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Use the following instructions to apply a backup plan to protect an Oracle database:
Click App Manager>Applications and
enter the database application name or use the filters to find the database
that you need.
Right-click the application and select Manage Backup Plan.
On the Manage Backup Plan page, select a template and a profile and
click Apply Backup Plan.
The Apply Backup Plan dialog opens. Assign policy overrides and change
application settings as needed.
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
job and selecting Run Now.
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.
If you back up a workload to a backup/recovery appliance that would exceed its
recommended storage capacity or snapshot limit, you will see a notification
with a recommendation to back up the data to a different backup/recovery appliance.
Oracle database protection is the same for databases running on Bare Metal Solution
servers or inside a Compute Engine instance.
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 following logs on the
target database server:
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Click **App Manager** \\\u003e **Applications** and\n enter the database application name or use the filters to find the database\n that you need.\n\n2. Right-click the application and select **Manage Backup Plan**.\n\n3. On the **Manage Backup Plan** page, select a template and a profile and\n click **Apply Backup Plan**.\n\n4. The **Apply Backup Plan** dialog opens. Assign policy overrides and change\n application settings as needed.\n\n5. You can wait for the job to run during the period scheduled in the backup\n plan, or you can run the job at the next opportunity by clicking on the\n job and selecting **Run Now**.\n\n | **Note:** To take Oracle ASM to FS backups over NFS, you must enable **Convert ASM to FS format** in the database **Application Details \\& Settings**.\n6. The job runs as soon as the scheduler has an opening, often immediately.\n You can go to the **Jobs Monitor** to view the progress and details of the\n job.\n\n | **Note:** If the template captures logs, and if you have software that purges logs through RMAN, be sure to disable it. If that purge runs during a Backup and DR backup job, the backup may have incomplete log information.\n\n If you back up a workload to a backup/recovery appliance that would exceed its\n recommended storage capacity or snapshot limit, you will see a notification\n with a recommendation to back up the data to a different backup/recovery appliance.\n | **Caution:** Exceeding the capacity of a backup/recovery appliance can lead to failed jobs and unprotected data and failed restore operations.\n\nOracle database protection is the same for databases running on Bare Metal Solution\nservers or inside a Compute Engine instance.\n\nOracle RMAN logs\n\nThis section is for Oracle protection logs on Linux. The following are logs that\nyou might need to consult:\n\n| Log | Location | What's in it | What to look for |\n|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|\n| Backup and DR agent log | `/var/act/log/UDSAgent.log` | For any mount job. | Any error with ORA- |\n| Database RMAN backup log | `/var/act/log/\u003cdatabase name\u003e_rman.log` | All the backup command and output for database and archive log backup. | ORA- and RMAN- errors in the log file. |\n\nApplication aware mounts produce additional logs. Check the following logs on the\ntarget database server:\n\n| Log | Location | What's in it | What to look for |\n|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| Backup and DR agent log | `/var/act/log/UDSAgent.log` | For any mount job. | Any error with ORA- |\n| Database under file system | `/act/act_scripts/oracleclone/dbrecover_\u003cdbname\u003e.txt` | Progress of the archive log roll-forward. | Errors except those relating to a log looking for an archive during the roll-forward. |\n| Database under ASM disk group | `/act/act_scripts/asmclone/dbrecover_\u003cdbname\u003e.txt` | | |\n| `/act/act_scripts/asmclone/openDBlog_\u003cdbname\u003e.txt` | Steps to configure target database post-roll-forward. | Any error with ORA- | |\n\nThe Oracle DBA guide\n\n- [Backup and DR for Oracle databases](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/concepts/oracle-intro)\n- [Prerequisites for protecting an Oracle database](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/configuration/oracle-db-prerequisites)\n- [Oracle patches and known issues](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/concepts/oracle-patches-known-issues)\n- [Prepare Oracle databases for protection](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/configuration/oracle-db-prepare)\n- [Discover and protect an Oracle database](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/configuration/discover-and-protect-oracle)\n- [Details and settings for Oracle databases](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/create-plan/oracle-advanced-settings)\n- [Use dNFS with Backup and DR](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/configuration/oracle-dnfs)\n- [Protect a discovered Oracle database](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/backup/oracle-db-protect)\n- [Mount an Oracle database as a standard mount](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/access-data/oracle-mount)\n- [Create an instant virtual copy of an Oracle database](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/access-data/oracle-mount-virtualdb)\n- [Restore and recover an Oracle database](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/restore-data/restore-oracle)\n- [Instant recovery of an Oracle database using Mount and Migrate](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/restore-data/oracle-mm)\n- [Provision an environment with a Backup and DR workflow](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/access-data/create-workflow-oracle)"]]
