Oracle databases not showing in Recovery Services Vault on Azure VM

Question

I have an Azure Virtual Machine (VM) running both SQL Server and Oracle databases. I successfully configured Azure Backup using a Recovery Services Vault to back up the SQL Server databases. However, when I try to discover the Oracle databases in the VM using the Recovery Services Vault, they do not appear in the list of databases available for backup. It seems that only SQL Server databases are being recognized by the backup service. I need to back up the Oracle databases as well. Can you advise on the best approach to configure backups for Oracle databases on an Azure VM, ideally using Azure-native tools or recommended third-party solutions?

Answer 1

Hello Sudhakar P,

Yes, if you intend to configure backups for DBs for oracle using RSV there is no direct option to enable the backups. as shown below currently the available options are for SQL DBs and SAP HANA DB's.However, to successfully configure backups for Oracle DBs using Azure RSV, consider it as a Database consistent snapshot using Azure VM backup. so that you can enable the backups.

Please follow the documentation provided below:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-database-backup-azure-backup?tabs=azure-portal

And understand the Backup strategies for Oracle Database on an Azure Linux VM

This will guide you through the process of configuring backups for Oracle DBs and understanding the backup strategies for Oracle Database on an Azure Linux VM.

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