POWERPROTECT DATA

MANAGER ORACLE
INTEGRATION-SSP

PARTICIPANT GUIDE

PARTICIPANT GUIDE
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Table of Contents

PowerProtect Data Manager Oracle Integration ..................................... 4

PowerProtect Data Manager Oracle Integration Introduction ............................................... 5

PowerProtect Data Manager with Oracle Integration Overview ............ 6

PowerProtect Data Manager with Application Integration Overview ..................................... 7

PowerProtect Data Manager with Oracle Integration Features ............................................. 9
PowerProtect Data Manager with Oracle Integration Requirements ................................... 14

Configuring Oracle Database Backup with PowerProtect Data

Manager ................................................................................................... 16

Add Protection Storage to PowerProtect Data Manager..................................................... 17

Add Protection Storage to PowerProtect Data Manager..................................................... 18
Install PowerProtect Software and Register Oracle RMAN Agent ...................................... 23
Install PowerProtect Software and Register Oracle RMAN Agent ...................................... 25
Add Oracle Database Credentials and Discover Oracle Database ..................................... 31
Add Oracle Database Credentials and Discover Oracle Database ..................................... 33
Configure Oracle Database Authentication with PowerProtect Data Manager.................... 37
Configure Oracle Database Authentication with PowerProtect Data Manager .................... 39

Oracle Database Backup with PowerProtect Data Manager ................ 41

Add Centralized Protection Policy ...................................................................................... 42

Add Centralized Protection Policy ...................................................................................... 44
Start Centralized Protection Policy from PowerProtect Data Manager ............................... 50
Start Centralized Protection Policy from PowerProtect Data Manager ............................... 52
Top Level Path................................................................................................................... 56
Add Self-Service Protection Policy ..................................................................................... 58
Add Self-Service Protection Policy ..................................................................................... 60

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Oracle Database Recovery with PowerProtect Data Manager ............. 69

Perform Oracle Database Recovery................................................................................... 70

Perform Oracle Database Recovery................................................................................... 71
PowerProtect Data Manager Certification Map .................................................................. 74

................................................................................................................. 75

Course Completion .................................................................................................. 76

You have completed this eLearning. .................................................................................. 77

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PowerProtect Data Manager Oracle Integration

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PowerProtect Data Manager Oracle Integration Introduction

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

→ Summarize PowerProtect Data Manager with Oracle integration features.
→ Describe PowerProtect Data Manager with Oracle integration and
configuration steps.
→ Perform Oracle database backup and recovery with PowerProtect Data
Manager workflows.

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PowerProtect Data Manager with Oracle Integration
Overview

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PowerProtect Data Manager with Application Integration
Overview

Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is a data management solution for database
applications, VMware Virtual Machines, Linux/Windows File Systems.
PowerProtect Data Manager offers DBA data protection and recovery through the
Application Direct (formerly DD Boost for Enterprise Applications). Along with data
protection, PowerProtect Data Manager provides data management services
including compliance, governance, security, visibility, and analytics for data under
management.

PowerProtect Data Manager supports the following application agents to protect

database applications:

PowerProtect Explanation
Agent Name

Microsoft The Microsoft Application Agent is a backup and recovery

Application Agent application agent that is built specifically for Microsoft
applications. PowerProtect Data Manager with Microsoft
Application Agent supports the Microsoft SQL database and
Microsoft Exchange database backup and recovery.

Database The Database Application Agent is a backup and recovery

Application Agent application agent that is built specifically for enterprise
applications. PowerProtect Data Manager with Database
Application Agent supports SAP HANA database backup and
recovery.

Oracle RMAN The Oracle RMAN Agent is a backup and recovery

Agent application agent that is built specifically for Oracle
databases. PowerProtect Data Manager with Oracle RMAN
Agent supports Oracle database backup and recovery.

Application Direct is integrated into PowerProtect Data Manager to protect Oracle

databases with the following benefits:

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Benefits Explanation

Application Application Direct leverages the native application tools to

Integration empower application owners to protect their data, directly to
protection storage (PowerProtect DD Appliances), using the
same familiar tools.

Optimized Data Application Direct uses PowerProtect DD Boost as the data

Mobility mover allowing only unique data to be sent over the network
to the protection storage (PowerProtect DD Appliances).

