To back up Oracle resources

1. On the navigation bar, click the arrow next to Backup.

2. Click New Backup Job.

3. In the backup selections list, do one of the following:

   For Oracle RAC	Expand the RAC virtual node name under the Oracle Real Application Clusters node. Each node in the cluster uses the same virtual node name. It is in the form RAC-<database name>-<database ID>.
   For Oracle resources	Expand the appropriate node under Favorite Resources.

   The current state of the database appears in brackets next to the database name. If the database is down, you cannot select it for backup.

4. To select data for backup, select the check box next to the item that you want to back up.

   If you select a container item for backup, you cannot exclude individual items in that container. You must clear the check box for the container item, and then select the individual items in the container that you want to include in the backup.

5. On the Properties pane, under Settings, click Oracle.

6. Complete the appropriate options as follows:

   Backup method	Select one of the following backup methods: Full - Back up selections. This method is the equivalent of the Oracle RMAN Incremental: Level 0 backup. Select this method to perform a full backup of Oracle selections. Differential - Back up changes since last full. This method is the equivalent of the Oracle RMAN Cumulative Incremental: Level 1 backup. Select this method to back up all database changes since the last full backup. A full backup is performed of all archived redo logs since log files are never partially backed up. Incremental - Back up changes since last full or incremental. This method is the equivalent of the Oracle RMAN Incremental: Level 1 backup. Select this method to back up all database changes since the last full or incremental backup. A full backup is performed of all archived redo logs since log files are never partially backed up.
   Delete backed up archive log files	Check Delete backed up archive log files to delete the archived log files automatically after the backup.
   Do not back up archived logfiles that have already been backed up	Check Do not back up archived logfiles that have already been backed up to have Backup Exec skip any archived logfiles that have been backed up previously.
   Perform the backup offline	Check Perform the backup offline to have Backup Exec take the database offline before you start the backup job. Backup Exec brings the database online after the backup job is complete.

7. To configure multiple data streams for backup, under Destination, click Device and Media.

8. Complete the appropriate options as follows:

   Maximum number of devices to use for resources that support multiple data streams

   Enter the maximum number of devices that the backup job can use. If you specify more than one device, you must choose one of the following items as a destination device for the backup job: A device pool. A backup-to-disk folder that has at least two concurrent operations enabled. If there is only one device for the backup job to use, then the data streams from RMAN are backed up serially to the media. See Creating a backup-to-disk folder. This feature is not available for DBA-initiated jobs.

   Minimum number of devices, terminate job if fewer devices are available

   Enter the minimum number of devices that the job can use. If the job cannot acquire the minimum number of devices, the job fails. This feature is not available for DBA-initiated jobs.

9. Complete the remaining backup job properties as necessary.