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AWS RDS Oracle DB Snapshot, Deletion and Restoration

In this document we are going to look at the below points.

• Take the Manual Snapshot of the AWS RDS Oracle DB.


• Take backup of parameter group currently attached to existing DB.
• Drop the AWS RDS Oracle DB.
• Restore The Snapshot for AWS RDS Oracle DB.
• Verify the configurations (parameter group and option groups, instance type, VPC, subnet
group)
• Test the connectivity post successful Snapshot Restoration via EC2 and SQL Developer.

Step1: To create the AWS RDS Oracle DB Snapshot. Your database should have automated backups
enabled which puts database in “Archivelog” mode, Else DB remains in “Noarchivelog” mode.

Step 2: Take the Snapshot

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Backup Snapshot Completed:

Check In Snapshots for confirmation:

Before Deleting Oracle DB instance, backup or make copy of the attached parameter file group
which is attached to the existing Oracle DB.

Step 3: Backup Parameter group

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Step 4: Delete the Oracle DB instance.

Here below we have unchecked the “Automated backup” and will retain only “Manual backup”.

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Upon successful deletion we see below update.

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Step 5: Oracle DB instance Snapshot restoration POC.

Below is the Oracle DB snapshot needs to be restored.

As the Database which was created and backed up was a multi-tenant, during restoration “Use
Multitenant architecture” option needs to be tick.

Above you need to provide the DB instance identifier, check the DB snapshot ID which will be
restored.

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Check the VPC Value and DB Subnet Group.

Check VPC Security Group, Availability Zone, DB port and Instance config. If you want, you can
change the instance Config. I am not changing it for my case.

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Provide your Initial DB name, DB parameter group and Option Group if any.

Above you see status as “Creating”.ie: Server creation and then DB instance restoration.

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Check the parameter group and option Group above they should having status “In Sync”.

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Step 6: Connect to AWS RDS database using Endpoint in EC2 server tns names.ora or SQL developer.

Testing Connectivity from EC2 instance to AWS RDS oracle DB (admin user) restored.

Test Connectivity via SQL Developer:

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Switch logfile to confirm:

This marks completion of AWS RDS Oracle DB Snapshot, Deletion of DB instance and Restoration
from the snapshot.

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