Recovery Appliance Metadata Database
The key component of the Recovery Appliance is the Recovery Appliance metadata database. This database manages metadata for all backups, and also contains the RMAN recovery catalog. The Recovery Appliance metadata database is preconfigured, pretuned, and managed by the Recovery Appliance. Figure 2-5 depicts a Recovery Appliance metadata database interacting with a protected database.
Figure 2-5 Recovery Appliance Metadata Database
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Description of "Figure 2-5 Recovery Appliance Metadata Database"
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