Oracle Database

The Catalogic DPX Block Data Protection for Oracle Database is for single-node standalone Oracle Database instances only. Advanced storage features such as Oracle ASM are currently not supported.

Review the following table and notes to ensure that you are using the supported version of Oracle Database and its operating systems:

For Microsoft Windows, see:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2019

• Microsoft Windows Server 2016

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012

For Linux, see:

• CentOS Linux 7.5

• Oracle Linux 7.3

• Oracle Linux 7.2

• Oracle Linux 7.1

• Oracle Linux 6.8

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4, 7.3

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2, 7.1, 7.0

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9, 6.8, 6.7

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Service Pack 1

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 1 or 2

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 4

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 or 3

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1 or 2

Microsoft Windows

Table 27a. Available features for Oracle Databases for Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Oracle database	Oracle 12c, Oracle 12c R2
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	❌
Instant availability	❌
Cluster support	❌

Table 27b. Available features for Oracle Databases for Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Oracle database	Oracle 12c, Oracle 12c R2
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	✅
Instant availability	✅
Cluster support	✅	For DPX file-level backup only. Cluster is supported through Oracle RMAN. Oracle RAC is only supported via file-level Oracle RMAN interface.

Table 27c. Available features for Oracle Databases for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

Oracle database	Oracle 12c, Oracle 12c R2
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	✅
Instant availability	✅
Cluster support	✅	For DPX file-level backup only. Cluster is supported through Oracle RMAN. Oracle RAC is only supported via file-level Oracle RMAN interface.

Table 27d. Available features for Oracle Databases for Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Oracle database	Oracle 12c, Oracle 12c R2
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	✅
Instant availability	✅
Cluster support	✅	For DPX file-level backup only. Cluster is supported through Oracle RMAN. Oracle RAC is only supported via file-level Oracle RMAN interface.

Linux

Table 28a. Available features for Oracle Databases for CentOS Linux 7.5

Oracle database	Oracle 12c
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	✅
Instant availability	✅
Cluster support	❌

Table 28b. Available features for Oracle Databases for Oracle Linux 7.3

Oracle database	Oracle 12c
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	✅
Instant availability	✅
Cluster support	❌

Table 28c. Available features for Oracle Databases for Oracle Linux 7.2

Oracle database	Oracle 12c	Qualified up to Oracle 11.2.0.4.
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	❌
Instant availability	❌
Cluster support	❌

Table 28d. Available features for Oracle Databases for Oracle Linux 7.1

Oracle database	Oracle 12c Oracle 11g R2
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	❌
Instant availability	❌
Cluster support	❌

Table 28e. Available features for Oracle Databases for Oracle Linux 6.8

Oracle database	❌
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	❌
Instant availability	❌
Cluster support	❌

Table 28f. Available features for Oracle Databases for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4, 7.3

Oracle database	Oracle 12c
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	✅
Instant availability	✅
Cluster support	❌

Table 28g. Available features for Oracle Databases for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2. 7.1, 7.0

Oracle database	Oracle 12c	Qualified up to Oracle 11.2.0.4.
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	❌
Instant availability	✅
Cluster support	❌

Table 28h. Available features for Oracle Databases for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9, 6.8, 6.7

Oracle database	Oracle 12c	Qualified up to Oracle 11.2.0.4.
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	✅
Instant availability	✅
Cluster support	❌

Table 28i. Available features for Oracle Databases for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Service Pack 1

Oracle database	Oracle 12c	Qualified up to Oracle 11.2.0.4.
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	✅
Instant availability	✅
Cluster support	❌

Table 28j. Available features for Oracle Databases for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 1 or 2

Oracle database	Oracle 12c	Qualified up to Oracle 11.2.0.4.
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	✅
Instant availability	✅
Cluster support	❌

Table 28k. Available features for Oracle Databases for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

Oracle database	Oracle 12c	Qualified up to Oracle 11.2.0.4.
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	✅
Instant availability	✅
Cluster support	❌

Table 28l. Available features for Oracle Databases for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 4

Oracle database	Oracle 12c	Qualified up to Oracle 12.1.0.2.0. Qualified up to Oracle 12.2.0.1.
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	✅
Instant availability	✅
Cluster support	❌

Table 28m. Available features for Oracle Databases for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 or 3

Oracle database	Oracle 12c	Qualified up to Oracle 11.2.0.4.
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	✅
Instant availability	✅
Cluster support	✅	For DPX file-level backup only. Cluster is supported through Oracle RMAN. Oracle RAC is only supported via file-level Oracle RMAN interface.

Table 28n. Available features for Oracle Databases for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1 or 2

Oracle database	Oracle 11g R2 Oracle 11g R1	Qualified up to Oracle 11.2.0.4.
File-level backup	✅	Supported through Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN). Oracle RMAN verification is not supported.
Block-level backup	✅
Instant availability	✅
Cluster support	✅	For DPX file-level backup only. Cluster is supported through Oracle RMAN. Oracle RAC is only supported via file-level Oracle RMAN interface.