06-25-2012 09:59 AM
Hi. We just ordered an Oracle Exadata (and when I say "we", I mean my managers), and am now being told that in order to back it up, we need to purchase a ZFS appliance.
Is there another way to back up the data from the Oracle Exadata? We only back up RMAN dumps and logs, which are usually on a separate filesystem. I'm going to guess that these will still be on the Exadata, but I think you can still do these dumps to an NFS share and back it up on that NFS server. Has anyone found a solution to do this without paying $$$$$$$$$ to Oracle?
06-25-2012 10:14 AM
You can use a NetBackup database agent to backup Oracle Exadata.
06-25-2012 10:33 AM
Revaroo,
How is it installed? You install it directly on the Exadata? We want the fastest backup available and don't want to go over IP. We can SAN-attach our tape drives to an external media server, but not (according to Oracle) to the Exadata.
06-25-2012 10:54 AM
Alan, you install it on the client it is connected to.
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH126904