Cloud Backup:Register an ECS-hosted Oracle database

Usage notes

• If you only register an Oracle database in the Cloud Backup console but not create a backup plan to back up data, you are not charged for using Cloud Backup.

• Cloud Backup supports a limited number of database versions, operating systems, and backup features. For more information, see the "Supported database versions" section in Overview (ECS-hosted databases).

Procedure

1. Log on to the Cloud Backup console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Backup > Database Backup. In the top navigation bar, select a region. On the Database Backup page, click the Oracle tab. On the ECS Database Instance tab, click Register Database Instance.

   

3. In the Register Oracle database instance panel, select the database that you want to register and click Next.

   Note

   • If you cannot find the database that you want to register, you can click Discover Database. Cloud Assistant automatically scans all databases and discovers the ECS-hosted databases.

   • Limits are imposed on the supported database versions and backup features. For more information, see the "Supported database versions" section in Overview (ECS-hosted databases).

   

4. In the Config Link Info step, use the database username and password for logon and activate the instance. Alternatively, use password-free logon. Then, configure the related parameters and click OK.

   Important

   If you need to run the restoration job of an Oracle RAC database or run the backup and restoration jobs of a standby Oracle Data Guard database, you must use the database username and password for logon during instance activation. If you use password-free logon, these backup and restoration jobs fail.

   

   Parameter	Description
   Database Account	The username of the database instance. The minimum permission set of the user is the sysdba role and the resource and connect permissions. For more information, see Step 2: Create a backup account and configure permissions.
   Password	The user password.

   Cloud Backup automatically installs and activates the Cloud Backup client on the selected ECS instance. The process requires about 1 minute. Then, you can view the registration status on the ECS Database Instance tab. If Client Status is displayed as Installed, Database Status is displayed as Online.

   

Related operations

• Unregister Instance

  If you no longer need to back up an Oracle database, perform the following operations to unregister the database: Click the ECS Database Instance tab. Choose More > Unregister Instance in the Actions column of the database. In the message that appears, click OK.

  Warning

  After you unregister a database, all backups generated by the Cloud Backup client for Windows cannot be restored. Proceed with caution.

• Create Cluster

  If your Oracle database belongs to a cluster, you must create another cluster that consists of the database after you register the database. Cloud Backup backs up all databases in a cluster to the same backup vault. To create a cluster, perform the following operations: On the ECS Database Instance tab, select your database to be added to the cluster. Click Create Cluster. In the dialog box that appears, select the databases that belong to the cluster and click OK.

  Note

  After you create an Oracle RAC cluster, you need to configure a backup plan on only one database before you perform subsequent operations.

FAQ

• Where do I view the default installation path and logs of a Cloud Backup client?

• What do I do if the status of an Oracle database is Inactivated in the console?