About instance actions
The Actions menu contains several operations that you can perform on the instances in the repository. Another way to perform these actions is to highlight the desired instance or instance group, then right-click and select the operation from the shortcut menu.
Table: Instance actions describes the actions or operations that you can perform on Oracle database instances.
Table: Instance actions
Action | Description |
|---|---|
New instance | To create a new instance, select . A New Instance dialog box appears. Enter the instance properties (instance name, host, ORACLE_HOME, and credentials). See Manually adding an Oracle database instance to the repository. |
New Instance Group | To create a new instance group, select . A New Instance Group dialog box appears. |
Properties | To display instance or instance group properties, highlight the desired item. Then select . The Edit Instance appears where you change the instance properties (instance name, host, ORACLE_HOME, override default TNS_admin path, and credentials). |
Register | To register an instance, highlight the instance, then select . The Register Instance dialog box appears. Change credentials for the selected item. |
Delete | To delete an instance or an instance group from the instances repository list, highlight the item to be deleted, then select . You cannot delete an instance or an instance group that is part of a policy. First, use the Instances and Databases tab to delete the instance from the policy. Then, in the instances repository list, highlight the instance to be deleted, then select . |
Auto Registration | To automatically register newly discovered instances as part of an instance group, highlight in the left pane, then select . |
Clean up instances | This option lets you configure NetBackup to automatically clear orphaned instances from instance management. Orphaned instances are the databases that were discovered at one time but were never registered. To enable instance cleanup, select . Next, select how often () that you want NetBackup to perform instance cleanup. Note: If instance cleanup is enabled and auto registration activated, cleaned up instances may be rediscovered and added to the auto registration group. |