Protection Storage Database administrators and application owners can now

Integration integrate PowerProtect DD Appliances protection storage
with their applications' native backup tools.

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PowerProtect Data Manager with Oracle Integration Features

PowerProtect Data Manager with Oracle RMAN Agent supports the following
Oracle databases protection features.

In the panel below, click the arrow key to advance through the series of slides for
more information.

Centralized Protection Policy

When PowerProtect Data Manager admins create a protection policy for the Oracle
database, the Centralized Protection policy enables PowerProtect Data Manager
to centrally manage the entire life cycle of data protection operations for the Oracle
databases.

The following data protection attributes are specified when the centralized
protection policy is created: Application Type, Purpose, Assets, Backup Start/End
Time, Schedule, and SLA.

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Self-Service Protection Policy

When PowerProtect Data Manager admins create a protection policy for the Oracle
databases, the Self-Service Protection policy enables the data owner to perform
the manual backup operation from the command-line interface. The PowerProtect
Data Manager prepares the PowerProtect environment to accommodate manual
backup operations, such as creating a PowerProtect DD appliances user with a
password, creating a PowerProtect DD appliances Storage Unit, and enforcing the
backup data retention.

The following data protection attributes are specified when the self-service
protection policy is created: Application Type, Purpose, Assets, Schedule (backup
retention), and SLA. It is important to note that only the retention period can be
specified in the Schedule attribute in the self-service protection policy.

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Oracle Databases Discovered Automatically

After Oracle RMAN Agent is installed, launch the PowerProtect Data Manager to
approve the Oracle RMAN Agent registration. All Oracle databases will then be
discovered by the PowerProtect Data Manager automatically.

Oracle Databases are Manually and Automatically Backed Up

With PowerProtect Data Manager, the Oracle database protection task has been
transferred from a backup administrator to the Oracle database administrator (or
Oracle database owner). Oracle databases can be backed up through:

• Automatic backup by the PowerProtect Centralized Protection policy.

• Manual backup by the Oracle database administrator and governed by the
PowerProtect Self-Service Protection policy.

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Entire Life Cycle Protection for Oracle Database

PowerProtect Data Manager creates Oracle database backups and manages

remote replication copies based on the Protection Policy (PLC). PowerProtect Data
Manager performs the Oracle databases backup and replication operations based
on the protection policy and governed by the SLA.

Oracle Database and Archived Logs Backup Enhancement

PowerProtect Data Manager 19.8 UI has been enhanced to support the following
Oracle database Archive Logs deletion options:

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• Do not delete
− Select this option to prevent the deletion of archived logs during the Oracle
databases backup.
• Delete immediately after backup
− Select this option to delete the archived logs immediately after the Oracle
databases backup.
• Delete older than (days)

− Select this option to delete the available archived logs that are older than the
specified number of days, for all the backup types that are performed
through the protection policy.

Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) Support

Oracle RMAN Agent supports the backup and recovery of Oracle Real Application
Clusters (RAC). The Oracle RMAN Agent provides the Application Direct backups
and restores of the Oracle Real Application Clusters.

In the Oracle Real Application Clusters system, you must install the Oracle RMAN
Agent and PowerProtect Data Manager Agent on each node in the Oracle Real
Application Clusters.

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PowerProtect Data Manager with Oracle Integration
Requirements

The following Oracle versions are supported by the PowerProtect Data Manager
19.8:

• Oracle 11g R1 and 11g R2 (64-bit).

• Oracle 12c R1 and 12c R2 (64-bit).
• Oracle 18c (64-bit).
• Oracle 19c (64-bit).

PowerProtect Data Manager 19.8 supports the following PowerProtect DD

appliances:

• PowerProtect DD Operating System (DDOS): 6.2.0 and later.

• PowerProtect DD Management Center (DDMC): 6.2.0 and later.
• PowerProtect DD Virtual Edition (DDVE): 4.0 and later.

PowerProtect Data Manager 19.8 supports the following Oracle RMAN Agent
versions: 19.1 and later.

