Oracle Secure Backup Cloud Module aka libosbws.so, is the MML that is
required to backup to S3. It requires a license purchase to use.
($3500/stream list price). You do not require a license for each database.
Licensing is done per stream. Number of licenses should eaual to high
water mark of total concurrent streams (RMAN channels) in use at any one
time. If you have 7 dbs to backup and each has 4 channels, that's 28
streams. But, if each of the DBs is backed up once a week on a different
day, then you need 4 licenses. Maybe more if the other DBs have archive
log backups running concurrently. It's all about concurrent streams.
Another thought I had, but have not tried yet, AWS has (relatively) new
functionality called Storage Gareways. You can mount an S3 bucket as a
filesystem. I'm thinking , if I do that, I can use RMAN backup to disk,
and my data still goes to S3, but OSB Cloud Module is not required. Just
an idea....I need to test, both in terms of functionality and
performance/throughput.
-Mark
On Sun, Nov 19, 2017, 01:14 Jeremy Schneider <schneider@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
David, I didn't hit the link but the screenshot you included was (I
believe) referencing the fact that rman usually requires extra licenses for
using oracle's built-in encryption and compression capabilities. Off the
top of my head, I'm thinking that the restricted use license applies to
this part rather than the S3 part.
I'm pretty sure you don't need advanced security to do AWS backups.
However I see a reference to an "oracle secure backup cloud module" in that
screen shot - is this something you need to purchase extra?
Of course you'll want to read carefully yourself and make a final decision
based on what you find. Don't take my word for anything. :)
-Jeremy
Sent from my TI-83
On Oct 31, 2017, at 8:27 AM, David Barbour <david.barbour1@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Does anyone know if we can use Oracle Secure Backup to AWS without
separately purchasing the Advanced Security Option?
Here's what the Licensing Information documentations (
https://docs.oracle.com/database/122/DBLIC/Licensing-Information.htm#DBLIC-GUID-75262092-CD86-4B30-A21B-92ECC1C2E130)
states. Interpretation or experience would be appreciated.
Oracle Secure Backup
Oracle Secure Backup Cloud Module
For backup of Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, Oracle Secure Backup
includes restricted use licenses for:
-
RMAN backup encryption to tape or Amazon S3
-
RMAN backup compression leveraging LOW, MEDIUM, BASIC or HIGH
algorithms
The Oracle Secure Backup special-use licenses apply to RMAN backup
encryption, which is a component of the Oracle Advanced Security Option,
and RMAN backup compression levels, which are components of the Oracle
Advanced Compression Option. To use additional features of the Oracle
Advanced Security Option or the Oracle Advanced Compression Option, you
must license those options separately. In addition, the Oracle Advanced
Security Option must be licensed when performing RMAN encrypted backups
directly to disk whether or not Oracle Secure Backup is the media manager.
