PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance 5.16.0.0 Oracle RMAN User Guide

Select protection policy asset groups

1. On the Asset Groups page, select one or more Data Guard asset groups to be protected by the policy, if applicable.

   In stand-alone mode, each Data Guard database is protected separately as an independent asset. In federated mode, a Data Guard asset group is protected by using a protection strategy of either primary mode or standby mode:

   • Primary mode—The backup is scheduled on the primary production database. During a failover, PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance automatically schedules the backup on the new primary database.
   • Standby mode—The backup is scheduled on the physical standby database, based on availability and the preference setting. If the asset group includes multiple standby databases, you can set a rank for each standby database, based on preference. The backup is scheduled on the highest ranked standby database. During a failover, PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance automatically schedules the backup on the next highest ranked standby database.
   When you select an asset group that is not yet assigned a primary or standby mode, the group is assigned the primary mode by default.
2. To change the mode of an asset group, perform one of the following actions:
   • Click Set Protection Strategy, and select Primary Mode or Standby Mode in the dialog box.
   • Click the tag next to the group name on the Asset Groups page, and select the mode from the displayed list.
   In the Set Protection Strategy dialog, when you select Standby Mode and the asset group includes multiple physical standby databases, the Select Priority Items page appears. On the page, you can set the backup ranking for each standby database, which determines the order in which the standby databases are backed up.
3. Click Next.