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Adding an Instance for Amazon RDS for Oracle

To manage a database, you can either use an existing instance or add a new instance.

Important

Do not configure more than one Oracle RDS instance for the same database, since running parallel backup jobs can cause control file autobackups to be written into the other job's directory. This could cause a failure to restore the control file during a restore operation.

Before You Begin

  • Configure the permissions to access AWS resources. Download the amazon_rds_dumpbased_backup_restore_permissions.json file and use it on the AWS command line to apply all the permissions.

  • Configure an S3 bucket to store the backups. For more information about integrating S3 buckets with RDS, see S3 integration on the Amazon Web Services documentation site.

Procedure

  1. From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

    The databases Overview page appears.

  2. Click Add instance, and then select Cloud database service.

    The Vendor page appears.

  3. Select Amazon Web Services and then click NEXT.

    The Select A Database Service page appears.

  4. Select RDS (Export), and then click NEXT.

    The Select Database page appears.

  5. Select Oracle, and then click NEXT.

    The Plan page appears.

  6. From the list of backup plans, select a backup plan, and then click NEXT.

    The Cloud Account page appears.

  7. From the Cloud account list, select an existing cloud account or create a new cloud account.

    To configure a new cloud account, complete the following steps:

    1. Click +.

      The Add cloud account page appears.

    2. In the Name box, type the name for the account.

    3. In the Regions box, type the region where the Amazon RDS instance is located.

    4. Enter the host or account authentication information:

      • IAM role: To authenticate the Amazon RDS cloud account, select this option.

      • STS assume role with IAM policy: To authenticate the Amazon RDS cloud account using a security token service (STS) assume role, select this option, and from the Credentials list, select the credential for the Amazon RDS cloud account.

        To apply an IAM policy for the hypervisor when you use this authentication method, you can attach an IAM policy with sts:AssumeRole to the access node in the AWS Console. For more information about STS role authentication, see Configuring STS Role Authentication.

      • Access and secret key: To authenticate the Amazon RDS cloud account using an access key and a secret key, select this option, and from the Credentials list, select the credential for the Amazon RDS cloud account.

    5. From the Access nodes list, select the access nodes to use for the instance.

    6. Click SAVE.

  8. Click NEXT.

    The Backup Content page appears.

  9. From the Instance name list, select an instance.

  10. In the User name box, type the user name to access the RDS for Oracle application.

  11. In the Password box, type the password to access the RDS for Oracle application.

  12. In the Service name box, enter the Oracle service name.

  13. To use SSL for the connection, move the Use SSL toggle key to the right and type the port number.

    TLS 1.2 is supported.

  14. To specify the S3 bucket where the backup will be stored, in the S3 bucket box, type the S3 bucket.

  15. Click NEXT to create the instance.

    A summary page is displayed to show the instance information.

  16. Click FINISH.

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