Database Administration · Unit 7
Backup, Recovery and Data Protection
Exam-focused notes for Backup, Recovery and Data Protection (Database Administration, BIT352): what the TU syllabus asks and how it has actually been tested, with 3 solved past questions from this unit.
What this unit covers
- Backup definition and necessity
- Types of database backup
- Cold backup procedures and commands
- Hot backup procedures
- Restore definition and procedures
- Recovery definition and processes
- Recovery with examples
- Oracle Data Guard concepts
- Data Guard importance and usage
Backup definition and necessity
Explain the term backup, restore and recovery in oracle database. Also explain the different backups and recovery process with example.[10]
Note: Reference notes were not available for this topic. The following answer is based on standard Oracle Database concepts as taught in BSc CSIT curriculum. --- A backup is a copy of data (database files, control files, archived redo logs, etc.) that can b...
Full solved answer →Why database backup is needed? What are types of database backup? Explain the procedure of cold backup of oracle database with necessary commands.[10]
Note: The reference notes did not contain material on this topic. The following answer is based on standard Oracle Database Administration concepts as taught in BSc CSIT curriculum. --- Database backup is the process of copying and archiving database data s...
Full solved answer →Oracle Data Guard concepts
What is oracle data guard? Explain its importance in oracle database. [5]
Oracle Data Guard is a high availability, data protection, and disaster recovery solution provided by Oracle Corporation. It creates, maintains, and monitors one or more standby databases as copies of the primary (production) database. If the primary databa...
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