In a conventional Oracle Database deployment, a DBA or team of DBAs would be responsible for database administration as well as for planning and performing backup and recovery activities. The storage administrator manages the storage requirements and database backups. By centralizing backup storage and management, Recovery Appliance provides DBAs with full visibility into the end-to-end enterprise backup lifecycle, from the protected database to Recovery Appliance to tape.

The protected database administrator is responsible for performing the following tasks:

• Planning backup and restore strategies for the protected database

  Some of the considerations during the planning stage include deciding acceptable recovery window goals and retention policies for the protected database, estimating the storage space required to store protected database backups, and deciding on the method used to send backups to the Recovery Appliance.

  When you move your protected database backups to Recovery Appliance for the first time, you must design a strategy to migrate to the Recovery Appliance.

• Configuring protected database access to the Recovery Appliance

  Before using Recovery Appliance for data protection of your protected database, you must configure backup and recovery settings as per the protected database requirements.

• Performing backup and recovery operations

  Backup jobs are used to perform protected database backup operations. Backup jobs can run immediately or be scheduled to run at a later time. Recovery operations are typically performed immediately in response to media or data loss incidents.