Before you use the Plug-in for Oracle Database, the SnapCenter administrator must install and configure the SnapCenter Server and perform the prerequisite tasks.
- Install and configure SnapCenter Server.
- Log in to SnapCenter Server.
- Configure the SnapCenter environment by adding storage system connections.
Note: SnapCenter does not support multiple SVMs with the same name on different clusters. Each SVM supported by SnapCenter must have a unique name.
- Create credentials with authentication mode as Linux for the install user.
- Add hosts, install the plug-ins, and discover the resources.
- If you are using SnapCenter Server to protect Oracle databases that reside on VMware RDM LUNs or VMDKs, you must deploy the NetApp Data Broker virtual appliance, enable the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere, and register the plug-in with SnapCenter. The NetApp Data Broker, SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere, documentation has more information.
Deployment Guide for SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
Data Protection Guide for VMs, Datastores, and VMDKs using the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
- Install Java on your Linux host.
For the latest information about supported versions, see the NetApp Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT).
- If you have Oracle databases on NFS environments, you must have configured at least one NFS data LIF for primary or secondary storage to perform mount, clone, verification, and restore operations.
- If you have multiple data paths (LIFs) or a dNFS configuration, you can perform the following using the SnapCenter CLI on the database host:
- By default, all the IP addresses of the database host are added to the NFS storage export policy in storage virtual machine (SVM) for the cloned volumes. If you want to have a specific IP address or restrict to a subset of the IP addresses, run the Set-PreferredHostIPsInStorageExportPolicy CLI.
- If you have multiple data paths (LIFs) in SVM, SnapCenter chooses the appropriate data path (LIF) for mounting the NFS cloned volume. However, if you want to specify a specific data path (LIF), you must run the Set-SvmPreferredDataPath CLI.
The Linux command reference information has more information.
- If you have Oracle databases on SAN environments, ensure that the SAN environment is configured as per the recommendation mentioned in Recommended Host Settings for Linux Unified Host Utilities and Using Linux Hosts with ONTAP storage guides.
- If you are have Oracle databases on LVM in Oracle Linux or RHEL operating systems, install the latest version of Logical Volume Management (LVM).
For the latest information about supported versions, see the NetApp Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT).
- If you are using SnapManager for Oracle and want to SnapCenter Plug-in for Oracle Database, you can migrate the profiles to policies and resource groups of SnapCenter by using the sccli command sc-migrate.
- Configure SnapMirror and SnapVault on ONTAP, if you want backup replication
The SnapCenter 4.1.1 documentation has information on protecting virtualized databases and file systems using the SnapCenter 4.1.1 Plug-in for VMware vSphere. The NetApp Data Broker, SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere, documentation has information on protecting virtualized databases and file systems using the Linux-based NetApp Data Broker virtual appliance (Open Virtual Appliance format) for SnapCenter 4.2.
Deployment Guide for SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
Data Protection Guide for VMs, Datastores, and VMDKs using the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere