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

Will you use a dedicated subnet for replication to all downstream Recovery Appliances?

Will any downstream Recovery Appliance be in a different subnet? If yes, then provide the details of the downstream subnets?

Are the routes to the downstream Recovery Appliances configured?

Will replication be set up and tested when the Recovery Appliance is installed?

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

Will you use Oracle Secure Backup as the media manager?

Did you order the optional fiber channel cards?

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

Can the StorageTek console connect to the tape library?

Are the tape drives connected and ready to operate?

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

Can you ping the ACSLS server?

Can you connect to the ACSLS server using Secure Shell (SSH)?

Do you know the password for the acsss user?

Are all ACSLS services online (that is, enabled with the acsss command)?

Complete this checklist if you are using Oracle Key Manager.

Oracle Key Manager Checklist Items Yes No N/A Comment

Are all key management appliances (KMAs) online and replicating?

Do you have keys that are valid and ready to use?

Can you ping all drives (agents)?

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

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?

Is the tape device listed in the Oracle Tape Drive and Library Compatibility Matrix?

If you will use a Virtual Tape Library (VTL), is the VTL configured as FC-SCSI?

The matrix is at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/database-technologies/secure-backup/learnmore/osb-tapedevicematrix-520156.pdf

Complete this checklist if you are using a tape Storage Area Network (SAN).

Tape SAN Checklist Items Yes No N/A Comment

Are all the tape devices and robots zoned to each Recovery Appliance compute server?

Are all usable paths for tape devices zoned to each Recovery Appliance compute server?

Do you have the appropriate fiber cabling to reach the Recovery Appliance compute servers?