Ahsay Go - Create Oracle Backup Set

In the Ahsay Go main interface, click Backup Sets.

Create a new backup set by clicking the "+" icon before "Add new backup set"

In the “Create Backup Set” window, select Oracle Database Server Backup as the “Backup set type”. Configure the following settings:

• Name - the name of the backup set.
• Backup set type - the type of the backup set (i.e. Oracle Database Server Backup).
• Login ID - the login ID of the Oracle server. The default login ID is "system".
• Password - the password of the login account.
• Host - the host of the Oracle server.
• Port - the port where the connections to the Oracle server is made. The default port is "1521".
• SID - the Oracle System Identifier. For more details, please refer to the System Identifier (SID) in the Requirements section.

Once all the fields are configured, click Next to proceed.

In the “Backup Source” menu, select the Oracle database(s) you would like to back up. Click Next to proceed.

In the “Schedule” window, configure a backup schedule for backup job to run automatically at your specified time interval. By default, the “Run scheduled backup for this backup set” option is off. You can create a backup schedule by clicking the + button. Click Next to proceed when you are done with the settings.

For details on how to configure the backup schedule settings, please refer to the Overview section.

The Ahsay Drive selected during account creation will already be available as a storage destination.

To add another backup destination, click Add then select the "Destination storage" then enter the name. Click OK then Next to proceed once done.

In the “Encryption” window, the default “Encrypt Backup Data” option is enabled with an encryption key preset by the system which provides the most secure protection.

If you have enabled the Encryption Key feature in the previous step, the following pop-up window shows, no matter which encryption type you have selected.

The pop-up window has the following three options to choose from:

• Unmask encryption key - The encryption key is masked by default. Click this option to show the encryption key.

• Copy to clipboard – Click to copy the encryption key, then you can paste it in another location of your choice.
• Confirm - Click to exit this pop-up window and proceed to the next step.

The following screen shows when the new backup set is created successfully.

You can click Backup now to start a backup immediately, or you can run a backup job later by following the instructions in the Run a Backup Job section.

Based on Best Practice and Recommendations, it is highly recommended to change the "Temporary Directory" to another location with sufficient free disk space other than Drive C: (e.g. Drive D:).

To do this, go to Backup Sets > Others > