Installing the Tape Hardware

8.2 Installing the Tape Hardware

Oracle Secure Backup tape backup is an option to Recovery Appliance. You must install the QLogic ZLE8362 fiber cards and transceivers on site; they are not factory installed.

Note:

Oracle Secure Backup (OSB) 19.1 desupport was announced on May 1, 2026 with premier support end date on September 30, 2027. See My Oracle Support note PNEWS3035 for more information. Please refer to Lifetime Support Policy: Oracle Technology Products for updated support timeframes.

Oracle recommends that database backups to cloud take advantage of Oracle Database Zero Data Loss Cloud Protect, which uses Oracle Zero Data Loss Autonomous Recovery Service in OCI. Cloud Protect offers an efficient incremental forever backup strategy, real-time transaction protection, logically air-gapped immutable backups, and fast, point-in-time recovery.

For customers who require database backups to Amazon S3, Oracle Database Cloud Backup for Amazon S3 may be used. This offering is similar to Oracle Secure Backup Cloud Module in that it is fully integrated with Recovery Manager (RMAN) and enables you to back up your Oracle database to Amazon S3. You can exchange your Oracle Secure Backup license for an Oracle Database Cloud Backup for Amazon S3 license on a 1:1 basis. See Oracle Database Cloud Backup for Amazon S3 for more information.

As with Oracle Secure Backup Cloud Module, Oracle Database Cloud Backup for Amazon S3 can be used free of charge on Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance (ZDLRA) for the sole purpose of backing up data to and restoring data from S3-compatible storage devices that are in the same campus as ZDLRA.

The QLogic fiber cards are shipped from Oracle as ride-alongs with the rack. The transceivers are shipped directly from the supplier.

To install the tape networking hardware:

Insert a fiber card into PCiE Slot 1 of each compute server.
Verify that the cards are seated properly and align with the adjacent cards.
Install the transceivers in the SAN switch or tape library, and cable them to the fiber cards.

If the SAN switch and tape library are not installed yet, then contact your supplier.