Protection Policies
2.2.2.1
Protection Policy Attributes
2.2.2.2
Recovery Windows
2.2.2.3
Backup Polling Policies
2.2.3
Supported Oracle Database Releases
2.3
Real-Time Redo Transport
2.4
Recovery Appliance Metadata Database
2.4.1
Delta Store
2.4.2
Delta Pools
2.4.3
Automated Delta Pool Space Management
2.4.4
Recovery Appliance Schema
2.4.5
Recovery Appliance Catalog
2.5
Recovery Appliance Storage
2.5.1
Recovery Appliance Storage Locations
2.5.1.1
Benefits of Recovery Appliance Storage
2.5.1.2
Oracle ASM and Recovery Appliance Storage
2.5.1.3
DELTA Storage Location
2.5.2
Backup Polling Locations
2.5.2.1
Stages of Backup Polling
2.5.2.2
How Recovery Appliance Processes Backups in Backup Polling Directories
2.5.3
How Recovery Appliance Manages Storage Space
2.5.3.1
Recovery Window Goal
2.5.3.2
Reserved Space
2.5.3.3
Guaranteed Copy
2.5.3.4
Maximum Retention Window
2.5.3.5
Archival and Encrypted Backups
2.6
Oracle Secure Backup
2.6.1
Tape Archival
2.6.2
Tape Retrieval
2.7
Recovery Appliance Replication
2.7.1
How a Downstream Recovery Appliance Processes Backups
2.7.2
Replication Use Cases
2.8
Data Encryption Techniques
2.8.1
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) on Production Database Tablespaces
2.8.2
Oracle Net Security for Network Transfers to the Recovery Appliance
2.8.3
Redo Encryption Using LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n
2.8.4
Tape Drive-Based Hardware Encryption
Part I Managing Recovery Appliance
3
Recovery Appliance Workflow
3.1
Separation of Duties in Recovery Appliance Administration
3.2
Prerequisites for Recovery Appliance Administration
3.3
Tools for Recovery Appliance Administration
3.4
Planning for Recovery Appliance
3.5
Setup and Configuration for Recovery Appliance
3.6
Maintenance Tasks for Recovery Appliance
4
Getting Started with Cloud Control for Recovery Appliance
4.1
Displaying All Recovery Appliances in the Enterprise
4.2
Accessing the Recovery Appliance Home Page
4.3
Accessing the Recovery Appliance Storage Locations Page
5
Managing Protection Policies with Recovery Appliance
5.1
About Protection Policies
5.1.1
Purpose of Protection Policies
5.1.2
Overview of Protection Policies
5.1.3
User Interfaces for Protection Policies
5.1.3.1
Accessing the Create Protection Policy Page in Cloud Control
5.1.3.2
DBMS_RA Procedures Relating to Protection Policies
5.1.3.3
Recovery Catalog Views for Protection Policies
5.1.4
Basic Tasks for Managing Protection Policies
5.2
Creating a Backup Polling Policy (Command-Line Only)
5.3
Creating a Protection Policy
5.3.1
Creating a Protection Policy Using Cloud Control
5.3.2
Creating a Protection Policy Using DBMS_RA
5.4
Updating a Protection Policy
5.4.1
Updating a Protection Policy Using Cloud Control
5.4.2
Updating a Protection Policy Using DBMS_RA
5.5
Deleting a Protection Policy
5.5.1
Deleting a Protection Policy Using Cloud Control
5.5.2
Deleting a Protection Policy Using DBMS_RA
6
Configuring Recovery Appliance for Protected Database Access
6.1
About Protected Database Access
6.1.1
Purpose of Protected Database Access
6.1.2
Overview of Protected Database Access
6.1.3
User Interfaces for Configuring Protected Database Access
6.1.3.1
