Registering Oracle database instances
The Oracle Discovery Service discovers Oracle database instances in the NetBackup environment and collects them in an instance repository. You must register all the discovered instances that you want to protect by assigning them credentials. An Oracle policy accepts only registered instances.
You can register instances individually or add them to an instance group where they assume the credentials of the group. You can also manually add an instance and assign it a set of credentials at that time. The Oracle database user is required to have a certain level of credentials. The Oracle database user must have SYSBACKUP or SYSDBA privileges (based on version of Oracle).
Use the NetBackup Administration Console or the nboraadm command on the CLI to access the repository for instance registration. The nboraadm command is available on the NetBackup master server and the NetBackup clients. This command is available because users such as the DBAs may not have access to the master server. The NetBackup administrator uses nboraadm on the master server to control the list of users and clients that have access to nboraadm on the NetBackup client.
To register Oracle database instances
- In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand NetBackup Management > Applications > Oracle.
- The Oracle entry in the left pane contains two items:
Click All Instances to display the list of instances. The list includes the names of instances that you have added and the instances that the Oracle Discovery Service has discovered. The following is an example of the screen that appears:
Click Instance Groups to create an instance group to which you can then add instances with the same credentials.
Procedures are available about how to create an instance group.
- Select one or more instances on the instance list. Use the Ctrl and Shift keys as needed to select multiple instances.
- Select Actions > Register. The following Register Instance panel appears.
- Do one of the following:
If you have already created an instance group, select Add to group and register using group credentials to add the instance(s) to the group. Select the instance group name from the Instance Group pulldown menu. The instance assumes the credentials of the instance group. Click OK to continue.
Click Use Instance Credentials. Enter the instance credentials and click OK.
- The credentials are validated and a Validation Report dialog shows the results. You can save the credentials even if the validation fails. Click OK to display the Instances list again.
- Verify that the Instances list shows the date-time when you registered the instance. The instance is now available to select for an Oracle Intelligent Policy.
- Repeat for all other instances that you want registered individually or as part of an instance group.
