To execute an immediate Oracle backup

1        Select an Oracle instance under the Oracle client in the Navigation pane and click Backup.

2        Select the 1-Time Backup tab.

     This retrieves a list of databases available for backup.

     If there is nothing in the Databases to Protect list, verify that the Oracle instance is online and in open status.

     If a database is not online or is not in ARCHIVELOG mode, it cannot be selected for protection.

     Click the reload arrows at the bottom to refresh the list of discovered databases.

3        In the Databases to Protect area, check boxes to select the databases to backup.

Note: A separate backup is created for each database selected, even if they are within the same instance.

4        Choose the type of backup by selecting Full or Incremental.

If incremental backup is chosen and a successful full backup has never run, the system runs a full backup instead. Also, any failed backup will cause the next backup to be promoted to a full backup.

5        By default, backups are stored on the default device. To backup to a different device, select one in the Available Devices area.

6        Click Backup at the bottom of the screen to initiate the backup process.

To view the status of the active backup operations, select Settings > System Monitoring > Jobs. See Monitoring running backup jobs for details. To see the status of completed backup jobs, see Viewing backups.