Prerequisites for Backups and Restores with Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service

Certain prerequisite steps must be completed before you can back up to or restore from Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service.

Prerequisites

• Install the backup module that corresponds to the destination in which backups must be stored.

  • To create backups to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, install the Oracle Database Cloud Backup Module for OCI. Backups created using this module are stored in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage. See Installing the Oracle Database Cloud Backup Module for OCI.

  • To create backups to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Classic, install the Oracle Database Cloud Backup Module for OCI Classic. Backups created using this module are stored in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage Classic. See Installing the Oracle Database Cloud Backup Module for OCI Classic.

• Configure an RMAN channel that will be used to create the required backups.

  To configure channels, see Configuring Channels for Backup and Recovery Operations. To configure other backup settings, see Configuring Settings for Using Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service.

  To automatically move infrequently-used backups to archive storage, see Configuring Automatic Archival to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Classic.