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CHAPTER10

Exadata Backup and Recovery

You already have an established way of performing backups with your existing system, such as backup to tape or to a device such as a data domain. Now you’re wondering whether you can use the same backup methods with the Exadata Machine. With Exadata, you can use your existing backup methods, or you can revisit and change your overall backup strategy.

If you are using the Oracle-recommended method, Recovery Manager (RMAN), to back up your databases, you’ll need to make only a few changes in your existing scripts so that they work with Exadata. If you are using Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) to manage the backup, ...

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