ZDRLA adds smart incremental to be even smarter.
Recently version 19.1.1.2 of ZDLRA software was released, and one the features is something called "Smart Incremental". I will walk through how this feature works, and help you understand why...
View ArticleOracle TDE encryption - Encrypting my pluggable database
This is post #1 in a series of posts explaining how to implement TDE (Transparent Data Encryption). In this first post I will take my Multitenant 19c database (remember Multitenant is mandatory with...
View ArticleMigrate your TDE wallet to Oracle Key Vault
How to migrate your local TDE wallet to Oracle Key Vault . Here and here are the links to the 21C document that I used for to go through this process.I am assuming that you installed OKV...
View ArticleCloning a TDE encrypted PDB from backup
I am going to walk through how to clone a PDB from an encrypted cloud backup.My environment.I have a Multi-tenant database called "TDETEST" containing 3 pluggable databases. TDEPDB1,TDEPDB2 and...
View ArticleConfiguring OKV automation using REST APIs
This post will go through the process of creating a few simple scripts to automate OKV installation using the REST API capability of OKV.Step #1 Configure RESTful Services and download client...
View ArticleEnrolling my ExaCC RAC database using REST APIs
This post will continue the process of automating the enrollment of my RAC database using the REST API, and some automation scripts. the steps to create the scripts are in my previous post.The first...
View ArticleConfiguring ExaCC backups of an Oracle Database
This post covers how to configure your backups of an ExaCC database beyond the web interface. First off the documentation can be found below, along with using the "--help" option at the command line...
View ArticleTDE queries to view your configuration
This post contains some of the scripts I have been using on my TDE encrypted database to see the big picture of what is being encrypted by what key.1) Wallet information The first script I put...
View ArticleA New ZDLRA feature can help you migrate to a new ZDLRA
A new feature was included in the 19.2.1.1.2 ZDLRA software release to help you migrate your backup strategy when moving to a new ZDLRA.This feature allows you to continue to access your older backups...
View ArticleAdding immutability to buckets in the Oracle Cloud Object Store
I am going to demonstrate a new feature of the object store that you might not have known about. The feature is "Retention Lock" and is used to protect the objects in a bucket.Let me first start with...
View ArticleUsing rclone to download Objects from OCI
I previously created a post that walked through how to configure rclone to easily access objects within the Oracle Cloud Object Store.Object Store access with rcloneThis post is going to go a little...
View ArticleTDE–How to implement TDE in your database and what to think about (part 4)
In this post, I am going to include some lessons learned from implementing "Restore as encrypted" of a large database with over 500,000 objects. The error we were receiving when trying open our...
View ArticleZFS now supports Object Store Pre-Authenticated Requests
ZFS now supports Pre-Authenticated requests which can be useful for loading data into your data warehouse.Version OS8.8.36 of the ZFS software was recently released, and one of the most interesting...
View ArticleZFSSA now offers immutable snapshots
The latest ZFSSA software release (as of this post) is OS8.8.39. This release contains the ability to make both scheduled snapshots and manual snapshots immutable, and I will go through how this...
View ArticleBacking up your database to a bucket in OCI and restoring it in OCI
This is the first of a multi-part blog series walking through how to copy your TDE encrypted on premise Oracle Database to an OCI VM in the oracle cloud using the Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service....
View ArticleBacking up Oracle Key Vault from your datacenter to OCI
This is the second of a multi-part blog series walking through how to copy your TDE encrypted on premise Oracle Database to an OCI VM in the oracle cloud. This blog post will focus on how to leverage...
View ArticleRestoring OKV in the Oracle Cloud to manage your encrypted databases
This is the third of a multi-part blog series walking through how to copy your TDE encrypted on premise Oracle Database to an OCI instance in the oracle cloud. This blog post will focus on how to...
View ArticleCataloging backups and recovering an Oracle Database from the OCI object store
This is the fourth and final post of a multi-part blog series walking through how to copy your TDE encrypted on premise Oracle Database to an OCI instance in the oracle cloud. This blog post will...
View ArticleManaging your ZDLRA replication queue remotely
With the rise of Cyber Crime, more and more companies are looking at an architecture with a second backup copy that is protected with an airgap. Below is the common architecture that I am seeing.In...
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XBackup Anywhere offers Expanded Replication for High Availability and More FlexibilityThe previous release of the Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance software (19.2.1.1.2) includes 3 new exciting...
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