Oracle Database Administration from Zero to Hero - Introducing Backup and Recovery

This lecture covers recovery in Oracle databases, focusing on data failure categories, backup and recovery planning, and Oracle's recovery solutions. It explains the importance of understanding different types of failures, such as media, user, network, and disasters, and how to develop a recovery plan with RTO and RPO objectives. The lecture also compares Oracle technologies like RMAN, Data Guard, and RAC, emphasizing the need for a tailored recovery strategy based on system value and budget. The course will focus on using RMAN for implementing backup and recovery policies.

What are the different categories of data failures that can occur in databases?

What are the potential causes of media failures in databases?

Explain the importance of understanding RTO and RPO in a backup and recovery plan.

What factors should be considered when establishing RTO and RPO objectives?

Discuss the significance of testing recovery procedures in a recovery plan.

What are the general guidelines for creating a system recovery plan?

Describe the role of RMAN in Oracle database recovery.

How does Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) provide fault tolerance?

What is the function of Data Guard in Oracle databases?

How can organizations determine the appropriate backup and recovery solutions?