As far as I know, Jason is correct, the DPA Server itself must run on Solaris or Windows for DPA/RA but the oracle db server can be hosted on any OS. To be 100% sure, I would recommend opening an SR and get Support to verify it for you.
Also note, that DPA/RA is a separately licensable feature but even if you are not planning to use it or license it, you still need to create the illuminator schema and user as the installer will still need to prepare the database.
I fell into the same confusion when I was first reading the docs
That Recoverability Analysis requirement is only for the DPA Server, not to do with the DPA database. So in your case your server is on Solaris so you are fine.
Data Protection Advisor supports the following databases:
◆ Oracle in Solaris and Linux environments
My guess is that it has not been certified on AIX but as you have been working okay with it then it probably will be okay; however it is sensible to check with EMC.
ElvinKan
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January 25th, 2011 12:00
As far as I know, Jason is correct, the DPA Server itself must run on Solaris or Windows for DPA/RA but the oracle db server can be hosted on any OS. To be 100% sure, I would recommend opening an SR and get Support to verify it for you.
Also note, that DPA/RA is a separately licensable feature but even if you are not planning to use it or license it, you still need to create the illuminator schema and user as the installer will still need to prepare the database.
HTH
-E
JasonBailey
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January 25th, 2011 12:00
I fell into the same confusion when I was first reading the docs
That Recoverability Analysis requirement is only for the DPA Server, not to do with the DPA database. So in your case your server is on Solaris so you are fine.
David_Hampson_90e289
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January 26th, 2011 02:00
The Data Protection Advisor 5.7 Compatibility Matrix does not specify a platform for the database, only application and version. However the Installation Guide states:
My guess is that it has not been certified on AIX but as you have been working okay with it then it probably will be okay; however it is sensible to check with EMC.