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 Ensure the Oracle database host and the PowerProtect Data
Manager virtual appliance network can ping/resolve each other
(nslookup).
Ensure all clocks on the Oracle database host, PowerProtect Data
Manager virtual appliance, and domain controller are time-synced to
the local NTP server.
Ensure that port 7000 is open on the Oracle database host in both
directions.

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Configuring Oracle Database Backup with
PowerProtect Data Manager

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Add Protection Storage to PowerProtect Data Manager

The PowerProtect DD appliances can be discovered and added as a Protection

Storage to the PowerProtect Data Manager.

PowerProtect Data Manager 19.8 supports the following PowerProtect DD

appliances:

• PowerProtect DD Operating System (DDOS): 6.2.0 and later.

• PowerProtect DD Management Center (DDMC): 6.2.0 and later.
• PowerProtect DD Virtual Edition (DDVE): 4.0 and later.

The next page highlights the procedures to add Protection Storage to the
PowerProtect Data Manager. Scroll down each step to expand and view more
detailed information.

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Add Protection Storage to PowerProtect Data Manager

Step One

Log in to the PowerProtect Data Manager.

From the left navigation pane, select Infrastructure > Storage > Protection
Storage tab.

Click Add.

Step Two

Select the Data Domain System as Storage Type.

Specify the Name and the FQDN for the PowerProtect DD appliance.

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Select Add Credentials to add the PowerProtect DD appliance credentials.

In the Add Credentials dialog box, add the PowerProtect DD appliance credentials
information.

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Step Three

Click Verify to verify the login credentials.

Click Accept to verify the Certificate.

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Click Save to complete the configuration step.

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Step Four

The PowerProtect DD appliance is discovered and added to PowerProtect Data

Manager in a few minutes.

The PowerProtect DD appliance is listed under Infrastructure > Storage >

Protection Storage tab.

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Install PowerProtect Software and Register Oracle RMAN
Agent

The Oracle RMAN Agent integrates with the Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) to
enable application owners to protect the Oracle databases they manage directly.
The Oracle RMAN Agent, which contains DD Boost libraries, enables the Oracle
database hosts to communicate with PowerProtect DD systems directly without the
backup application.

Prior to using the Oracle RMAN Agent, download the Oracle RMAN Agent software
from the PowerProtect Data Manager System Settings > Agent Downloads
page. After you have downloaded the .tar file, unzip the .tar file and install the
Oracle RMAN Agent and PowerProtect Agent Service on the Oracle database host.

After the Oracle RMAN Agent and PowerProtect Agent Service are installed, you
must configure Oracle RMAN Agent Add-On and register the Oracle database host
to the PowerProtect Data Manager.

Do NOT configure the Lockbox manually. The Lockbox is automatically configured

when you create the protection policy.

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 To install Oracle RMAN Agent, log in as Oracle user account (for
example, "oracle").
To install PowerProtect Agent Service, log in as root.
Ensure that port 7000 is open on the Oracle host.
All clocks on the Oracle host, domain controller, and PowerProtect
Data Manager are time-synced to the local NTP server to ensure
discovery of the backups.
The Oracle host and the PowerProtect Data Manager system
network can see and resolve each other.
DNS is configured correctly on the PowerProtect Data Manager host
and Microsoft SQL Server, and the name resolution matches.
On the Oracle database host, ensure the /etc/oratab file contains a
complete list of all the Oracle SIDs. The Oracle RMAN agent uses
the information in the file to discover the Oracle database resources
on the system.

The next page highlights the procedures to install and approve the Oracle RMAN
Agent. Scroll down each step to expand and view more detailed information.

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Install PowerProtect Software and Register Oracle RMAN
Agent

Step One

Log in to Oracle database host as Oracle user account.

Run the tar -xvf <rman_agent.tar> command to extract the .tar file.

Run the ./install.sh command to install the Oracle RMAN Agent.

Step Two

Log in to Oracle database host as root.

Run the rpm -ivh <powerprotect_agent_service.rpm> command to

install the PowerProtect Agent Service.

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Step Three

Run the ./configureAddOn.sh command to configure the Oracle RMAN Agent

Add-On.

