Replication and Tape Backup Checklists
Complete this checklist if you are configuring Recovery Appliance with replication. Replication is optional.
| Replication Checklist Items | Yes | No | N/A | Comment |
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Will you use a dedicated subnet for replication to all downstream Recovery Appliances? |
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Will any downstream Recovery Appliance be in a different subnet? If yes, then provide the details of the downstream subnets? |
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Are the routes to the downstream Recovery Appliances configured? |
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Will replication be set up and tested when the Recovery Appliance is installed? |
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If replication will be tested during installation, are the other Recovery Appliances ready to send backups to or receive backups from the new Recovery Appliance? |
Complete this checklist if you are configuring Recovery Appliance with for tape backups.
| Tape Backup Checklist Items | Yes | No | N/A | Comment |
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Will you use Oracle Secure Backup as the media manager? |
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Did you order the optional fiber channel cards? |
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Did you order installation services to connect Recovery Appliance to the tape system? |
Complete this checklist if you are using Oracle's StorageTek libraries.
| StorageTek Checklist Items | Yes | No | N/A | Comment |
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Can the StorageTek console connect to the tape library? |
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Are the tape drives connected and ready to operate? |
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If you are using partitioning, did you assign tapes to the partitions? |
Complete this checklist if you are using StorageTek Automated Cartridge System Library Software (ACSLS) to manage an Oracle tape library.
| ACSLS Checklist Items | Yes | No | N/A | Comment |
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Can you ping the ACSLS server? |
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Can you connect to the ACSLS server using Secure Shell (SSH)? |
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Do you know the password for the |
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Are all ACSLS services online (that is, enabled with the |
Complete this checklist if you are using Oracle Key Manager.
| Oracle Key Manager Checklist Items | Yes | No | N/A | Comment |
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Are all key management appliances (KMAs) online and replicating? |
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Do you have keys that are valid and ready to use? |
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Can you ping all drives (agents)? |
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Are all agents registered to Oracle Key Manager? |
Complete this checklist if you are using a third-party tape library or tape drives and Oracle Secure Backup as the media manager.
| Third-Party Tape Checklist Items | Yes | No | N/A | Comment |
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If you will use fiber channel to connect the compute servers to tape devices, are the tape devices online and accessible to the Recovery Appliance compute servers? |
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Is the tape device listed in the Oracle Tape Drive and Library Compatibility Matrix? |
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If you will use a Virtual Tape Library (VTL), is the VTL configured as FC-SCSI? |
The matrix is at:
Complete this checklist if you are using a tape Storage Area Network (SAN).
| Tape SAN Checklist Items | Yes | No | N/A | Comment |
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Are all the tape devices and robots zoned to each Recovery Appliance compute server? |
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Are all usable paths for tape devices zoned to each Recovery Appliance compute server? |
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Do you have the appropriate fiber cabling to reach the Recovery Appliance compute servers? |