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Contents
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
Changes in This Release for Oracle Secure Backup Installation and Configuration Guide
Changes in Oracle Secure Backup 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.3)
New Features
Changes in Oracle Secure Backup 12c Release 1 (12.1)
New Features
1
Introduction to Oracle Secure Backup
1.1
What Is Oracle Secure Backup?
1.2
Oracle Secure Backup Features
1.3
Overview of Oracle Secure Backup Concepts
1.3.1
About Oracle Secure Backup Administrative Domains and Hosts
1.3.1.1
Host Roles in an Administrative Domain
1.3.1.2
Host Naming in an Administrative Domain
1.3.1.3
Oracle Secure Backup Host Access Modes
1.3.2
About Oracle Secure Backup Administrative Domain: Examples
1.3.3
About Disk Pools
1.3.4
About Tape Devices
1.3.4.1
Tape Drives
1.3.4.2
Tape Libraries
1.3.4.3
Virtual Tape Libraries
1.3.4.4
Device Names and Attachments
1.4
Oracle Secure Backup Daemons
1.5
Oracle Secure Backup Interfaces
2
Oracle Secure Backup Installation Overview
2.1
Overview of Installing and Configuring Oracle Secure Backup
2.1.1
About Installing Oracle Secure Backup
2.1.2
About Configuring Oracle Secure Backup
2.1.3
About Oracle Secure Backup Client Backward Compatibility
2.1.3.1
Client Backward Compatibility Requirements
2.1.4
About Certificate Lifetime
2.1.5
Steps to Install and Configure Oracle Secure Backup
2.2
Preparing to Install Oracle Secure Backup
2.2.1
System Requirements for Oracle Secure Backup
2.2.1.1
Supported Platforms and Tape Devices
2.2.1.2
Disk Space Requirements for Oracle Secure Backup
2.2.1.3
Other System Requirements for Oracle Secure Backup
2.2.2
Acquiring Oracle Secure Backup Installation Media
2.2.3
Decide Which Role the Host Performs in the Administrative Domain
2.3
Overview of Customizing Configuration Parameters During Installation
2.3.1
Oracle Secure Backup Temporary Directory
2.3.2
Oracle Secure Backup Home Directory
2.3.3
Preauthorized User for Performing Oracle Database Backup and Restore Operations
2.3.4
Length of Oracle Secure Backup User Passwords
2.3.5
Identity Key Certificate Length
2.3.6
Oracle Secure Backup Database Directory
2.3.7
Symbolic Links on Linux/Unix Platforms
3
Installing Oracle Secure Backup on Linux or UNIX
3.1
Prerequisites for Installing Oracle Secure Backup on Linux or UNIX
3.2
Installing Oracle Secure Backup on Linux or UNIX
3.2.1
Specifying Advanced Settings for Linux/UNIX
3.3
Configuring Platform-Specific Media Server Devices
3.3.1
Configuring Devices on Linux Media Servers
3.3.1.1
Manually creating devices using mkdev in Linux
3.3.2
Configuring Devices on Solaris Media Servers
3.3.2.1
Manually creating devices using mkdev in Solaris
3.3.3
Configuring Devices on AIX Media Servers
3.3.3.1
Manually Creating Devices in AIX
3.3.3.2
Identifying and Configuring AIX Devices in a Point-to-Point or FC-AL Configuration
3.3.4
Configuring Devices on HP-UX Media Servers
3.3.5
Assigning Oracle Secure Backup Logical Unit Numbers to Devices
3.4
Additional Information for Installation of Oracle Secure Backup on Linux
3.4.1
Linux Media Server System Requirement: SCSI Generic Driver
3.5
Additional Information for Installing Oracle Secure Backup on AIX
3.5.1
Configuring IOCP on AIX Systems
4
Installing Oracle Secure Backup on Windows
4.1
Prerequisites for Installing Oracle Secure Backup on Windows
4.1.1
Disabling Removable Storage Service on Windows Media Servers
4.2
Installing Oracle Secure Backup on Windows
4.2.1
Enabling Installer Logging on Windows
4.2.2
Configuring Advanced Installation Settings for Windows
