Create a Backup Scenario

You can create a continuous backup of the replicated data of the secondary Oracle MaxRep Replication Engine without disrupting ongoing replication.

1. Navigate to Recover > Data Validation and Backup > Create Backup Scenario.
2. Select the protection plan to which you want to add the backup scenario from the Select Plan drop-down list and then click Next.
3. Select the Drive Type.
   Valid types:

   • Virtual (recommended for backups)

   • Physical

4. Select Read/Write to provide read and write access to the backup snapshot.
   Tip: For backups, you might not want to select this option unless your backup software requires read and write access to the source data.
5. Click Next.
6. Choose the Execution Type.
   Valid types:

   • Scheduled

   • Run On demand

7. (Optional) If you selected Scheduled, choose the basis for the scenario in the Recovery Based On table.
   Valid schedule types:

   Time-Based

   Schedules the scenario to run on a regular basis. Specify when and how often to run the scenario.

   Event-Based

   The scenario is run once when the specified application consistency bookmark is received. Select Standard bookmark prefixes to display a list of event-based prefixes.

8. To run one or more scripts on your specified backup server before or after the scenario runs, specify the fully qualified path for the scripts.
9. Click Save.
   Result:
   The backup scenario displays in the Recovery Scenarios table.