Accessing the Protected Databases Page in Cloud Control
6.1.3.2
DBMS_RA Procedures Relating to Protected Database Access
6.1.3.3
Recovery Catalog Views for Protected Database Access
6.1.4
Basic Tasks for Configuring Protected Database Access
6.2
Creating Virtual Private Catalog Accounts
6.3
Enrolling Protected Databases
6.3.1
Enrolling Protected Databases Using Cloud Control
6.3.2
Enrolling Protected Databases Using the Command Line
6.3.2.1
Adding Protected Database Metadata Using DBMS_RA
6.3.2.2
Granting Database Access to a Recovery Appliance Account Using DBMS_RA
6.4
Updating Protected Database Properties
6.4.1
Updating Protected Database Properties Using Cloud Control
6.4.2
Assigning a Database to a Different Protection Policy Using DBMS_RA
7
Copying Backups to Tape with Recovery Appliance
7.1
About Copying Backups to Tape with Recovery Appliance
7.1.1
Purpose of Copying Backups to Tape with Recovery Appliance
7.1.2
Overview of Copying Backups to Tape with Recovery Appliance
7.1.2.1
About Tape Operations on Recovery Appliance
7.1.2.2
Recovery Appliance Components for Managing Tape Operations
7.1.2.3
Backup Retention on Tape
7.1.2.4
About Pausing and Resuming Tape Backup Operations
7.1.2.5
About Using Oracle Secure Backup with Recovery Appliance
7.1.3
User Interfaces for Recovery Appliance
7.1.3.1
Accessing Recovery Appliance in Cloud Control
7.1.3.2
Accessing Recovery Appliance Using DBMS_RA
7.1.3.2.1
DBMS_RA Procedures for Tape Backup Operations
7.1.3.2.2
Recovery Catalog Views for Tape Operations
7.1.4
Basic Tasks for Copying Backups to Tape with Recovery Appliance
7.1.4.1
Accessing the Oracle Secure Backup Domain Using Cloud Control
7.2
Creating Tape Backup Job Components
7.2.1
Creating a Media Manager Library
7.2.1.1
Creating a Media Manager Library Using Cloud Control
7.2.1.2
Creating an SBT Library Using DBMS_RA
7.2.2
Creating an Attribute Set
7.2.2.1
Creating an Attribute Set Using Cloud Control
7.2.2.2
Creating an SBT Attribute Set Using DBMS_RA
7.3
Managing Tape Backup Job Components
7.3.1
Managing a Media Manager Library Using Cloud Control
7.3.1.1
Editing a Media Manager Library
7.3.1.2
Deleting a Media Manager Library
7.3.2
Managing an SBT Library Using DBMS_RA
7.3.2.1
Editing an SBT Library
7.3.2.2
Deleting an SBT Library
7.3.3
Managing an Attribute Set Using Cloud Control
7.3.3.1
Editing an Attribute Set
7.3.3.2
Deleting an Attribute Set
7.3.4
Managing an Attribute Set Using DBMS_RA
7.3.4.1
Editing an SBT Attribute Set
7.3.4.2
Deleting an SBT Attribute Set
7.4
Creating a Tape Backup Job
7.4.1
Creating a Tape Backup Job Using Cloud Control
7.4.2
Example: Creating a Tape Backup Job Using Cloud Control
7.4.3
Creating a Tape Backup Job Using DBMS_RA
7.4.4
Example: Creating a Tape Backup Job Using DBMS_RA
7.5
Managing a Tape Backup Job
7.5.1
Managing a Tape Backup Job Using Cloud Control
7.5.1.1
Editing a Tape Backup Job
7.5.1.2
Deleting a Tape Backup Job
7.5.2
Managing a Tape Backup Job Using DBMS_RA
7.5.2.1
Editing an SBT Job
7.5.2.2
Deleting an SBT Job
7.6
Scheduling a Tape Backup Job
7.6.1
Scheduling a Tape Backup Job Using Cloud Control
7.6.2
Scheduling Tape Backup Jobs with Oracle Scheduler
7.7
