Tag: Oracle
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Cyber-Resilient Strategy for Veeam Backups on OCI – a practical guide
A backup that can be deleted by a compromised administrator is not a backup—it’s a liability. In the OCI ecosystem, achieving true resilience requires moving beyond simple connectivity and into the world of Zero-Trust architecture. To build a “Ransomware-Proof Vault” for your OCI workloads, we must follow the 3-2-1-1-0 Golden Rule. Here is how to…
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Why Your Veeam Backups Aren’t Immutable in OCI S3 (And How to Fix It)
If you’ve tried to check the “Make recent backups immutable” box while setting up an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) S3-compatible bucket in Veeam, you’ve likely hit a wall. Despite OCI’s robust security, it lacks the native S3 Object Lock API that Veeam requires to “talk” to the bucket for immutability. While you can easily follow…
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Second of Three – Recovery Options for OCI Veeam Agent Backups
Veeam’s recovery versatility is one of its greatest strengths, especially when using the Veeam Agent. While OCI doesn’t currently support direct bare-metal restore from Veeam into the cloud, the available restore modes are comprehensive and cover most operational needs. Even better: you can restore OCI workloads into other virtualization platforms or clouds such as VMware,…
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First of Three, protect your OCI Native VMs using Veeam
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) provides a scalable platform for running enterprise workloads, but data protection remains a shared responsibility. While OCI offers snapshots, clones, and custom images, organizations often require a more flexible and centralized backup solution. This is where Veeam Backup & Replication becomes an ideal choice especially when leveraging the Veeam Agent for…
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Deploying Veeam Oracle RMAN Plug-in from Veeam Server
Computer Discovery and Veeam Plug-in Deployment For automated Plug-in installation, we can use Protection Group, in which we organize computers with databases that we want to protect. We can use automatic computer discovery and Plug-in installation. It works the same as for installing Veeam agent. Note: I performed tests in a lab environment. Oracle DB 19c was simply installed…
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How to Add an OCI S3 Bucket as a Veeam Repository
Integrating Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Storage with Veeam Backup & Replication can enhance your data protection strategy by leveraging scalable and cost-effective object storage. Follow these steps to add an OCI S3 bucket to your Veeam repository: Prerequisites Before you begin, ensure you have: Step-by-Step Guide 1. Create an OCI S3 Bucket 2. Obtain Access…