Backup and Disaster Recovery

What is the process to take backup of Cloud EPM and Oracle Enterprise Data Management Cloud environments?

Each day, at the scheduled maintenance time of the environment, Oracle creates a maintenance snapshot called the Artifact Snapshot, which includes a backup of the existing artifacts and data. See Overview of the Maintenance Snapshot.

How long does Oracle retain production and test backups, and how do I copy a backup snapshot to my environment?

Oracle retains the production and test environment snapshots for 60 days. Use the listBackups and restoreBackup EPM Automate commands to check for and copy available backup snapshots to your environment. Alternatively, you can use the List Backups and Restore Backup REST APIs.

For more details, see Archival, Retention, and Retrieval of Daily Snapshots.

How do I restore Cloud EPM and Oracle Enterprise Data Management Cloud environments?

You can use the maintenance snapshot to recover artifacts and data from a previous day. If you want to restore from the previous day, the Artifact Snapshot can be used. Otherwise, you'll need to obtain the maintenance snapshot for the specific day you wish to restore. Once you have the correct snapshot, you can copy it to the environment and import from it. See:

• Backing Up and Restoring an Environment Using the Maintenance Snapshot
• restoreBackup and importSnapshot commands in Working with EPM Automate for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud.

What happens when Daily Maintenance is kicked off?

Find information on Daily Maintenance in Daily Maintenance Operations.

What disaster recovery options are available for Cloud EPM and Oracle Enterprise Data Management Cloud?

Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management and Oracle Enterprise Data Management Cloud provide self-service options to restore your environments to a working state. See:

• Overview of the Maintenance Snapshot
• Replicating an EPM Cloud Environment in Working with EPM Automate for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Cloud
• Backup and Disaster Recovery for the Object Storage Bucket

How can I set up backup and disaster recovery for my own Object Storage bucket?

If you use Object Storage to store snapshots in a Cloud EPM or Oracle Enterprise Data Management Cloud environmment, or to store attachments for Account Reconciliation, Financial Consolidation and Close, Financial Consolidation and Close, Tax Reporting, or Enterprise Profitability and Cost Management, you can configure a replication bucket as a backup. This setup ensures continuity in case the primary bucket becomes temporarily unavailable.

Below are the keys steps to setup backup and disaster recovery for an Object Storage bucket:

1. Create the primary bucket:
   1. Create the main Object Storage bucket in a selected region.
   2. Configure it in your Cloud EPM or Oracle Enterprise Data Management Cloud environmment to store snapshots or attachments.

      Note:

      For instructions on how to create a bucket and store an object in the bucket, see Putting Data into Object Storage.
2. Set up a replication bucket:
   1. Create a second bucket in a different OCI region.
   2. Configure replication from the primary bucket to this replication bucket.

      Note:

      For task documentation related to buckets, see Object Storage Buckets, Object Storage Replication, and Object Storage Data Retention Rules.
3. In case of a disaster, if the primary bucket is affected, switch to the replication bucket:
   1. Make the replication bucket writable.
   2. Update the Cloud EPM or Oracle Enterprise Data Management Cloud configuration to use the replication bucket as the new main bucket.

      Note:

      The snapshots or attachments will now be stored in replication bucket.
4. Once primary bucket is back online, to restore the original setup after recovery:
   1. Reconfigure Cloud EPM or Oracle Enterprise Data Management Cloud environment to use primary bucket as the main bucket again.
   2. Copy any delta (new or changed) files from replication bucket back to primary bucket .
   3. Re-establish replication from the primary bucket to the replication bucket.