Pausing and Resuming Tape Backup Operations
7.7.1
Pausing and Resuming Media Manager Library Operations Using Cloud Control
7.7.1.1
Pausing a Media Manager Library
7.7.1.2
Resuming a Media Manager Library
7.7.2
Pausing and Resuming the SBT Library Using DBMS_RA
7.7.2.1
Pausing an SBT Library
7.7.2.2
Resuming an SBT Library
7.8
Viewing the Status of Tape Backup Operations
7.8.1
Viewing the Status of Tape Backup Operations Using Cloud Control
7.8.1.1
Viewing the Media Manager Library Status
7.8.1.2
Viewing the Tape Backup Job Status
7.8.2
Viewing the Status of Tape Backup Operations Using DBMS_RA
7.8.2.1
Checking the SBT Library Status
7.8.2.2
Checking the Tape Backup Job Status
7.8.2.3
Reviewing SBT Job Runs Using DBMS_RA
7.8.2.4
Checking the Status of Oracle Scheduler Jobs
8
Replicating Backups with Recovery Appliance
8.1
About Recovery Appliance Replication
8.1.1
Purpose of Recovery Appliance Replication
8.1.2
Overview of Recovery Appliance Replication
8.1.2.1
Protection Policies for Replication
8.1.2.2
Replication Topology Examples
8.1.2.2.1
Replication to One Downstream Recovery Appliance
8.1.2.2.2
Replication to Multiple Downstream Recovery Appliances
8.1.2.2.3
Replication Using Different Policies on Downstream Recovery Appliances
8.1.2.2.4
Cascaded Replication
8.1.2.3
How Recovery Appliance Replicates Backups: Basic Process
8.1.2.4
How RMAN Restores Backups in a Replication Environment
8.1.3
User Interfaces for Recovery Appliance Replication
8.1.3.1
Accessing the Replication Page in Cloud Control
8.1.3.2
DBMS_RA Procedures Relating to Replication
8.1.3.3
Recovery Catalog Views for Replication
8.1.4
Basic Tasks for Configuring Recovery Appliance Replication
8.2
Configuring Recovery Appliance Replication Using Cloud Control
8.3
Configuring Recovery Appliance for Replication Using DBMS_RA
8.3.1
Assumptions for the Replication Examples
8.3.2
Configuring a Downstream Recovery Appliance for Replication Using DBMS_RA
8.3.3
Configuring an Upstream Recovery Appliance for Replication Using DBMS_RA
8.3.4
Configuring a Protected Database for Recovery Appliance Replication
8.3.5
Testing a Recovery Appliance Replication Server Configuration
9
Implementing Additional High Availability Strategies
9.1
Managing Temporary Outages with a Backup and Redo Failover Strategy
9.1.1
Overview of the Backup and Redo Failover Feature
9.1.2
Configuring Backup and Redo Failover
9.1.2.1
Configuring the Primary Recovery Appliance for Backup and Redo Failover
9.1.2.2
Configuring the Alternate Recovery Appliance for Backup and Redo Failover
9.1.2.3
Configuring Replication for Backup and Redo Failover
9.1.2.4
Configuring the Protected Database for Backup and Redo Failover
10
Monitoring the Recovery Appliance
10.1
About Monitoring the Recovery Appliance
10.1.1
Purpose of Monitoring the Recovery Appliance
10.1.2
Overview of Recovery Appliance Monitoring Capabilities
10.1.2.1
Cloud Control
10.1.2.2
Oracle Configuration Manager
10.1.2.3
Auto Service Request (ASR)
10.1.3
Cloud Control Interface for Monitoring the Recovery Appliance
10.1.4
Basic Tasks for Monitoring the Recovery Appliance
10.2
Modifying the Metric and Collection Settings
10.3
Viewing the Incident Manager Page
10.4
