Integration Concepts - HP Data Protector A.06.11 Integration Manual

Flashback logs, the current control file, and online redo logs are not backed up.
• In Oracle Data Guard environment, backup of standby database.
Restore types
Using the Data Protector Oracle integration, you can restore the following:
• The whole database or parts of it
• The database to a specific point in time
• From incremental backup
• To a host other than the one where the database originally resided
• A datafile to a location other than its original one
• A catalog before restoring the database
• From a chain of incremental backups
Duplicating a database
Using the Data Protector Oracle integration, you can perform duplication of a
production database.

Integration concepts

The Data Protector Oracle integration links the Oracle database management software
with Data Protector. From the Oracle point of view, Data Protector represents a media
management software. On the other hand, the Oracle database management system
can be seen as a data source for backup, using media controlled by Data Protector.
Components
The software components involved in backup and restore processes are:
• The Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN)
• The Data Protector Oracle integration software
Integration functionality overview
The Data Protector Oracle Integration agent (ob2rman.pl) works with RMAN to
manage all aspects of the following operations on the Oracle target database:
• Backups (backup and copy)
• Recovery (restore, recovery, and duplication)
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