3 Configuring Settings for Using Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service

After installing the backup module, you'll configure the settings that will be used for backup and recovery operations. When using Recovery Manager (RMAN) for backup and recovery operations with Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service, you must configure your RMAN environment.

Note:

The information provided in this section applies to Oracle Database 19c Release 26 (19.26) and earlier releases.

For Oracle Database 19c Release 27 (19.27) or later and Oracle AI Database 26ai Release Update 23.8 or later, Oracle recommends that you use the simplified procedure to set up the Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service, as described in the Backup and Recovery User's Guide.

Topics:

• Configuring Recovery Manager (RMAN) Settings

• Configuring Channels for Backup and Recovery Operations

• Configuring Encryption for Backups

• Configuring Compression for Backups

• Storing Backups in Custom Locations

• Configuring Automatic Archival to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

• Configuring Automatic Archival to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Classic

• Configuring Recovery Manager (RMAN) Settings
  Configure Recovery Manager (RMAN) to use Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service as the backup destination.
• Configuring Channels for Backup and Recovery Operations
  Configure an RMAN channel to create a persistent configuration that affects backup, restore, recovery, and maintenance operations. Once the RMAN configuration is done, you can perform cloud backups and restores using any of the RMAN commands you usually use.
• Configuring Encryption for Backups
  Backups must be encrypted before they can be sent to Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service. You’ll specify encryption when you perform a backup.
• Configuring Compression for Backups
  You can optionally use compression when backing up Oracle databases to Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service. Compression conserves bandwidth by reducing the size of your backups before they’re sent to the cloud. You’ll specify compression when you perform a backup.
• Configuring Automatic Archival to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
  You can move backups that are rarely accessed, but must be retained for long periods, to Archive Storage. Archive Storage is more cost effective than Object Storage for preserving cold data.
• Configuring Automatic Archival to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Classic
  Infrequently-used backups can be moved from standard storage and archived after a specified number of days. This frees up space on the standard storage for new backups.
• Storing Backups in Custom Locations
  A default location is created when you install the Oracle Database Cloud Backup Module for OCI or Oracle Database Cloud Backup Module for OCI Classic and backups are stored as objects in this location. You can also store backups in custom locations you've created yourself.
• Storing Backups in OCI Immutable Buckets
  Learn how to configure the Oracle Database Cloud Backup Module to store backups in OCI immutable buckets.