When an Oracle application server is added, an inventory of the
instances and databases that are associated with the application server is captured and added to
IBM Spectrum® Protect
Plus. This process enables you to complete
backup and restore jobs, as well as run reports.
Procedure
To register an Oracle application server, complete the following steps.
-
In the navigation panel, click .
-
Click Manage Application Servers.
-
Click Add Application Server to add the host machine.
- In the Application Properties pane, enter the
Host Address.
The host address is a resolvable IP address, or a
resolvable path and machine name.
- Obtain the server key and verify that the key type and key fingerprint
match the host. Click Get server key.
- Get server key
- The SSH server key for the Linux-based host. You must complete this step when adding servers
for the first time or if the key on the server changes.
- When upgrading to the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus latest
version, systems that are already registered in the previous version are set to trust on first use
(TOFU) and the SSH key fingerprint will automatically be added to the registration information in
the catalog.
- Key type
- The type of key for the Linux-based host is displayed. The following key types are supported:
- RSA with a minimum key size of 2048 bits
- ECDSA
- DSA
- Key fingerprint
- The MD5 hash of the SSH key fingerprint is displayed. Confirm that they key fingerprint matches
the key fingerprint of the host that you are adding.
- Select User or SSH key.
Option |
Description |
User |
Click this option to specify an existing user or enter a user ID and password. The user must
have sudo privileges set up. Populate the fields as follows:
- Use existing user
- Select this check box to use a previously entered user name and password for the application
server. Select a user name from the Select user list.
- UserID
- Enter your user name for the application server. If the virtual machine is attached to a domain,
the user identity follows the default
domain\name format. If the user is a
local administrator, use the local_administrator
format.
- Password
- Enter your password for the application server.
|
SSH Key |
Click this option to use an SSH key. Select a key from the Select a SSH
key list. |
- To protect multithreaded databases in Oracle 12c and later versions, provide credentials
for the databases:
- Click Get databases to detect and list the Oracle databases on
the host server that you are adding.
Each Oracle database is listed with its name,
status, and an indication of whether credentials were previously specified for the
database.
- For each multithreaded database that you want to protect, click Set
Credential and specify the user ID and password. Alternatively, you can select an
existing user from the Select user list.
You must specify the
credentials of an Oracle database user who has SYSDBA privileges.
- In Maximum concurrent databases, set the maximum number of
databases to back up concurrently on the server.
Server performance is impacted when
many databases are backed up concurrently, as each database utilizes multiple threads and consumes
bandwidth when copying data. Use this option to control the impact on server resources and minimize
the impact on production operations.
- Click Save. IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus confirms a network connection, adds the
application server to the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus database, and
then catalogs the instance.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful,
review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a
system administrator to review the connections.
What to do next
After you add the Oracle application server, complete the following action:
Action |
How to |
Assign user permissions to the application server. |
See Creating a role. |