Configuring Automated Backups for an Oracle SOA Cloud Service Instance

Use the Oracle SOA Cloud Service console to configure automated backups to customize when the service instance is backed up and how backups are stored.

You can customize the following properties of the service instance:

  • When automated backups are initiated. By default, backups are performed at the following times:

    • Full backups are initiated weekly starting 12 hours after the service instance was created, rounded to the nearest five-minute interval.

      For example, if a service instance is created at 1:01 PM on a Monday, full backups are initiated at 1:00 AM on Tuesdays.

    • Incremental backups are initiated every day except the day of a full backup at the same time that full backups are initiated.

      For example, if a service instance is created at 1:01 PM on a Monday, incremental backups are initiated at 1:00 AM every day except Tuesdays.

      Note:

      You cannot configure how often backups are performed, only when they are performed.

  • Where backups are stored. By default, backups are stored in the remote file system that you provided when the service instance was created.

Because the changes affect only one service instance, you can configure different values for these properties for each of your service instances.

Note:

You cannot configure automated backups for an Oracle SOA Cloud Service instance while the service instance is being backed up.
To configure automated backups for an Oracle SOA Cloud Service instance:
  1. Navigate to the Oracle SOA Cloud Service Backup page.
    1. Click the name of the service instance for which you want to configure automated backups.
      The Oracle SOA Cloud Service Instance page is displayed with the Overview tile in focus, displaying detailed information about the service instance.
    2. Click the Administration tile.
      The Oracle SOA Cloud Service Instance page is refreshed with the Administration tile in focus.
    3. Click the Backup tab.
      The Backup page is displayed.
  2. Click Configure Backups.
    The Configure Backups dialog box opens.
  3. In the Configure Backups dialog box, set the options to configure automated backups for the service instance.
    1. In the Schedule section, set options to configure when automated backups are performed:

      Note:

      All times must be for the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time zone, not your local time zone.

      Option Description

      Full Backup

      From the drop-down lists, select the day of the week and the time of day UTC when you want full backups to be performed.

      Incremental Backup

      From the drop-down list, select the time of day UTC when you want incremental backups to be performed.
    1. In the NFS Remote Backup field, enter the remote file-system directory where you want backups to be stored.
  4. Click Save.