• cd /home/oracle/opt/dpsapps/rmanagent/addon
• ./configureAddOn.sh

Answer the following questions:

• Enter the Oracle RMAN Agent home pathname: <Enter>

• Enter the PowerProtect Data Manager IP address or hostname:
ppdm.emc.edu
• Do you want to set default retention time? y
• Provide the default retention time as the number of days: 3
• Allow SYSDBA access for RMAN agent? y

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Step Four

Run the ./register.sh command to register the Oracle RMAN Agent.

• cd /opt/dpsapps/agentsvc
• ./register.sh

Answer the following questions:

• Enter the PowerProtect Data Manager IP address or hostname:

ppdm.emc.edu

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Step Five

Log in to the PowerProtect Data Manager. From the left navigation pane, select
Infrastructure > Assets Sources.

Locate the Oracle option box, click Enable Source.

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Step Six

From the left navigation pane, select Infrastructure > Application Agents.

Select the Oracle database host from the list (its Status displays "Awaiting
Approval") and click Approve to register the Oracle database host.

Step Seven

In a few minutes, the Status of the Oracle database host (oracle.emc.edu) displays
Registered.

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Add Oracle Database Credentials and Discover Oracle
Database

Before the Oracle database Assets can be discovered, the PowerProtect Data
Manager internal process (ddbmcon) tries three different authentication methods in
the following order to connect to each Oracle database instance.

1. Database authentication
• The ddbmcon program first tries to connect to the Oracle database instance
by using database authentication. The program tries to use the Oracle
database administrator username and password to connect to the database
instance.
2. Oracle Wallet authentication
• If database authentication fails or is not enabled, the ddbmcon program tries
to connect by using Oracle wallet authentication. The program tries to use
the parameter settings from the configuration file to connect to the database
instance.
3. Operating System authentication

• If Oracle wallet authentication also fails or is not enabled, the ddbmcon

program tries to connect by using operating system authentication. The
program tries to change the real process user ID to the Oracle installation
user ID, to connect to the database instance.
• The Operating System authentication method can only be used on systems
with a single Oracle home or with multiple Oracle homes that were all
installed by the same user.
The ddbmcon program tries all these authentication methods for each Oracle
database instance. The program reports a connection error if it cannot connect to
the Oracle database instance by using any of these methods. If one of these
methods succeeds, the ddbmcon program ignores the other authentication
methods and goes to retrieve the information as used by the PowerProtect
software.

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Ensure that you enable one of these three authentication methods for the ddbmcon
program. For ease of use, the Operating System authentication method is
recommended.

The next page highlights the procedures to add Oracle database credentials and
discover Oracle databases. Scroll down each step to expand and view more
detailed information.

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Add Oracle Database Credentials and Discover Oracle
Database

Step One

Log in to PowerProtect Data Manager. From the left navigation pane, select
Infrastructure > Asset Sources > Oracle tab.

Select the wanted Oracle database host, and click Edit Credentials.

Step Two

Select OS as authentication method. Click the drop-down menu and select Add to
add credentials for Oracle database.

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Enter a name for the credentials and specify the User Name and the Password.

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Step Three

Select Infrastructure > Asset Sources > Oracle tab.

Select the wanted Oracle database host, and click Discover.

Step Four

The discovery process might take a few minutes. Once it completes, the Discovery
Status displays OK.

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Step Five

Select Infrastructure > Assets > Oracle tab, all Oracle databases are listed.

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Configure Oracle Database Authentication with PowerProtect
Data Manager

During the Oracle RMAN Agent installation, the configuration file template,
rman_agent.cfg, is installed in the $RMAN_AGENT_HOME/config directory. To
enable a particular authentication method, you must set the required parameters in
the rman_agent.cfg configuration file. In other words, the rman_agent.cfg
configuration file is used to configure the authentication method of the Oracle
RMAN Agent.

Before the ddbmcon program can connect to a local Oracle database, you must
complete the required configuration settings to enable the authentication method
that you want the ddbmcon program to use for the connection. Each authentication
method has its own parameter settings requirements in the rman_agent.cfg
configuration file.

To enable a particular authentication method, some parameters must be set

accordingly in the rman_agent.cfg configuration file.

