Back up Oracle Database workloads using NetApp Backup and Recovery

08/19/2026 Contributors

Back up Oracle Database protection groups or individual databases from on-premises ONTAP systems using NetApp Backup and Recovery. Send backups to cloud storage including Amazon S3, NetApp StorageGRID, Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, or ONTAP S3.

To back up protection groups or single databases on a schedule, create policies that manage backup and restore operations. See Create policies for instructions.

Create protection groups to manage backup and restore operations for a set of resources. See Create and manage protection groups for Oracle Database workloads with NetApp Backup and Recovery for more information.
Create an on-demand backup of a protection group.
Create an on-demand backup of a database.

Create an on-demand backup of a protection group

Create an on-demand backup before making system changes to protect your data.

Required Console role
Backup and Recovery super admin or Backup and Recovery backup admin role. Learn about NetApp Console access roles for all services.

Steps

From the NetApp Console menu, select Protection > Backup and Recovery.
Under Workloads, select the Oracle tile.
Select Inventory.
Select a workload to view the protection details.
Select the Actions icon > View details.
Select the Protection Groups tab.
Select the protection group that you want to back up.
Select the Actions icon > Back up now.

NetApp Backup and Recovery uses the same policy for both the backup and the protection group.
Select the schedule tier.
Select Back up.

Create an on-demand backup of a database