1. Go to the ORACLE_HOME/hostname_SID/sysman/config directory and open the emoms.properties file in a text editor.
2. Set osb_enabled=true and save the file.
3. Stop and restart the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control console with the emctl command:

   emctl stop dbconsole
   emctl start dbconsole
   

4. Go to the Maintenance page and confirm that the Oracle Secure Backup section appears, as shown in Figure 3-1.

   Figure 3-1 Maintenance Page

   
   Description of "Figure 3-1 Maintenance Page"

1. Log in to the Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control as a user with database administrator rights.
2. Go to the Oracle Secure Backup section of the Maintenance page.

   If the Oracle Secure Backup section does not appear in the Maintenance page, then see "Enabling Oracle Secure Backup Links in Oracle Enterprise Manager".

3. Click File System Backup and Restore.

   The Oracle Secure Backup Web tool interface opens, as described in "Starting a Web Tool Session".

1. Launch your Web browser and supply the URL of the host running Oracle Secure Backup. Use the following syntax, where hostname can be a fully qualified domain name:

   https://hostname
   

   For example, you might invoke the following URL:

   https://osblin1.oracle.com
   

2. The browser displays a warning that the certificate is not trusted. Oracle Secure Backup installs a self-signed certificate for the Apache Web server. The Web server requires a signed certificate for data encryption purposes. The security warning appears because the browser does not recognize the signer as a registered Certification Authority (CA). This alert does not mean that your data is not encrypted, only that the CA is not recognized.

   Accept the certificate. It is not necessary to view the certificate or make any configuration changes.

   The Oracle Secure Backup Login page appears.

3. Enter an Oracle Secure Backup user name in the User Name box and a password in the Password box.

   If you are logging into the Oracle Secure Backup Web tool for the first time, then log in as the admin user. You can create additional users after you log in.

   Note:

   Oracle recommends that you not use browser-based password managers to store Oracle Secure Backup passwords.

4. Click Login. The Oracle Secure Backup Home page appears.

   The Home, Configure, Manage, Backup, and Restore tabs are explained in detail in the following sections.

After you log in to the Oracle Secure Backup Web tool interface, the Oracle Secure Backup Home page appears. This page provides a summary of the current status of each Oracle Secure Backup job, tape device, and disk pool. Figure 3-2 shows an example of the Home page.

The main page includes the schedule times, status, job IDs, job type, and job level of recent jobs. Oracle Secure Backup provides a link for failed jobs, alerting users and administrators to potential trouble spots.

The Devices link lists the tape devices and disk pools associated with each job along with information concerning type, name, and state. The information in the State field shows the device’s status and whether it is in use. For example, the states shown could be as follows:

tape (1) vtape1 In service, in use by obtool on localhost by process 17029
tape (2) vtape2 In service
tape (3) vtape3 Not in service
tape (4) vtape4 Not in service, in use by obtool on localhost by process 18443

A menu bar at the top of the Oracle Secure Backup Home page enables you to select among the Configure, Manage, Backup, and Restore tabs.

The Configure page contains various configuration options for Oracle Secure Backup.

Click the Configure tab from the menu bar to display configuration options. Figure 3-3 shows an example of the Configure page.

The Configure page is divided into basic and advanced sections. The basic section contains the following links:

• Users

  Click this link to configure one or more user accounts for logging in to and employing Oracle Secure Backup.

• Hosts

  Click this link to configure one or more hosts. A host is a computer that participates in the Oracle Secure Backup administrative domain.

• Devices

  Click this link to configure a tape device for use with Oracle Secure Backup. A tape device is a tape drive or tape library identified by a user-defined name.

• Media Families

  Click this link to configure media families. A media family is a named classification of backup volumes. A volume is a unit of media, such as an 8mm tape.

• Database Backup Storage Selectors

  Click this link to configure one or more tape devices and media families for use during Oracle Database backup and restore operations.

• Authentications

  Click this link to configure one or more authentication options for using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with Oracle Secure Backup. It contains information related to tenancy, user ocid, identity domain, and so on of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

The advanced section contains the following links:

• Classes

  Click this link to configure classes. A class defines a set of rights that are granted to a user. A class can apply to multiple users; however, each user is assigned to exactly one class.

