This chapter explains how to manage backup images and backup image instances.
This chapter contains the following sections:
A backup image, created as a product of a backup operation, stores metadata related to the backup. As a part of managing backup images, you can view their properties and rename them.
See Also:
"Backup Images" for more information about backup images
This section contains the following topics:
The Web tool enables you display existing backup images in the administrative domain. You must have the list any backup, regardless of its owner
or list any backups owned by user
class right to display backup images.
To display the existing backup images:
You must have the modify any backup, regardless of its owner
or modify any backups owned by user
class right to rename backup images.
When you rename a backup image, Oracle Secure Backup renames all the backup image instances that are associated with this backup image to reflect the new name.
To rename backup images:
Backup image instances contain the backup data. Managing backup image instances includes creating, editing, deleting, and moving backup image instances.
See Also:
"Overview of Backup Images and Backup Image Instances" for more information about backup image instances
This section contains the following topics:
You can create a backup image instance, for a specific backup image, on a different backup container. You must have the modify any backup, regardless of its owner
or modify any backups owned by user
class right to create backup image instances.
To create a backup image instance:
You can use filters to specify the criteria that must be applied for displaying backup image instances. You must have the list any backup, regardless of its owner
or list any backups owned by user
class right to display backup image instances.
To display backup image instances:
You must have the modify any backup, regardless of its owner
or modify any backups owned by user
class right to edit the properties of a backup image instance. You can modify the expiry date or retention time of backup image instances that are stored on disk pools only.
To edit a backup image instance:
You must have the modify any backup, regardless of its owner
or modify any backups owned by user
class right to remove backup image instances. Removing a backup image instance from a particular backup container does not impact backup image instances of the same backup that may be stored in other backup containers. The other instances will continue to exist.
To remove a backup image instance: