You can add a new database server to protect Oracle databases.
You can watch videos about deploying the Oracle agent and assigning the correct Unix or Linux group.
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.
The database overview page appears.
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In the upper-right area of the window, click Add server.
The Select Database Type page appears.
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Select Oracle, and then click NEXT.
The Select A Plan dialog box appears.
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From the Plan list, select the server plan to use for the database server.
The server plan determines how often the software performs backup operations.
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Click NEXT.
The page to add a database server appears.
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Select an existing server or add a new server:
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To select a server, select a server from the list.
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To add a server, click Add and then configure the server information:
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In the Host name box, enter the server's host name.
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Select the OS Type.
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From the credential list, select a credential or add a new credential to connect to the server.
When adding a new credential for a Windows server, enter the username as domain_name\username.
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To grant write access to a UNIX group, such as the dba group, in the UNIX group box, enter the name of the group to give permissions to.
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In the SSH port number box, enter the port number.
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To use an SSH key, move the Use SSH key toggle to the right:
- Select the location for the SSH key path.
- To use an SSH key file passphrase, move the SSH key file passphrase toggle to the right and enter the passphrase.
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Click SAVE.
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Click NEXT
Results
The system does the following:
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Installs the appropriate Commvault software packages on the server.
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Discovers the database instances and adds them to the Commvault configuration.
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Creates the appropriate subclients for the instance.