• Database authentication
• Set the ORACLE_SERVICE and the ORACLE_USER parameters. The
ORACLE_USER parameter must match the username that is saved in the
lockbox.
• If the Oracle Net configuration files reside in a nondefault directory, set the
TNS_ADMIN parameter to the directory pathname.
• If an RMAN catalog is used, set the RMAN_CATALOG_SERVICE and the
RMAN_CATALOG_USER parameters.
• Oracle Wallet authentication
• Set the ORACLE_SERVICE parameter to the TNS or Net service name.
• If the Oracle Net configuration files reside in a nondefault directory, set the
TNS_ADMIN parameter to the directory pathname.
• If an RMAN catalog is used, set the RMAN_CATALOG_SERVICE and the
RMAN_CATALOG_USER parameters.
• Operating System authentication

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 • If the username to be used for the connection is different than
ORACLE_OSDBA_USER, set the ORACLE_OS_USER parameter.
• If an RMAN catalog is used, set the RMAN_CATALOG_SERVICE and the
RMAN_CATALOG_USER parameters.

Consult the PowerProtect Oracle RMAN Agent Administration Guide

for detailed information.

The next page highlights the procedures to configuration Oracle database

authentication. Scroll down each step to expand and view more detailed
information.

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Configure Oracle Database Authentication with PowerProtect
Data Manager

Step One

Log in to Oracle database host and go to the dpsapps/rmanagent/config

directory.

Open the rman_agent.cfg configuration file and modify the following

parameters:

• ORACLE_SERVICE=<the Net service name of the Oracle database>

• Oracle_OS_USER=<the user name of the operating system user to connect to
the Oracle database>
• Replace the [SID_name] with proper SID name. For example, [SID_orcl]

Step Two

Log in to Oracle database host and go to the dpsapps/rmanagent/bin directory

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Run the ./ddutil -v system command to verify the connectivity to the Oracle
instances.

Run the ./ddutil -v asset command to verify the Oracle asset. It lists Oracle
instance, database type, and storage capacity.

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Oracle Database Backup with PowerProtect Data
Manager

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Add Centralized Protection Policy

The Centralized Protection policy enables PowerProtect Data Manager to

centrally manage the entire life cycle of Oracle database protection operations.
When the centralized protection policy is created, the following data protection
attributes can be specified:

• Assets1
• Backup schedule2

1Specify the PowerProtect Assets that needs to be protected. This could be Oracle
database, Microsoft SQL database, SAP HANA database, and Linux/Windows file
system.

2Specify the following: Frequency of the backup operation recurrence, the backup
operation starts and stops time, and the retention period for the backup data.

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• SLA3
• Backup storage4

The next page highlights the procedures to add a centralized protection policy.
Scroll down each step to expand and view more detailed information.

3 Select the wanted SLA to associate with the Centralized Protection policy.

4 Select the wanted PowerProtect DD system.

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Add Centralized Protection Policy

Step One

Log in to the PowerProtect Data Manager.

From the left navigation pane, select Protection > Protection Policies.

Click Add.

Step Two

Specify a name for the protection policy.

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Step Three

Select the Centralized Protection as the purpose for the protection policy.

Click Set Credentials to set up the Oracle credentials.

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Step Four

Select OS authentication method, and select the Oracle database login credentials.

Step Five

Select the Oracle databases (Assets) that you want to protect.

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Step Six

Click Add to add the primary backup.

Step Seven

To create a new PowerProtect DD Storage Unit, select New on the Storage Unit
drop-down menu.

Specify the schedule attributes on the Schedules pane.

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Step Eight

Specify additional backup options for the centralized protection policy.

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Step Nine

Review the centralized protection policy, click Finish to create the protection policy.

Step Ten

From the left navigation pane, click Jobs > Protection Jobs to verify that the
centralized protection policy completes successfully.

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Start Centralized Protection Policy from PowerProtect Data
Manager

Once a centralized protection policy is added, you can perform a manual backup by
using the Protect Now option from the Protection > Protection Policies page.

The Protect Now option on the Protection Policies page allows you to start a
manual backup operation to back up multiple assets that are protected in the
designated protection policy.

To use the Protect Now option on the Protection Policies page, the protection
policy must be enabled, and the protection policy purpose must be one of the
following:

 Crash Consistent
 Centralized Protection
 Application Aware

The protection policy purpose must not be Exclusion or Self-Service

Protection.

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The next page highlights the procedures to start a centralized protection policy from
PowerProtect Data Manager. Scroll down each step to expand and view more
detailed information.

