Schema Backups

Backup Manager

To access the Schema Backups Manager, click the Backups icon as show below.

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Layout

The Backup Manager tab allows you to create, edit, and delete scheduled schema backups.

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Create Backup

To create a new schema backup, enter the backup name and click create.

A template will be created and you just need to simply fill in the schema/password and FTP or offsite information.

Edit Backup

To edit a backup, select the script from the drop down.

Make the required edits and click Save.

Backup Location

By default, backups are saved to /opt/oracle/admin/XE/dpdump unless otherwise specified.

Scheduling Backups

Backups can be scheduled with a variety of options via the Schedule tab as shown below:

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On the main Schedule page, click the Add tab to open the Create Schedule page as shown below.

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Scheduling Options

The Schedule module offers the following options.

Execute:

Options:
   now
   custom
   hourly
   weekly
   monthly

now: This will run the Backup immediately, with no subsequent runs.

custom: This option allows you to enter a custom cron for running the Backups

hourly, weekly, and monthly are as stated.

Name:

Options:
   Drop-down list of all available Backups

The Name field will display a list of all available Backup scripts.

Above, we have select the DemoScript.sh we created earlier.

File Name:

Options:
   Set in backup.sh file

Enter the desired Data Source for the report.

Email:

Options:
   Set in backup.sh file

Note

All options are set within your backup.sh file