Configuring the DXi

You must create Application Specific (RMAN) shares on the DXi remote management console before you configure the Oracle server. See the following sections to configure the DXi for RMAN.

Configuring the DXi consists of the following major steps. See the following subsections for detailed instructions for completing each step:

Note: You can also use the NAS Wizard to configure the DXi for Oracle RMAN shares. To learn more about using the Configuration Wizards, refer to the User’s Guide for your DXi model.

Configuring RMAN Authentication

To authenticate the RMAN shares on an Oracle server, you must create RMAN user credentials.

The Manage Users page in the DXi remote management console allows you to create and manage local authenticated users for use with Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN).

To create RMAN user credentials:

  1. Log on to the DXi remote management console.

  2. Navigate to the Configuration > System > Manage Users page (see Figure 1).

    Figure 1: Manage Users Page

Tasks

Use the Manage Users page to perform the following tasks:

The Manage Authenticated Users list displays the following information for all local authenticated RMAN users:

Name The name of the local authenticated user.
Description A brief description of the local authenticated user (if available).

Note: To update the list with the latest information, click Refresh.

Add an authenticated user to create local RMAN user credentials. The user credentials are required to authenticate the Oracle server.

To add an authenticated user:

  1. Click Add.

    The Add User Credential window displays (see Figure 2).

    Figure 2: Add User Credential

  2. Enter information about the authenticated user:

    User name Enter the name of the authenticated user.
    New Password Enter the password for the authenticated user.
    Confirm New Password Enter the password again to confirm it.
    Description (Optional) Enter a brief description of the authenticated user.
  3. Click Apply.

Edit an authenticated RMAN user to change the user's password or description.

To edit an authenticated RMAN user:

  1. Select the user and click Edit.

    The Edit User Credentials window displays (see Figure 3).

    Figure 3: Edit User Credentials

  2. Enter information about the authenticated user:

    Note: If you are editing an authenticated user, you cannot change the User name.

    New Password Enter the password for the authenticated user.
    Confirm New Password Enter the password again to confirm it.
    Description (Optional) Enter a brief description of the authenticated user.
  3. Click Apply.

Delete an authenticated RMAN user if the user credentials are no longer needed to authenticate the Oracle server.

To delete an authenticated user, select the user and click Delete.

Note: You can select multiple users to delete at once.

Configuring RMAN Shares

To create and configure RMAN shares:

  1. Log on to the DXi remote management console.

  2. Navigate to the Configuration > NAS > Summary page (see Figure 4).

    Figure 4: NAS Summary Page

    The NAS Summary page allows you to manage RMAN shares on the DXi6900. You can view information about existing shares, add or edit shares, and delete shares.

    Tasks

    Use the NAS page to perform the following tasks:

The NAS Shares List section displays the following information for all NAS shares on the DXi6900. RMAN shares are listed as Application Specific.

Shares The number of shares that have been added to the system.
Maximum The maximum number of shares that can be added to the system.
NFS The number of existing shares configured to use the NFS protocol (for Linux networks).
CIFS/SMB The number of existing shares configured to use the CIFS/SMB protocol (for Windows networks).
Application Specific The number of existing shares configured to use Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN).
Share Name The name of the share.
Protocol

The protocol (CIFS/SMB, NFS, or Application Specific (RMAN)) the share is configured to use.

For NFS shares, the Protocol column displays the commit type of the share (sync for synchronous or async for asynchronous). For information about changing the commit type of NFS shares, see the DXi-Series Command Line Interface (CLI) Guide.
Export Path The export path of the share (different for CIFS/SMB, NFS, and Application Specific (RMAN) shares).
Permissions The permissions in use on the share (Read & Write or Read Only).
Access The access type of the share (all hosts or specific users).
Deduplication The data deduplication state of the share (Enabled or Disabled).
Replication

The current state of replication for the share:

  • Enabled - Replication is enabled.
  • Send/Receive Sync ID - Directory/File Based Replication is enabled.
  • Configure - Click to configure replication for the share (see Editing an RMAN Share)
  • Scheduled - Replication is scheduled for the share. Click to view or modify the schedule. RMAN shares use trigger-based replication and cannot be scheduled.
Targets The targets the share is configured to replicate to.
Description A brief description of the NAS share (if available).

Additional Information

  • Click a column heading to sort the rows in the table by that column. Click the column heading again to reverse the sort order.
  • Click the Information button [i] next to a share to display detailed information about the share and recent replication activity.

To add an RMAN share:

  1. Click Add.

    The Add NAS Share page displays (see Figure 5).

    Figure 5: Add NAS Share Page

  2. Under NAS Share Settings, enter information about the Application Specific/RMAN share:

    Name

    Enter the name of the NAS share.

    Note: RMAN share names are not case-sensitive. For example, if you create a share named rman1, you cannot create another share named RMAN1.
    Description (Optional) Enter a brief description of the share.
    Protocol

    Select the Application Specific export protocol for the RMAN share:
    Enable deduplication

    Deduplication of RMAN shares is enabled by default and cannot be changed.

  3. (Optional) Under Replication Settings, specify replication settings.

    For more information about configuring replication for a share, or to set up replication for the share at a later time, see the DXi6900 or DXi4700 User's Guide.

  4. Click Apply.

Edit an RMAN share to modify the settings for the share, for example, to change the description of the share or to select different options.

To edit an RMAN share:

  1. Select the share and click Edit.

    The Edit NAS Share & Replication Settings page displays (see Figure 6).

    Figure 6: Edit NAS Share & Replication Settings Page

  2. Under NAS Share Settings, enter information about the share:

    Note: If you are editing an RMAN share, only the Description option can be changed.

    Description (Optional) Enter a brief description of the share.

  3. (Optional) Under Replication Settings, specify replication settings.

    For more information about configuring replication for a share, or to set up replication for the share at a later time, see the DXi6900 or DXi4700 User's Guide.

  4. Click Apply.

Delete an RMAN share if it is no longer needed. When you delete a share, all data stored on the share is lost, and any schedules associated with the share are deleted.

To delete a NAS share:

  1. Select the share and click Delete. You can select multiple shares to delete at once.

  2. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.