PowerProtect | How to do Oracle backups using Operating system authentication with PowerProtect Data Manager

Summary: This article explains how to setup Oracle Operating system Authentication with PowerProtect Data Manager.

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Instructions

Instructions:

1) Log in to the Oracle Host.
2) Verify that your Database supports OS authentication as below 
sqlplus /nolog

SQL*Plus: Release 19.0.0.0.0 - Production on Thu Feb 17 07:44:56 2022
Version 19.14.0.0.0

Copyright (c) 1982, 2021, Oracle. All rights reserved.

SQL> connect / as sysbackup
Connected.

3) (Optional) Set ORACLE_OS_USER  for each required SID in the rman_agent.cfg configuration file
  ( "/home/oracle/opt/dpsapps/rmanagent/config" is the default location)

For example, The rman_agent.cfg  file includes the following settings to enable OS authentication for the database SID orcl: 
[SID_orcl]
ORACLE_OS_USER = oracle
For any supported Oracle version in a stand-alone or RAC system, SID_name must match the SID that runs on the local host.

Then, Save the file.

4) Restart the agent on the Oracle Host as root 
systemctl restart agentsvc

5) Create a Credential in PowerProtect Data Manager for the OS user by clicking on Administration>Credentials>Add

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6) Create a Protection Policy in PowerProtect Data Manager by clicking on Protection>Protection Policies>Add.
7) Click on "Set Credentials"

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8) Select "OS User" and Select the Credential created previously.
9) Run a test backup to check the configuration is OK

Additional Information

Please refer to this video:
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Article Number: 000196402
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 14 Dec 2022
Version:  6
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