Oracle Database 12c R2 - Backup and Recovery Workshop Ed 3

5 Days

30 CPD hours

Data Warehouse Administrator
Database Administrators
Support Engineer
Technical Administrator
Technical Consultant

Use Oracle Flashback Technologies to recover from human error
Use Recovery Manager (RMAN) to create backups and perform recovery operations
Use the Data Recovery Advisor to diagnose and repair failures
Plan effective backup and recovery procedures
Describe the Oracle Database architecture components related to backup and recovery operations
Perform an encrypted database backup and restore
Perform tablespace point-in-time recovery
Configure the database for recoverability
Describe Cloud Tooling for Backup and Recovery
Describe Oracle Database backup methods and recovery operations that can be used to resolve database failure

In this Oracle Database 12c R2: Backup and Recovery Workshop, students learn how to perform backup and recovery based on the related Oracle Database architecture components. Various backup, failure, restore, and recovery scenarios are provided so that students learn to evaluate their own recovery requirements and develop an appropriate strategy for backup and recovery procedures. This course includes an interactive workshop, with scenarios that provide participants with opportunities to diagnose and recover from several failure situations.

Introduction

• Curriculum Context
• Assess your recovery requirements
• Categories of failures
• Oracle backup and recovery solutions
• Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture
• Oracle Secure Backup
• Benefits of using Oracle Data Guard
• Basic Workshop Architecture

Getting Started

• Core Concepts of the Oracle Database, critical for Backup and Recovery
• Oracle DBA Tools for Backup and Recovery
• Connecting to Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN)

Configuring for Recoverablility

• RMAN commands
• Configuring and managing persistent settings
• Using the Fast Recovery Area (FRA)
• Control File
• Redo Log File
• Archiving Logs

Using the RMAN Recovery Catalog

• Creating and Configuring the Recovery Catalog
• Managing Target Database Records in the Recovery Catalog
• Using RMAN Stored Scripts
• Maintaining and Protecting the Recovery Catalog
• Virtual Private Catalogs

Backup Strategies and Terminology

• Backup Solutions Overview and Terminology
• Balancing Backup and Restore Requirements
• Backing Up Read-Only Tablespaces
• Data Warehouse Backup and Recovery: Best Practices
• Additional Backup Terminology

Performing Backups

• RMAN Backup Types
• Incrementally Updated Backups
• Fast Incremental Backup
• Block Change Tracking
• Oracle-Suggested Backup
• Reporting on Backups
• Managing Backups

Improving Your Backups

• Compressing Backups
• Using a Media Manager
• Backup and Restore for Very Large Files
• Creating RMAN Multi-section Backups, Proxy Copies, Duplexed Backup Sets and Backups of Backup Sets
• Creating and Managing Archival Backups
• Backing Up Recovery Files
• Backing Up the Control File to a Trace File
• Cataloging Additional Backup Files

Using RMAN-Encrypted Backups

• Creating RMAN-Encrypted Backups
• Using Transparent-Mode Encryption
• Using Password-Mode Encryption
• Using Dual-Mode Encryption

Diagnosing Failures

• Reducing Problem Diagnosis Time
• Automatic Diagnostic Repository
• Data Recovery Advisor
• Handling Block Corruption

Restore and Recovery Concepts

• Restoring and Recovering
• Instance Failure and Instance/Crash Recovery
• Media Failure
• Complete Recovery (Overview)
• Point-in-Time Recovery (Overview)
• Recovery with the RESETLOGS Option

Performing Recovery, Part I

• RMAN Recovery in NOARCHIVELOG Mode
• Performing Complete Recovery (of critical and noncritical data files)
• Restoring ASM Disk Groups
• Recovery with Image Files
• Performing Point-in-Time (PITR) or Incomplete Recovery

Performing Recovery, Part II

• Recovery of Server Parameter File, Control File (One and All)
• Redo Log File Loss and Recovery
• Password Authentication File Re-creation
• Index, Read-Only Tablespace, and Temp file Recovery
• Restoring the Database to a New Host
• Disaster Recovery
• Restoring RMAN Encrypted Backups

RMAN and Oracle Secure Backup

• Oracle Secure Backup Overview and Interface Options
• RMAN and OSB: Overview and Basic Process Flow
• Starting with Oracle Secure Backup
• Configuring Oracle Secure Backup for RMAN
• RMAN Backup and Restore Operations
• Oracle Secure Backup Jobs
• Displaying OSB log files and transcripts for RMAN activities

Using Flashback Technologies

• Flashback Technology: Overview and Setup
• Using Flashback Technology to Query Data
• Flashback Table
• Flashback Transaction (Query and Back out)
• Flashback Drop and the Recycle Bin
• Flashback Data Archive

Using Flashback Database

• Flashback Database Architecture
• Configuring Flashback Database
• Performing Flashback Database
• Best Practices for Flashback Database

Transporting Data

• Transporting Data Across Platforms
• Transporting Data with Backup Sets
• Database Transport: Using Data Files

Performing Point-in-Time Recovery

• When to use TSPITR
• TSPITR Architecture
• Performing RMAN TS Point-in-time Recovery
• Recovering Tables from Backups

Duplicating a Database

• Using a Duplicate Database
• Duplicating Database with 'push' and 'pull' techniques
• Choosing Database Duplication Techniques
• Creating a Backup-up Based Duplicate Database
• Understanding the RMAN Duplication Operation

RMAN Troubleshooting and Tuning

• Interpreting RMAN Message Output
• Tuning Principles
• Diagnosing Performance Bottlenecks
• RMAN Multiplexing
• Restore and Recovery Performance Best Practices

Cloud Tooling for Backup and Recovery

• Backup Destinations
• Customize Backup Configuration
• On-Demand Backup and Recovery
• Oracle Backup Cloud Service
• Installing the Backup Module

Backup and Recovery Workshop

• Workshop Structure and Approach
• Business Requirements for Database Availability and Procedures
• Diagnosing the Failures