Protect a discovered Oracle database

Use these instructions to back up an Oracle database and its logs:

  1. Click App Manager > Applications and enter the database application name or use the filters to find the database that you need.

  2. Right-click the application and select Manage Backup Plan.

  3. On the Manage Backup Plan page, select a template and a profile and click Apply Backup Plan.

  4. The Apply Backup Plan dialog opens. Assign policy overrides and change application settings as needed.

  5. You can wait for the job to run during the period scheduled in the backup plan, or you can run the job at the next opportunity by clicking on the desired job and selecting Run Now.

  6. The job runs as soon as the scheduler has an opening, often immediately. You can go to the Jobs Monitor to view the progress and details of the job.

Oracle RMAN logs

This section is for Oracle protection logs on Linux. The following are logs that you might need to consult:

Log Location What's in it What to look for
Backup and DR agent log /var/act/log/UDSAgent.log For any mount job. Any error with ORA-
Database RMAN backup log /var/act/log/<database name>_rman.log All the backup command and output for database and archive log backup. ORA- and RMAN- errors in the log file.

Application aware mounts produce additional logs. Check the below logs on the target database server:

Log Location What's in it What to look for
Backup and DR agent log /var/act/log/UDSAgent.log For any mount job. Any error with ORA-
Database under file system /act/actscripts/oracleclone/dbrecover<dbname>.txt Progress of the archive log roll-forward. Errors except those relating to a log looking for an archive during the roll-forward.
Database under ASM disk group /act/actscripts/asmclone/dbrecover<dbname>.txt
/act/actscripts/asmclone/openDBlog<dbname>.txt Steps to configure target database post-roll-forward. Any error with ORA-

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