Disabling and Re-enabling Scheduled Backups
You can disable and re-enable regularly scheduled backups of a database deployment by manipulating the scheduling information in the system-wide /etc/crontab
file.
Note:
Currently, disabling and re-enabling scheduled backups is not supported for Database Classic Cloud Service database deployments that use Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC).
Disabling Scheduled Backups
To disable scheduled backups:
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Connect as the
opc
user to the compute node.For detailed instructions, see Connecting to a Compute Node Through Secure Shell (SSH).
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Start a root-user command shell:
$ sudo -s #
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Enter this
bkup_api
command.# /var/opt/oracle/bkup_api/bkup_api disable backup
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Exit the root-user command shell and disconnect from the compute node:
# exit $ exit
Re-Enabling Scheduled Backups
To re-enable scheduled backups:
-
Connect to the compute node as the
opc
user.For detailed instructions, see Connecting to a Compute Node Through Secure Shell (SSH).
-
Start a root-user command shell:
$ sudo -s #
-
Enter this
bkup_api
command.# /var/opt/oracle/bkup_api/bkup_api enable backup
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Exit the root-user command shell and disconnect from the compute node:
# exit $ exit