Add a Policy for Oracle Database Backup using Recovery Manager (RMAN)

Adding a policy for Oracle database backup using Recovery Manager (RMAN) involves multiple steps.

Follow these steps:

  1. Go to Protect > Policies.
  2. On the Policies screen, click Add Policy.
  3. The Add Policy screen appears with three tabs.
  4. On the left pane, click Basics and do the following:
  5. (Optional) On the left pane, click Sources and do the following:
    1. To view the available sources, click Select Source(s).
    2. From the displayed list of sources, select the sources you want to add to the policy, and then click Add Source(s).
    3. The screen displays a list of added sources.
  6. On the left pane, click Tasks and do the following:
    1. On the What to protect tab, to confirm the configurations of prerequisites, select the The prerequisites for creating this policy have been configured check box. For more information, see Review the Prerequisites for Oracle Database for RMAN (Windows and Linux).
    2. On the Where to protect tab, do the following:
      • From the Backup Destination Type drop-down list, select Recovery Point Server.
      • From the Recovery Point Server drop-down list, select the destination Recovery Point Server (RPS).
      • From the Data Store drop-down list, select the destination data store.
      • Select the Password Protection check box, type the session password, and then retype the session password to confirm.
      • Notes:
        • The session password is optional when the backup destination is an unencrypted RPS data store.
        • Changing data store converts the next backup job to a Full backup.
      • The Recovery Point Size Limit Specifies the size of the recovery point server for backup. Set the size of recovery point server on the scale.
      • Range: 8 TB to 128 TB
      • Note: Change in WRP size converts the next job to Full backup.
    3. On the When to protect tab, do the following:
    4. To add Backup schedule, next to the Backup Schedule heading, click Add.
    5. The Backup Schedule section refreshes and displays the following fields:
      • Do one of the following:
        • If you want to backup the full Oracle database, select the Full Oracle Database option.
        • If you want to backup the Oracle database with consistent data, select the Archive Logs option.
      • Schedule Type: From the drop-down list, select one of the following types:
        • Daily: Refers to the backup schedule that occurs once a day. For Daily Backups, provide the following details:
          • Run Schedule Days: By default, all the days of the week are selected. If you do not want to run the backup job on a specific day, click the day of the week to clear the selected day.
          • Start Time: From the hour and minute drop-down list, select the start time for the backup job.
        • Weekly: Refers to the backup schedule that occurs once a week. For Weekly Backups, provide the following details:
          • Run Schedule Day: From the drop-down list, select a day of the week.
          • Start Time: From the hour and minute drop-down list, select the start time for the backup job.
        • Monthly: Refers to the backup schedule that occurs once a month.
          • Start Day/Week: From the drop-down list, select a day or week of the month.
          • Start Time: From the hour and minute drop-down list, select the start time for the backup job.
        • Custom: Refers to the backup schedule that repeats multiple times a day.
          • Run Schedule Days: By default, all the days of the week are selected. If you do not want to run the backup job on a specific day, click the day of the week to clear the selected day.
          • Start Time: From the hour and minute drop-down list, select the start time of the backup job.
          • (optional) Click the Repeat check box to provide the details of repeat schedule.
            • Every: Type the time in minutes or hours. For example, if you enter 30 minutes, the backup schedule repeats every 30 minutes until the specified end-time.
            • End Time: From the hour and minute drop-down list, select the end time for the backup job.
      • Backup Type: From the drop-down list, select one of the following types:
        • Full: Determines the backup schedule for Full Backups.
        • Incremental: Determines the backup schedule for Incremental Backups.
      • For Retention Policy, provide the following details:
        • Daily Backups: Type the number of backups that you want to retain in a day.
        • Weekly Backups: Type the number of backups that you want to retain in a week.
        • Monthly Backups: Type the number of backups that you want to retain in a month.
        • Custom/Manual Backups: Type the number of backups that you want to retain in custom/manual.
      • Note: The above options are automatically enabled if you add the corresponding backup schedule.
      • For Catalogs, provide the following details:
      • To generate file system catalogs after a day, week, month, or others, select the following options:
        • Daily Backups
        • Weekly Backups
        • Monthly Backups
        • Custom/Manual Backups
    6. To add the Merge schedule, next to the Merge Schedule heading, click Add.
    7. The Merge Schedule section refreshes and displays the following fields:
      • Run Schedule Days: By default, all the days of the week are selected. If you do not want to merge jobs on a specific day, click the day of the week to clear the selected day.
      • Start Time: From the hour and minute drop-down list, select the start time for the merge job.
      • End Time: From the hour and minute drop-down list, select the end time for the merge job.
    8. To add the NetworkThrottle schedule, next to the Network Throttle Schedule heading, click Add.
    9. The Network Throttle Schedule section refreshes and displays the following fields:
      • Throughput Limit: Type the throughput limit in Kbps and Mbps unit.
      • Run Schedule Days: By default, all the days of the week are selected. If you do not want to run the backup throughput job on a specific day, click the day of the week to clear the selected day.
      • Start Time: From the hour and minute drop-down list, select the start time for the backup throughput job.
      • End Time: From the hour and minute drop-down list, select the end time for the backup throughput job.
    10. To add the Disk Read Throttle schedule, next to the Disk Read Throttle Schedule heading, click Add.
    11. The Disk Read Throttle Schedule section refreshes and displays the following fields:
      • Throughput Limit: Type the throughput limit in MB/min and GB/min unit.
      • Run Schedule Days: By default, all the days of the week are selected. If you do not want to run the backup throughput job on a specific day, click the day of the week to clear the selected day.
      • Start Time: From the hour and minute drop-down list, select the start time for the backup throughput job.
      • End Time: From the hour and minute drop-down list, select the end time for the backup throughput job.
    12. On the Additional Settings tab, select the Execute all copy jobs using this task as the source of copy in parallel check box if you want to execute all the copy jobs using this task as the source of copy in parallel. If you do not select this check box, all the copy jobs run in series (one after the other).
  7. Add one of the following secondary tasks based on the requirement:
  8. Click Create Policy.

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