4.3
Configuring Firewalls for Oracle Secure Backup on Windows
5
Uninstalling Oracle Secure Backup
5.1
Uninstalling Oracle Secure Backup on Linux or UNIX
5.2
Uninstalling Oracle Secure Backup on Windows
6
Oracle Secure Backup User Interfaces
6.1
Using Oracle Secure Backup in Enterprise Manager
6.1.1
Enabling Oracle Secure Backup Links in Oracle Enterprise Manager
6.1.2
Registering an Administrative Server in Oracle Enterprise Manager
6.1.3
Accessing the Web Tool from Enterprise Manager
6.2
Using the Oracle Secure Backup Web Tool
6.2.1
Starting a Web Tool Session
6.2.2
Web Tool Home Page
6.2.2.1
Persistent Page Links
6.2.3
Web Tool Configure Page
6.2.4
Web Tool Manage Page
6.2.5
Web Tool Backup Page
6.2.6
Web Tool Restore Page
6.3
Using obtool
6.3.1
Displaying Help for Invoking obtool
6.3.2
Starting obtool in Interactive Mode
6.3.3
Running obtool Commands in Interactive Mode
6.3.3.1
Redirecting obtool Input from Text Files
6.3.4
Executing obtool Commands in Noninteractive Mode
6.3.4.1
Running Multiple Commands in Noninteractive Mode
6.3.4.2
Redirecting Input in Noninteractive Mode
6.3.5
Ending an obtool Session
6.3.6
Starting obtool as a Specific User
6.4
Using Oracle Secure Backup through Recovery Manager (RMAN)
6.4.1
Configuring Oracle Secure Backup for Use with RMAN
6.4.1.1
Setting Up User Preauthorization in Oracle Secure Backup
6.4.1.2
Defining Backup Storage Selectors Using Oracle Secure Backup
7
Configuring and Managing the Administrative Domain
7.1
Overview of Configuring the Administrative Domain
7.1.1
Network Load Balancing in Oracle Secure Backup
7.1.2
Steps to Configure the Administrative Domain
7.2
Configuring the Administrative Domain with Hosts
7.2.1
About Administrative Domain Host Configuration
7.2.2
Steps to Configure Hosts in the Administrative Domain
7.2.3
Adding a Host to the Administrative Domain
7.2.4
Adding the Media Server Role to an Administrative Server
7.2.5
Adding Backup and Restore Environment Variables to an NDMP Host
7.2.6
Configuring Preferred Network Interfaces (PNI)
7.2.6.1
About PNI
7.2.6.1.1
About PNI for Inbound Connections
7.2.6.1.2
About PNI for Outbound Connections
7.2.6.1.3
PNI and Network Connection Types
7.2.6.2
Configuring PNI for Inbound Connections
7.2.6.3
Configuring PNI for Outbound Connections
7.2.6.4
Removing a PNI for Inbound Connections
7.2.6.5
Removing a PNI for Outbound Connections
7.2.7
Pinging Hosts in the Administrative Domain
7.3
Overview of Automatic Device Discovery
7.3.1
About Automatic Device Discovery
7.3.2
About Persistent Binding for SCSI Tape Devices
7.3.3
Steps to Discover and Configure Tape Devices in the Administrative Domain
7.3.4
Steps to Detect Missing Tape Devices
7.4
Adding Tape Devices to an Administrative Domain
7.4.1
About Tape Device Names
7.4.2
About Manually Configuring Tape Drives and Libraries
7.4.2.1
Methods of Configuring Tape Devices
7.4.3
Steps to Configure Tape Devices in the Administrative Domain
7.4.4
Displaying the Devices Page
7.4.5
Manually Configuring Tape Libraries
7.4.5.1
Configuring Automatic Tape Drive Cleaning for a Library
7.4.6
Configuring Tape Drives
7.4.7
Configuring an NDMP Copy-Enabled Virtual Tape Library
7.4.8
Adding Tape Device Attachments
7.4.8.1
Pinging Device Attachments
7.4.8.2
Displaying Device Attachment Properties
7.4.9
Multiple Attachments for SAN-Attached Tape Devices
7.4.10
Configuring Multihosted Device Objects
7.5
Updating Tape Library Inventory
7.6
Verifying and Configuring Added Tape Devices
7.6.1
Displaying Device Properties
7.6.2
Pinging Tape Devices
7.6.3
Editing Device Properties
