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.

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.

   See Also:

   "Enrolling the Protected Database with 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.

   See Also:

   • "Configuring Backup and Recovery Settings for Protected Databases (Cloud Control)"

   • "Configuring Backup and Recovery Settings for Protected Databases (Command Line)"

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.

   See Also:

   "Performing Test Backup and Recovery Operations"

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

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

   See Also:

   • "Backing Up the Protected Database Using Cloud Control"

   • "Backing Up the Protected Database Using the Command Line"

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

   See Also:

   "Recovering Data from 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.

   See Also:

   • "Restoring and Recovering Data from Recovery Appliance Using the Command Line"

   • "Recovering Protected Databases Using Cloud Control"