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ORACLE SECURE BACKUP 10.4

DATA SHEET

ORACLE SECURE BACKUP 10.4
ENTERPRISE DATA PROTECTION
October 2011
TAPE BACKUP MANAGEMENT
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
• Fastest, most efficient Oracle

database backups to tape
• Heterogeneous file system

Oracle Secure Backup 10.4 provides centralized tape backup
management for heterogeneous file systems and the Oracle database
reducing the complexity and cost of secure, performant data protection.

protection
• Policy-based tape backup

management
• Advanced device and media

management

Unified Data Protection for the Enterprise
Oracle Secure Backup (OSB) delivers unified data protection for heterogeneous file

•

Dynamic tape drive sharing

systems, Network Attached Storage (NAS) and the Oracle database in complex

•

Tape vaulting

distributed IT environments. Highly scalable, Oracle Secure Backup domains

•

Server-less tape duplication

(environments) are centrally managed using a single console and common management

•

Migration from VTL to
physical tape

interface across spectrum of servers and NAS devices.

• Backup encryption options –

Native or hardware
• Integrated with Oracle Recovery

Manager (RMAN) and Enterprise
Manager (EM)
• IPv6 and IPv4 support

Beyond file system protection, Oracle Secure Backup has built-in Oracle database
integration providing optimized backup / restore for the database. Oracle Secure Backup
delivers centralized tape backup management for the entire IT environment:
•

Oracle9i to Oracle Database 11g Release 2

• Optimized throughput over

Inifiband connections

•

• Low-cost, per tape drive licensing

CLOUD MODULE

Oracle database integration with Recovery Manager (RMAN) supporting versions

Optimized performance achieving 25-40% faster backups than comparable
media management utilities with up to 10% less CPU utilization

•

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

Faster data transfer from Exadata and/or Oracle Database Appliance to media servers
by leveraging RDS / RDMA (Reliable Datagram Sockets over Remote Data Memory

• Oracle database backup to the

Access) over Infiniband (IB)

Cloud (internet storage location)
•

Supports Amazon S3

• Easy access and restore of offsite,

cloud backups

•

File system data protection: UNIX / Windows / Linux servers

•

NAS data protection leveraging the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP)

• Fast database backup

compression (Oracle database
11g)
• RMAN backup encryption (Oracle

database 10gR2)
• Licensed per RMAN channel

Comprehensive, Enterprise-Class Solution
Data is the most important business asset. Oracle Secure Backup delivers comprehensive
data protection management with enterprise-class features and Oracle database integration
in one, complete solution. Comparable products separately license advanced features;
OSB does not. Advanced capabilities are inclusive in the Oracle Secure Backup low-cost,
per tape drive license simplifying license management without compromising

Oracle Secure Backup has been
validated by Oracle Maximum
Availability Architecture (MAA)
engineers for backup and recovery
of Exadata:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/d
atabase/features/availability/maatech-wp-sundbm-backup-11202183503.pdf

functionality.
Backup Encryption: Host-based or Hardware Options
The inherent portability of tape media addresses key backup, long-term storage and
disaster recovery requirements. Securing backup data on tape when onsite, offsite and
even lost requires backup encryption.
Oracle Secure Backup delivers policy-based backup encryption with backup encryption
keys securely stored on the Administrative Server. Encryption keys may be generated

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