Protected Database Administration Task Flow

This section describes the high-level tasks in using Recovery Appliance to store and manage backups for multiple protected databases in the enterprise. These tasks can be performed using Cloud Control or RMAN. Depending on the management interface used, there may be minor variations in the steps to perform certain tasks.

See Also:

Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance Administrator's Guide for the workflow to manage a Recovery Appliance environment

The task flow for setting up and using Recovery Appliance for enterprise data protection is as follows:

  1. Decide on a strategy to migrate your protected database backups to Recovery Appliance as described in "Migration Considerations for Protected Database Administrators".

  2. Enroll the protected database with a Recovery Appliance.

    This step only needs to be performed the first time you configure your protected database to use a Recovery Appliance.

  3. Configure backup and recovery settings for the protected database.

    This is typically a one-time task that you perform while enrolling a protected database with a Recovery Appliance. However, you can modify backup and recovery settings subsequently.

  4. Perform a test backup to verify that your protected database configuration is accurate.

    It is recommended that you perform a test backup when configuration settings are initially set or subsequently modified.

  5. Back up the protected database to the Recovery Appliance.

    You can schedule protected database backups to be performed at a specified time.

  6. Perform test restore and recovery to assure yourself that the protected database can be recovered using the backups stored on the Recovery Appliance.

  7. In the event of a failure (caused by a media failure or data corruption), recover the protected database using backups stored on the Recovery Appliance.

    Depending on the type of failure, you can recover the entire protected database or just the affected database files.