Oracle Server Backup

• This article is for Windows only

Previous versions of Carbonite Safe Server Backup (CSSB) support backup of Windows Oracle 11i and 11g. CSSB supports Full, Differential and Incremental backups of Oracle databases.

To configure Oracle server backups, create a new backup set and choose Oracle from the list of backup types. The Oracle components that are backed up by Carbonite Safe Server Backup are Oracle database, Control File, Server Parameter file, all table spaces and Archived logs. All backup files and archived logs from the Flash Recovery Area (FRA) are also included in the snapshot. The online redo logs will not be included in the snapshot.

Carbonite Safe Server Backup does not support selective backup of individual databases, log files, control files, etc.

Requirements for Backing Up Oracle Server

• The Oracle VSS Writer service must be installed for the Oracle instances that need to be backed up. The Oracle VSS Writer service must be Started and in the Automatic state. In case the Oracle VSS Writer service is not installed by default, please refer to the Oracle documentation for Installing and Uninstalling the Oracle VSS Writer Service.
• The Volume Shadow Copy Service must be enabled. Although the Volume Shadow Service is enabled by default, it may have been turned off after Windows installation. Please refer to the Other Requirements section of the System Requirements Knowledge Base article.
• All Oracle databases in NOARCHIVELOG mode must be Mounted and in Read-Only state. The database cannot be opened in Read-Write mode, else the backup will fail.
  • A backup may contain multiple databases. If one database is in Read-Only state and the others are in Read-Write state, the backup for all databases will fail.
• Oracle database in ARCHIVELOG mode may be open in Read-Write or in Mounted state.