Create and manage protection groups for Oracle workloads with NetApp Backup and Recovery
Create protection groups to manage the backup operations for a set of Oracle Database resources. A protection group is a logical grouping of resources such as databases that you want to protect together. You need to create a protection group to back up Oracle databases.
You can perform the following tasks related to protection groups:
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Create a protection group.
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View protection details.
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Back up a protection group now. See Back up Oracle workloads now.
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Delete a protection group.
Create a protection group
Group VMs and storage pools that you want to protect together into a protection group.
Required Console role
Backup and Recovery super admin or Backup and Recovery backup admin role. Learn about NetApp Console access roles for all services.
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From the NetApp Backup and Recovery menu, select Inventory.
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Select a workload to view the protection details.
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Select the Actions icon
> View details. -
Select the Protection groups tab.
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Select Create protection group.
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Provide a name for the protection group.
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Select the VMs or storage pools that you want to include in the protection group.
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Select Next.
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Select the Backup policy that you want to apply to the protection group.
If you want to create a policy, select Create new policy and follow the prompts to create a policy. See Create policies for more information.
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Select Next.
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Review the configuration.
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Select Create to create the protection group.
Delete a protection group
Deleting a protection group removes it and all associated backup schedules. You might want to delete a protection group if it is no longer needed.
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From the NetApp Backup and Recovery menu, select Inventory.
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Select a workload to view the protection details.
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Select the Actions icon
> View details. -
Select the Protection groups tab.
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Select the protection group that you want to delete.
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Select the Actions icon
> Remove protection. -
Review the confirmation message about deleting the associated backups and confirm the deletion.