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Start Centralized Protection Policy from PowerProtect Data
Manager

Step One

From the left navigation pane, select Protection > Protection Policies.

Select the centralized protection policy that you created

(CentralizedProtection_Oracle), click Protect Now.

Step Two

On the Assets Selection page, select the All assets that are defined in the
Protection Policy option.

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Step Three

On the Configuration page, keep the CentralizedProtection_Oracle protection

policy settings:

• Full
• Keep For: 3 Days

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Step Four

On the Summary page, review the configuration settings.

Click Protect Now to start the backup.

Step Five

The Centralized Protection policy completes successfully in a few minutes.

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Top Level Path

The Top Level Path feature was first introduced in PowerProtect Data Manager
19.7 release. It supports the following features and functionalities:

• Allows the PowerProtect Data Manager admins to select an existing

PowerProtect DD Storage Unit to use while creating and updating the protection
policy.
• The PowerProtect DD Storage Unit that is used in the replication stage in one
protection policy can be used in the primary stage of another protection policy
and vice versa.
• The PowerProtect DD Storage Unit Top Level Path displays in the following
format:
− PLCTLP-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
• The PowerProtect DD Storage Unit name displays in the following format:

− <Protection Policy Name>-<PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance

Name>-xxxxx
Run the ./ddutil -s command to list the PowerProtect DD Storage Unit name
and the Top Level Path information, created by the PowerProtect Data Manager,
for the self-service protection policy.

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Add Self-Service Protection Policy

The Self-Service Protection policy enables the data owner to perform the manual
backup of Oracle databases. The PowerProtect Data Manager prepares the
PowerProtect environment to accommodate manual backup operations, such as
creating a PowerProtect DD appliances user with a password, creating a
PowerProtect DD appliances Storage Unit, and enforcing the backup data
retention.

The following information is required before performing the self-service protection

of Oracle database.

• SBT_LIBRARY
− The installation directory of the DD Boost library file - libddobk.so. The
default installation directory is: $RMAN_AGENT_HOME/lib.
• STORAGE_UNIT
− The name of PowerProtect DD Storage Unit, which is created automatically
when you add the protection policy.
• BACKUP_HOST
− The hostname or IP address of the PowerProtect DD system.
• RMAN_AGENT_HOME
− The Oracle RMAN Agent software installation directory.
• FORMAT

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 − To include the Top Level Path information.
− './<Top Level Path>/<RMAN backup piece naming convention>'
Those parameters are required in the RMAN scripts. For example, the RMAN
backup script for self-service protection and the RMAN recovery script.

The next page highlights the procedures to add a self-service protection policy.
Scroll down each step to expand and view more detailed information.

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Add Self-Service Protection Policy

Step One

Log in to the PowerProtect Data Manager.

From the left navigation pane, select Protection > Protection Policies.

Click Add.

Step Two

Specify a name for the protection policy.

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Step Three

Select the Self-Service Protection as the purpose for the protection policy.

Step Four

Select the wanted Oracle databases (Assets) to protect.

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Step Five

Click Add to add the primary retention.

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Step Six

To create a new PowerProtect DD Storage Unit, select New on the Storage Unit
drop-down menu.

Specify the retention attributes on the Retention pane.

Step Seven

Review the self-service protection policy, click Finish to create the protection
policy.

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Step Eight

From the left navigation pane, click Jobs > System Jobs to monitor the
Configuring Oracle Databases task and the Performing Policy Configuration
task.

Step Nine

From the left navigation pane, select Infrastructure > Storage > Protection
Storage tab.

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Select the wanted PowerProtect DD appliance, and click Manage Storage Units.

Step Ten

The PowerProtect DD Storage Unit, created by the protection policy, is listed as

"<Protection Policy Name>-<PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance Name>-
xxxxx".

The PowerProtect DD Storage Unit Name is required when you create the Oracle
RMAN backup and recovery script.

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Step Eleven

The "Top Level Path" feature allows an existing PowerProtect DD Storage Unit,
created by PowerProtect Data Manager, to be reused as the protection or
replication target.

Run the ./ddutil -s command to list the PowerProtect DD Storage Unit name
and the Top Level Path information for the self-service protection policy.

