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Veeam plug-in for Oracle RMAN can be used for transactionally-consistent RMAN-based backups of Oracle databases and in some cases (as described in the previous article) it could be the only way (or the preferred way) to manage Oracle database backup.

Probably the best way to manage it is from the Veeam Backup Console, as described in the previous article. But it’s also possible manage it manually.

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Linus Torvalds announced today the release and general availability of Linux kernel 6.8, the latest stable version of the Linux kernel that introduces several new features and improvements.

This will be the last mainline kernel to have less than ten million git objects (there are 9.996 million objects overall!).

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Veeam plug-in for Oracle RMAN can be used for transactionally-consistent RMAN-based backups of Oracle databases and in some cases (as described in the previous article) it could be the only way (or the preferred way) to manage Oracle database backup.

In this post, we will see how use it in amanaged mode, buy automatically installing and configuring it via the Veeam Backup Console.

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Veeam Backup & Replication offers two options to protect Oracle databases:

You can use both or one of the options depending on your environment specifics and approach to handle Oracle databases.

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Scality,a global leader in reliable, secure and sustainable data storage software, today announced the results of a survey of 500 IT decision-makers across France, Germany, the UK and the US to gain insight into the role immutable data storage plays in an organisation’s overall cybersecurity strategy.

Key findings reveal:

  • 94% either already rely on immutable data storage or plan to implement it within the next 12 months, and an additional 2% plan to deploy it within the next three years.
  • 69% consider immutable data storage essential to their corporate cybersecurity.
  • Only 12% of those who deployed immutable data storage say it is not essential to cybersecurity.
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Since version 4.x, VMware vSphere provides native API to perform image level backup of running VMs: VMware vSphere Storage APIs – Data Protection (formerly known as VMware vStorage APIs for Data Protection or VADP).

Those API are based on VMware snapshot to create a readable base VMDK disk that can be easily copied by a compatible backup solution using a full transfer or using incremental transfer with Changed Block Tracking (CBT) feature.

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The Reduced Downtime Upgrade (RDU) is a new mechanism introduced in vSphere 8.x for upgrade/update the self-managed vCenter Servers with a minimal downtime (lesser compared to normal upgrade/update procedure).

What is the Self-managed vCenter Server? It’s a vCenter Server that manages its own ESXi host and its own virtual machine.

More information are available in KB 92659 (vCenter Server upgrades with the reduced downtime).

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