Performing Database and File System Backups and Restores Using Oracle
Secure Backup
Purpose
This lesson introduces you to Oracle Secure Backup which enables you to perform database and fle system
backups and restores easly.
Time to Complete
‘Approximately 1 hour
Topics
This tutorial covers the folowing topics:
15 Overview.
15 Seenari,
10 Prerequisites
5 Setup,
10 Reaistorina your Administrative Server
Volumes in Your Libr
10 Configuring a Backup Storage Selector
19 Performing Database Backups
10 Performing Database Recovery Using Disk Backups
11 Performing Database Recovery Using Tape Backups
10 Performing File System Back Oracle ‘Backup Web Too!
15 Performing File Systom Restores Using Oracle Socure Backup Web Tool
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0 Summary
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overview
Database backup, restore, and recovery are eical processes underlying any mission-rical system.
Imagine the potential for ost revenue, customer dissatisfaction or unrecoverable information caused bya
isk fake or human error. Debuting with Oracle 8.0, Recovery Manager (RMAN) is tre recommended
backup and recovery uty for the Oracle Database to disk and is nteqrated wih meda management
utiles for tape backup and restoration. In addon to backing up the database, ertca fle sysiom data such
2 the Oracle Home and otter non-lalabase files must be protected. With the new Oracle Secure Backup
release, Oracle now provides an end-to-end backup soliton for Oracle environments, Orack Secure
Backup provides centralized tape backup management protecting diverse, dstrited file system data (UNIX
‘Rinux/ Windows / NAS) and the Oracle Database. Tigh integrated with Recovery Maneger (RMAN),
Secure Backup delvers fast database backup and optonal dalabase backup encrypton Io tape.‘This tutorial demonstrates haw to use the advanced new features released in Recovery Manager (RMAN),
Oracle Secure Backup and Enterprise Manager Database Contvolto create a complete backup and recovery
Infrastructure for your whole Oracle envienment. During this tural, you wi
1 Setup an Oracle Database backup and recovery srategy Io disk and tape
1B Backup non-database files to tape
1 Repair database les that require recovery
Oracle Secure Backup Architecture
Oracle Secure Backup employs clentserver architecture. Administrative domains are used to organize and
‘manage the backup and restore operations within the enterprise. An adminstraive domain has one
‘2dministalive server, one or more clients, and one or more media servers.
‘Administrative [A machine In your administrative domain thal contains @ copy of Oracle Secure Backup software and
Server the backup catalog that contains confguration settings and slore backup history. The administrative
Server uns the scheduler, which starts and monitors jobs within the administrative domain. Each
‘adminsivatve domain wil have one administrative server
‘Media server A machine thathas one or more secondary storage devices, such as a tape dines or Ibraros,
‘connected to &. A media server transfers data to oF from attached devices. During instalation, you can
‘configure mutple secondary storage devices on media servers,
Client ‘A machine whose ocaly accessed data ara backed up by Oracle Secure Backup. Mostmachinas |
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