Prerequisites for Protecting Oracle Databases

Review the following prerequisites for the Catalogic DPX Block Data Protection to protect your Oracle Databases:

• Auto-discovery of Oracle database instances

• Backup of Oracle databases or tablespaces residing on drives or mount points at local machines

• Restore of Oracle tablespaces that are in either online or offline mode

• Restore of individual Oracle files

• Bare Metal Recovery disaster recovery for Oracle nodes

• Instant Access to Oracle backup instances

• Quick restore using Instant Access mapping

• Database cloning on an alternate node which involves recovery by way of Instant Access

• RMAN Cataloging

Note that support for backup and recovery of Oracle Databases to a NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP target is limited.

See also. For the latest system compatibility details regarding supported hardware, file systems, applications, operating systems, and service packs, see the Compatibility Guide.