• Job Summaries

  Click this link to create a job summary schedule for generation of job summaries for email distribution.

  A job summary is a generated text file report that tells you whether a backup operation was successful. Oracle Secure Backup can generate and email job summaries detailing the status of each scheduled backup.

• Defaults and Policies

  Click this link to edit defaults and policies. Defaults and policies are sets of configuration data that control how Oracle Secure Backup runs throughout an administrative domain.

Click the Manage tab to display management options. Figure 3-4 shows an example of the Manage page.

The Manage page is divided into four sections.

The Devices section includes the following links:

• Disk Pools

  Click this link to view the disk pool space utilization and to delete expired backup image instances from disk pools.

• Tape Drives

  Click this link to determine the status of a volume or tape device or to mount or unmount a volume.

• Libraries

  Click this link to view and control libraries.

• Device Reservations

  Click this link to reserve and unreserve tape devices for private use.

• Cloud Storage

  Click this link to view and control Oracle Secure Backup cloud storage.

The Management section includes the following links:

• Jobs

  Click this link to manage jobs in an administrative domain. You can view the status of backup and restore jobs.

• Volumes

  Click this link to filter and then view all volumes in the catalog. You can filter the results to scale down your search. A volume is a unit of media, such as 8mm tape. A volume can contain multiple backup image instances.

• Backup Images

  Click this link to manage backup images. A backup image is the work product of a single backup operation and stores the metadata related to the backup.

• On Demand Stage Scan

  Click this link to manage on-demand stage scans.

The Advanced Section includes the following links:

• Backup Image Instances

  Click this link to modify the properties of backup image instances or to delete backup image instances. A backup image instance contains the actual data that is backed up. The first backup image instance is created by the backup operation. Multiple backup image instances can be created for one backup image, with each instance being stored in a different storage medium.

• Database Backup Pieces

  Click this link to manage backup pieces created by Recovery Manager (RMAN) for Oracle Database backups.

• Catalog Imports

  Click this link to import backup catalog data from disk pools or tapes into the administrative domain.

• Checkpoints

  Click this link to list and delete checkpoints describing certain in-progress, failed, and completed Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) backups.

• Daemons

  Click this link to manage daemons and control and view daemon properties.

The Media Life Cycle section contains the following links:

• Schedule Vaulting Scan

  Click this link to create, modify, or delete vaulting scans.

• Schedule Volume Duplication Scans

  Click this link to create, modify, or delete volume duplication scans.

• Pick and Distribution Reports

  Click this link to view distribution reports.

• Location Reports

  Click this link to display location reports for tape devices. The details include the next location and the date on which the tape moves to that location.

• Vault Now

  Click this link to perform vaulting.

Click the Backup tab to display backup image options. Figure 3-5 shows a sample page.

The Backup page is divided into Operations and Settings sections. The Operations section contains the following link:

• Backup Now

  Click this link to perform one-time backups of data described by an existing dataset file.

The Settings section contains the following links:

• Datasets

  Click this link to configure dataset files. A dataset file describes the data to back up.

• Schedules

  Click this link to configure a backup schedule. The backup schedule describes the frequency with which a backup runs.

Click the Restore tab to display restore options. Figure 3-6 shows a sample page.

The Restore page has a single Operations section with the following links:

• Backup Catalog

  Click this link to browse data associated with backup and restore operations.

• Directly from Media

  Click this link to perform raw restores, which require prior knowledge of the names of the file-system objects you want to restore. You must also know the volume IDs and the file numbers on which the volumes are stored.

ob> < /my_dir/my_script.txt

$ obtool lshost ';' lsdev

% obtool < /my_dir/my_script.txt

1. Create a preauthorized user that the RMAN server session can use to access Oracle Secure Backup.
2. Create a database backup storage selector that contains details about the databases you want to backup or restore using the SBT interface. The storage selector contains details about the Oracle Database backup or restore operation.