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CommVault® Simpana® Data Protection for Oracle

Application Protection and Recovery in Minutes

The CommVault® Simpana® data protection solution for Oracle integrates with hardware-based snapshots to deliver rapid-fire, persistent, protection copies of Oracle data and applications, running in both physical and virtual environments. Within minutes, systems and their associated business applications can be safely protected. And when you need to recover data or applications it can all be done centrally, simply by pointing-and-clicking within the Simpana Management Console which eliminates complex, multi-step, time-consuming restore times.

The legacy approach requires a multitude of non-integrated products (“Snap-type” management products, archive, data movement, backup) to ensure data can be moved from tier-to-tier, location-to-location and finally off to tape. We believe there is a better, more modern way to protect and manage Oracle applications and data that let us:

• Create protection copies without moving a single piece of data – this minimizes the burden on production servers.
• Create protection copies with multiple recovery points throughout each day – minimizing the risk to your business.
• Deliver protection capability that is independent of underlying hardware – you can use Simpana® software on whatever storage array hardware you already have.
• Easily recover applications and data, irrelevant of what storage tier it’s residing on.

Using the CommVault integrated approach means that Oracle backup and database administrators no longer need to create and maintain scripts and manage numerous technologies and products independently. The management, protection, and recovery of application data across tiers of storage, tape and inside the cloud become fast and simple.

Superior Oracle Integration

CommVault Simpana software simplifies data management for Oracle databases with advanced capabilities integrated to work seamlessly with Oracle systems and administrative processes. CommVault does this by providing Simpana data management software with Oracle RMAN integration and advanced capabilities designed to minimize and eliminate Oracle recovery failures, while significantly speeding Oracle backup and restore performance.

CommVault Simpana software includes comprehensive Oracle log management, enabling more frequent points-in-time of backup and recovery throughout the day. Active monitoring of Oracle blocks ensure data coherency for backup and enable reliable recovery. Seamless use of existing RMAN scripts preserves existing procedures, and simplifies their operation. Guided recovery finds and guides repair of Oracle database systems, making it simple and fast to recover Oracle systems.

The Most Advanced Oracle Recovery Capabilities Anywhere, Period

Recover individual tables, databases or entire applications all from within the Simpana Management Console. There is no mounting, no recovery wizards, no extra steps needed – Simpana software takes care of it all.

Simpana^® Data Protection Capabilities for Oracle

CommVault Simpana software delivers the following capabilities for managing Oracle database systems:

• Rapid backup including “near instant” snapshot capabilities
• Snapshot integration with RMAN for database point-in-time-recovery
• Snapshot support for Oracle ASM
• Corrupt block detection during backup, with corrective RMAN Block Recovery capabilities to repair the data and ensure its coherency
• Automated Oracle Archive Log management as part of the backup operation, making it easy to preserve and prune Oracle log files and reduce disk space requirements
• Any point-in-time recovery options simplified with automated log playback features for Oracle databases
• Guided recovery using a simplified, point-and-click interface that enables easy selection of any Oracle object for recovery, down to the table level
• One-step recovery that issues all Oracle commands required to enable the files to be restored back to the production Oracle environment without being staged
• Automated detection of data files, control files, online redo logs, and parameter files needed for inclusion in the recovery
• Brings the Oracle database back online after the restore process is complete
• Preserves use of existing Oracle RMAN scripts with seamless operation as part of the Simpana recovery process
• Audit-ready reporting of data handling
• Block-level deduplication of database managed data on both disk and tape storage
• Real-time replication among systems and sites, for improved Disaster Recovery
• Comprehensive support for Oracle RAC nodes and configurations