Advantages of Using the Catalogic DPX Over Traditional RMAN Backups

• A centralized Catalog where all the Catalog data for the whole enterprise is kept and can be browsed.

• Catalogic DPX supports multiple backup targets, such as NetApp storage systems, Microsoft Windows-attached storage, and tape devices.

• Even though RMAN can be used to back up many files, the user must still back up other Oracle files. According to Oracle documentation:

“Although the database depends on other types of files for operation, such as network configuration files, password files, and the contents of the Oracle home, these files cannot be backed up with RMAN. Likewise, some features of Oracle, such as external tables or the BFILE datatype, store data in files other than those listed above. RMAN cannot back up those files. You must use some non-RMAN backup solution for any files not in the preceding list.”

• It is not trivial to write and set up RMAN scripts for backups. The solution allows a simplified setup for backup administrators while providing the advanced features of RMAN to a seasoned Oracle database administrator.

• The clone feature is a fast and efficient way of obtaining a clone of a production backup on an alternate host. You achieve the power of the Catalogic DPX block-level backup, where only changed blocks for entire volume are backed up.