Before using Cloud Backup to back up an Oracle database hosted on an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance, you need to register the database instance in the Cloud Backup console. This process installs a backup client on the ECS instance, enabling you to back up the database.
Prerequisites
You have activated Cloud Backup service. Activation is free, but using the database backup feature incurs the following fees:
Database backup vault rental fees. The service is free for the first 30 days for each user ID and includes 100 GB of free storage capacity per vault per month.
Storage fees for database backups. You are charged based on the storage capacity used after deduplication and compression. The service is free for the first 30 days, after which a tiered pricing model applies.
- Note
If you only register the Oracle database without creating a backup plan, Cloud Backup does not charge any fees.
For more information, see Pricing.
You have completed the required preparations.
Usage notes
If you only register an Oracle database in the Cloud Backup console but not create a backup plan to back up data, you are not charged for using Cloud Backup.
Cloud Backup supports a limited number of database versions, operating systems, and backup features. For more information, see Supported database versions.
Procedure
Log on to the Cloud Backup console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose . Select a region and click Oracle. On the ECS Database Instance tab, click Register Database Instance.
In the Register Oracle Database Instance panel, select the target database and click Next.
NoteIf your database instance is not listed, click Discover Database. Cloud Assistant automatically scans your ECS instances to find the database.
On the Config Link Info tab, authenticate by using a username and password or the password-free method. Fill in the required fields and click OK.
ImportantTo perform recovery tasks for Oracle RAC or back up and restore an Oracle Data Guard standby database, you must use the username and password authentication method. Using the password-free method will cause these tasks to fail.
Parameter
Description
Database Account
The username for the database instance.
The user must have the
sysdbarole and theresourceandconnectpermissions. For details, see Step 2: Create a backup account and configure permissions.Password
The password for the user.
Cloud Backup automatically installs and activates the backup client on the selected ECS instance. This process takes about one minute. View the registration status on the ECS Database Instance page. After the registration is successful, the Client Status changes to Installed, and the Database Status changes to Online.
More operations
Unregister Instance
If you no longer need to back up the Oracle database instance, go to the ECS Database Instance tab, find the target instance, click ⋮ in the Actions column, and select Unregister Instance. In the dialog box that appears, click OK.
WarningAfter an instance is unregistered, its associated backup data becomes unrecoverable. Proceed with caution.
Create Cluster
If your Oracle database instance is a node in a cluster, you need to manually group the registered instances into a cluster in Cloud Backup. Cloud Backup then backs up the entire cluster as a single entity to a shared backup vault. On the ECS Database Instance tab, select the database instances that you want to add to the cluster, and then click Create Cluster. In the dialog box that appears, select the database instances for the cluster and click OK to create the cluster.
NoteAfter you create an Oracle RAC cluster, you need to configure a backup plan for only a single instance within the cluster. This plan manages backups for all instances in the cluster.