Import Snapshots

You can import a snapshot that you previously saved on your local file system or a storage bucket on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The time it takes to import the snapshot depends on the size of the snapshot .bar file.

When you import a snapshot, the file itself is uploaded to your system but the artifacts stored inside the snapshot aren’t immediately available in your environment. The snapshot file you import displays in the snapshot list. When you’re ready to do so, you can overwrite your current artifacts, such as your catalog, by restoring the content inside the snapshot.

  1. Click Console.
  2. Click Snapshots.
  3. Click the Page actions menu Page actions menu and select Import Snapshot.
  4. Select where you want to import the snapshot from.
    • Local File Storage: Import a snapshot from your local file system.
    • Oracle Cloud Storage: Import a snapshot located in a storage bucket on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Click Storage Details to specify connection details for the storage bucket.
  5. If you select Local File Storage, click Select to locate the snapshot that you want to upload.

    Select the snapshot file (.bar) that contains your snapshot. You can upload snapshots taken from Oracle Analytics Cloud, Oracle Analytics Server, and Oracle BI Enterprise Edition 12c.

  6. If you select Oracle Cloud Storage, provide the connection details, and select the snapshot you want to import.
    1. In Configure Storage Details, select how you want to provide connection details. You can use an existing OCI Resource connection with access to storage or manually enter connection details with the private key.
    2. If you select Select OCI Resource connection, select the name of the connection you want to use, click Next, select the compartment and storage bucket you want to export the snapshot to, and then click Next.

      If you haven't set up a OCI Resource connection, you must do this first. See Create a Connection to Your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Tenancy.

    3. If you select Enter storage details with private key, specify the storage bucket containing the snapshot, together with the security keys and Oracle Cloud IDs (OCIDs) required to access the bucket on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage, and then click Next.

      You need access to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console to obtain this information. If you don't have access, contact your administrator.

      • Bucket Name: Name of the bucket. For example: My_OAC_Snapshot_StorageBucket
      • OCI Region: Region identifier for the region where the bucket is located. For example: us-phoenix-1
      • OCI Tenancy ID: OCID for the tenancy that's hosting the bucket.

        For example: ocid1.tenancy.oc1..<unique_ID>

        See Where to Get the Tenancy's OCID.

      • OCI User ID: OCID for a user who created and uploaded the signing key pair required to access the bucket.

        For example: ocid1.user.oc1..<unique_ID>

        See Where to Get a User's OCID. See also How to Upload the Public Key.

      • Key Fingerprint: Fingerprint of the private key required to access the bucket.

        The fingerprint looks something like this: 99:34:56:78:90:ab:cd:ef:12:34:56:78:90:ab:cd:ef

        See How to Get the Key's Fingerprint.

      • Private Key: Name and location of the user's private key file in PEM format.

        For example: oci_private_key.pem

        See How to Generate a Signing Key.

    4. In Select Snapshot, navigate to the snapshot you want to import.

      Alternatively, type the folder path and the name of the snapshot in the File Name field. For example: MyDaily_Snapshots/August/24August2021.bar

      Click the Refresh Data icon to clear your selection and start again.

      Note:

      You don't see every file and folder in the storage bucket through the Select Snapshot dialog. You see only snapshots (BAR files) and folders that contain snapshots.
    5. Click OK to confirm that you want to import the selected snapshot.
  7. Enter the snapshot password.

    This is the password that you specify whenever you export a snapshot to your local file system or cloud storage.

    Note:

    If you enter an incorrect password too many times, the system automatically locks the snapshot as a safety precaution. Wait for approximately 30 minutes, then try to upload the snapshot again with the correct password.

  8. Click Import.