Oracle Backup Administrator Guide

The Oracle Backup Administrator Guide is for backup administrators responsible for:

Installing and upgrading the Oracle agent.
Configuring Oracle databases in the CommCell.
Determining the storage device for backups as well as how long data is stored.
Determining the data to be backed up and configuring the subclients in the CommCell for the data.
Backing up and restoring the data. This guide focuses on procedures performed using the CommCell Console, but also includes RMAN for procedures.
Configuring database administrator user roles and user permissions.

A knowledge of Oracle backup and restore operations and the Oracle RMAN command line interface is required for this guide.

Key Features

The Oracle agent offers the following key features for backup administrators:

Creates and runs RMAN scripts that can be customized.
Manages archive logs.
Seamlessly integrates with RMAN through Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) or Control M, RMAN Command Line and cron for backups and restores.
Uses existing RMAN scripts for backups and restores without any additional configuration.

The Oracle agent offers the following features that you can use to create database copies for testing and disaster recovery (DR) purposes.

The table provides a brief overview of the features.

Feature	Uses	Backup type	More information
RMAN SBT Backups	Run full, incremental and archive log backups using the RMAN SBT interface.	Traditional	Oracle Database Administrator Guide Overview
Snapshot Backups Using File System Backup Copy	Create application consistent storage snapshots while the database is in the backup mode. Copy snapshots to a disk at file level using backup copy option. ASM databases are not supported.	IntelliSnap
Snapshot Backups Using RMAN Backup Copy	Create application consistent storage snapshots while the database is in the backup mode. Copy snapshots to a disk at file level using backup copy option. ASM databases are supported. Supports incremental backups.	IntelliSnap
Application Migration	Move or retire your data center Create a test or a demonstration system for the production system Store your database in the cloud	Traditional	Oracle Database Application Migration to the Cloud
Replication	Minimize the impact on the production system resources Automatically copies backups to a remote site for DR purposes Places the destination database to be in standby mode so that users can schedule workloads Has the flexibility to use auxiliary copies	Traditional	Replication of Oracle Databases
Copy Data Management	Duplicate a source database by using an IntelliSnap clone in a short amount of time Create a test environment to troubleshoot production issues Efficient data movement Retrieve data quickly without intensive resource use on the production environment Alleviate the load on production servers	IntelliSnap Synthetic full	Oracle Active Database Copy Management
Oracle Image Copy	Protect any database independent of the primary storage type, or server type (physical or virtual machine) Create backups in the native format, which means that you can rapidly recover the data Do not force users to place the database in hot backup mode	IntelliSnap Synthetic full	Backing Up Oracle Databases by Using Image Copy to Secondary Storage
Application-aware backups	Protect application data without installing guest agents on virtual machines.	Traditional	Application-Aware Backups
Backups Using Native Database Export or Dump Utility	Create full database or schema level logical dump backups in native format Supports cross-platform compatibility	Traditional	Creating a Subclient for Oracle Logical Dump Backups