Monitoring Performance
10.4.1
Generating Performance Statistics by Using the rastat Utility
10.4.1.1
Prerequisites for Running the rastat Utility
10.4.1.2
Running the rastat Utility
10.4.2
Testing Network Throughput
11
Accessing Recovery Appliance Reports
11.1
About Recovery Appliance Reports
11.1.1
Purpose of Recovery Appliance Reports
11.1.2
Overview of Recovery Appliance Reports
11.1.2.1
Pre-Created BI Publisher Reports
11.1.2.2
BI Publisher Report Scheduling
11.1.3
Accessing the Recovery Appliance Reports Page in Cloud Control
11.1.4
Basic Tasks for Accessing Recovery Appliance Reports
11.2
Accessing the Storage Capacity Reports
11.3
Accessing the Recovery Window Summary Report
11.4
Accessing the Protected Database Details Report
11.4.1
Accessing the Details Report from the Protected Databases Page
11.4.2
Accessing the Protected Database Details Report from the Recovery Appliance Reports Page
11.5
Accessing the Protected Database Data Transfer Report
Part II Recovery Appliance Reference
12
DBMS_RA Package Reference
12.1
ABORT
12.2
ABORT_RECOVERY_APPLIANCE
12.3
ADD_DB
12.4
ADD_REPLICATION_SERVER
12.5
CONFIG
12.6
COPY_BACKUP
12.7
COPY_BACKUP_PIECE
12.8
CREATE_POLLING_POLICY
12.9
CREATE_PROTECTION_POLICY
12.10
CREATE_REPLICATION_SERVER
12.11
CREATE_SBT_ATTRIBUTE_SET
12.12
CREATE_SBT_JOB_TEMPLATE
12.13
CREATE_SBT_JOB_TEMPLATE
12.14
CREATE_SBT_LIBRARY
12.15
CREATE_STORAGE_LOCATION
12.16
DELETE_DB
12.17
DELETE_POLLING_POLICY
12.18
DELETE_PROTECTION_POLICY
12.19
DELETE_REPLICATION_SERVER
12.20
DELETE_SBT_ATTRIBUTE_SET
12.21
DELETE_SBT_JOB_TEMPLATE
12.22
DELETE_SBT_LIBRARY
12.23
DELETE_STORAGE_LOCATION
12.24
GRANT_DB_ACCESS
12.25
MIGRATE_TAPE_BACKUP
12.26
MOVE_BACKUP
12.27
MOVE_BACKUP_PIECE
12.28
PAUSE_REPLICATION_SERVER
12.29
PAUSE_SBT_LIBRARY
12.30
POPULATE_BACKUP_PIECE
12.31
QUEUE_SBT_BACKUP_TASK
12.32
REMOVE_REPLICATION_SERVER
12.33
RENAME_DB
12.34
RESET_ERROR
12.35
RESUME_REPLICATION_SERVER
12.36
RESUME_SBT_LIBRARY
12.37
REVOKE_DB_ACCESS
12.38
SHUTDOWN
12.39
SHUTDOWN_RECOVERY_APPLIANCE
12.40
STARTUP
12.41
STARTUP_RECOVERY_APPLIANCE
12.42
UPDATE_DB
12.43
UPDATE_POLLING_POLICY
12.44
UPDATE_PROTECTION_POLICY
12.45
UPDATE_REPLICATION_SERVER
12.46
UPDATE_SBT_ATTRIBUTE_SET
12.47
UPDATE_SBT_JOB_TEMPLATE
12.48
UPDATE_SBT_LIBRARY
12.49
UPDATE_STORAGE_LOCATION
13
Recovery Appliance View Reference
13.1
Summary of Recovery Appliance Views
13.2
RA_ACTIVE_SESSION
13.3
RA_API_HISTORY
13.4
RA_CONFIG
13.5
RA_DATABASE
13.6
RA_DATABASE_STORAGE_USAGE
13.7
RA_DATABASE_SYNONYM
13.8
RA_DB_ACCESS
13.9
RA_DISK_RESTORE_RANGE
13.10
RA_EM_SBT_JOB_TEMPLATE
13.11
RA_INCIDENT_LOG
13.12
RA_INCOMING_BACKUP_PIECES
13.13
RA_POLLING_FILES
13.14
RA_POLLING_POLICY
13.15
RA_PROTECTION_POLICY
13.16
RA_PURGING_QUEUE
13.17
RA_REPLICATION_SERVER
13.18
RA_RESTORE_RANGE
13.19
RA_SBT_ATTRIBUTE_SET
13.20
RA_SBT_JOB
13.21
RA_SBT_LIBRARY
13.22
RA_SBT_RESTORE_RANGE
13.23
RA_SBT_TASK
13.24
RA_SBT_TEMPLATE_MDF
13.25
RA_SERVER
13.26
RA_STORAGE_HISTOGRAM
13.27
RA_STORAGE_LOCATION
13.28
RA_TASK
13.29
RA_TIME_USAGE
14
rastat Utility Reference
14.1
rastat Command Syntax
14.2
Options
15
Recovery Appliance Error Message Reference
Glossary
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