Purpose of Recovery Appliance Reports

A principal task for a Recovery Appliance administrator is storage capacity planning. Through Oracle Analytics Publisher (OAP), Recovery Appliance provides pre-created OAP reports that enable you to meet the following goals:

• Ensure that the Recovery Appliance has sufficient storage space for its needs

  By using the capacity reports, you can plan for additional storage, reduce the number of new protected databases added to the Recovery Appliance, or adjust protection policies so that the aggregate recovery window space decreases.

• Ensure that the network is not overloaded

  The capacity reports also indicate whether the Recovery Appliance has maximized network capacity. In some cases, you can reduce network load by redistributing network traffic more evenly throughout the day. If network traffic is not distributed, and if network peaks are close to maximizing network bandwidth, then you may need to adjust the backup window times of some protected databases.

• Provide a good view of system performance and activity for service requests

• Obtain a brief or highly detailed status report for any protected database, which can sometimes be useful for troubleshooting databases that are not meeting recovery window goals