About Backup and Recovery Using Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service

Oracle databases can be backed to Oracle Cloud using Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service. When required, database restore and recovery can be performed using the backups stored in Oracle Cloud.

Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service can perform backup and recovery with the following:

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

  To create backups to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, you must have a subscription to an Oracle Cloud Service and install the Oracle Database Cloud Backup Module for OCI.

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Classic

  To create backups to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Classic, you must have a subscription to an Oracle Cloud Service and install the Oracle Database Cloud Backup Module for OCI Classic.

Oracle Database Optimizations Supported by Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service

Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service supports the following Oracle Database optimizations:

• RMAN backup encryption

  Using RMAN encryption, your data is encrypted at the source, securely transmitted to the cloud, and securely stored in the cloud. The keys are kept at your site, not in the cloud.

• All RMAN backup compression algorithms

  Using RMAN backup compression, you can conserve bandwidth and improve performance by reducing the size of backups before they’re sent to the cloud for storage.

For licensing information about these optimizations, see Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service in Oracle Database Licensing Information User Manual.