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NetApp Plug-in for Oracle RMAN and Exadata

klepper
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Hi,

Except for registering the snapshots in the RMAN catalog, What are additional benefits of using NetApp Plug-in for Oracle RMAN in an Exadata environment?

How can this tool be utilized by a customer who as Exadata as the production system, and NetApp as dev/test system?

 

Thanks

Avi

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steiner
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The main value of the plugin isn’t registering the snapshots, it’s the ability to instantly create backups and perform restores. It allows rman itself to drive the snapshot process.

I don’t see a lot of value with Exadata, though. The main process for using NetApp technology to back up an Exadata system is using DataGuard to replicate to a NetApp system and then using SnapManager for Oracle.

nkarthik
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Hello Avi,

In addition to steiner response, The NetApp plugin for RMAN (aka RMAN MML), provides the following features when the storage is NetApp:

1. 12c [cdb, pdb, non-cdb]

2. duplicate database

3. Protect the backup using SnapMirror and Snapvault

4. retention policy management for Local and remote storage

5. 7 Mode and cluster mode.

6. Oracle Solaris X86-64 bit

Regards,

Karthikeyan.N

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