7.6.4
Verifying Tape Device Configuration
7.6.5
Setting Serial Number Checking
7.7
Configuring Disk Pools
7.7.1
Displaying the Defined Disk Pools
7.7.2
Creating Disk Pools
7.7.3
Editing Disk Pool Properties
7.7.4
Renaming Disk Pools
7.7.5
Removing Disk Pools
7.8
Managing Hosts in the Administrative Domain
7.8.1
Viewing the Hosts in the Administrative Domain
7.8.2
Viewing or Editing Host Properties
7.8.3
Updating Hosts in the Administrative Domain
7.8.4
Removing Hosts from an Administrative Domain
8
Upgrading Oracle Secure Backup
8.1
About Upgrade Installations
8.1.1
About Upgrade Requirements
8.2
Upgrade Installation on Windows x64
8.3
Performing an Upgrade Installation on Linux or UNIX
9
Managing Security for Backup Networks
9.1
Backup Network Security Overview
9.2
Planning Security for an Administrative Domain
9.2.1
Identifying Assets and Principals
9.2.2
Identifying Your Backup Environment Type
9.2.2.1
Single System
9.2.2.2
Data Center
9.2.2.3
Corporate Network
9.2.3
Choosing Secure Hosts for the Administrative and Media Servers
9.2.4
Determining the Distribution Method of Host Identity Certificates
9.3
Trusted Hosts
9.4
Host Authentication and Communication
9.4.1
Identity Certificates and Public Key Cryptography
9.4.2
Authenticated SSL Connections
9.4.3
Certification Authority
9.4.3.1
Automated and Manual Certificate Provisioning Mode
9.4.4
Oracle Wallet
9.4.4.1
Oracle Secure Backup Encryption Wallet
9.4.5
Web Server Authentication
9.4.6
Revoking a Host Identity Certificate
9.5
Encryption of Data in Transit
9.6
Default Security Configuration
9.7
Configuring Security for the Administrative Domain
9.7.1
Providing Certificates for Hosts in the Administrative Domain
9.7.1.1
Configuring the Administrative Server
9.7.1.2
Configuring Media Servers and Clients
9.7.2
Setting the Size for Public and Private Keys
9.7.2.1
Setting the Key Size During Installation
9.7.2.2
Setting the Key Size in the certkeysize Security Policy
9.7.2.3
Setting the Key Size in mkhost
9.7.3
Enabling and Disabling SSL for Host Authentication and Communication
9.8
Managing Certificates with obcm
9.8.1
Renewing Certificates in Automated Certificate Provisioning Mode
9.8.2
Renewing Certificates in Manual Certificate Provisioning Mode
9.8.3
Renewing Certificates in Automated Certificate Provisioning Mode on Earlier Versions of Oracle Secure Backup
9.8.4
Renewing Certificates in Manual Provisioning Mode on Earlier Versions of Oracle Secure Backup
9.8.5
Manually Authenticating Hosts After Certificate Renewal
9.8.6
Exporting Signed Certificates
9.8.7
Importing Signed Certificates
A
Oracle Secure Backup Directories and Files
A.1
Oracle Secure Backup Home Directory
A.2
Administrative Server Directories and Files
A.3
Media Server Directories and Files
A.4
Client Host Directories and Files
B
Determining Linux SCSI Parameters
B.1
Determining SCSI Device Parameters on Linux
C
Oracle Secure Backup and ACSLS
C.1
About ACSLS
C.2
ACSLS and Oracle Secure Backup
C.3
Communicating with ACSLS
C.4
Drive Association
C.5
Volume Loading and Unloading
C.6
Imports and Exports
C.7
Access Controls
C.8
Scratch Pool Management
C.9
Modified Oracle Secure Backup Commands
C.10
Unsupported Oracle Secure Backup Commands
C.11
Installation and Configuration
D
Oracle Secure Backup and Reliable Datagram Socket (RDS)
D.1
Overview of Reliable Datagram Socket (RDS)
D.2
Using Reliable Datagram Socket (RDS) Protocol over Infiniband for Data Transfer in Oracle Secure Backup
D.2.1
Enabling RDS for Interhost Communication
Glossary
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