Step Twelve

Prepare the RMAN backup script and ensure that the following parameters are
included in the RMAN backup script:

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• SBT_LIBRARY
• STORAGE_UNIT
• BACKUP_HOST
• RMAN_AGENT_HOME
• FORMAT

Step Thirteen

Start Oracle RMAN interface, and run the RMAN backup script.

Verify that the Self-Service Oracle database backup completes successfully.

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Oracle Database Recovery with PowerProtect Data
Manager

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Perform Oracle Database Recovery

With PowerProtect Data Manager, you can perform an Oracle database recovery
on the Oracle database host by running one of the supported Oracle backup or
recovery tools.

• Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) with rman command

• Oracle Enterprise Manager UI

The following information is needed before the Oracle database recovery

operation.

• SBT_LIBRARY
• The installation directory of the DD Boost library file - libddobk.so. The
default installation directory is: $RMAN_AGENT_HOME/lib.
• STORAGE_UNIT
• The name of Data Domain storage unit, which is created automatically when
you add the protection policy.
• BACKUP_HOST
• The hostname or IP address of the Data Domain system.
• RMAN_AGENT_HOME

• The Oracle RMAN Agent software installation directory.

Those parameters are required in the RMAN scripts. For example, the RMAN
backup script for Self-Service protection and the RMAN recovery script.

The next page highlights the procedures to recover Oracle databases. Scroll down
each step to expand and view more detailed information.

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Perform Oracle Database Recovery

Step One

Prepare the RMAN recover script and ensure that the following parameters are
included in the RMAN recover script:

• SBT_LIBRARY
• STORAGE_UNIT
• BACKUP_HOST
• RMAN_AGENT_HOME

Step Two

Start Oracle RMAN interface and run the RMAN recovery script.

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Step Three

Run the sqlplus command to verify that the Oracle database has been recovered
successfully.

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PowerProtect Data Manager Certification Map

The proven exam DES-3521 is required to earn the Specialist – Implementation

Engineer, PowerProtect Data Manager certification. The mentioned curriculum
includes on-demand courses and on-demand labs that enable you to acquires
various skills, such as deploy, configure, troubleshoot, integrate, and upgrade a
PowerProtect Data Manager solution.

You must complete 18 hours of on-demand courses and 4 hours of on-demand

labs before you attempt the DES-3521 proven exam. Also, when you register for
on-demand labs you get 24 hours access to complete each lab.

Product version in DES-3521 proven exam for PowerProtect Data Manager is 19.8.

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 Implementation Engineer, PowerProtect Data Manager

A. PowerProtect Concepts (C, VC, ODC)

B. PowerProtect Data Manager Concepts (C, VC, ODC)
C. PowerProtect Data Manager Features (C, VC, ODC)
D. PowerProtect Data Manager Implementation (C, VC, ODC)
E. PowerProtect Data Manager MS SQL Integration (C, VC, ODC)
F. PowerProtect Data Manager MS Exchange Integration (C, VC, ODC)
G. PowerProtect Data Manager VM Integration (C, VC, ODC)
H. PowerProtect Data Manager Oracle Integration (C, VC, ODC)
I. PowerProtect Data Manager SAP HANA Integration (C, VC, ODC)
J. PowerProtect Data Manager Kubernetes Integration (C, VC, ODC)
K. PowerProtect Data Manager Troubleshooting (C, VC, ODC)
L. PowerProtect Data Manager Upgrade (C, VC, ODC)
M. PowerProtect Data Manager Implementation On-Demand Lab (ODL)
N. PowerProtect Data Manager VM Integration On-Demand Lab (ODL)
O. PowerProtect Data Manager Oracle Integration On-Demand Lab (ODL)
P. PowerProtect Data Manager MS SQL Integration On-Demand Lab (ODL)
Q. PowerProtect Data Manager SAP HANA Integration On-Demand Lab (ODL)

Information Storage and Management Data Protection and Management

A. Information Storage and Management A. Data Protection and Management (ODC)

(C, VC, ODC)

(C) - Classroom

(VC) - Virtual Classroom

(ODC) - On Demand Course

(ODL) - On Demand Lab

For more information, browse: http://dell.com/certification

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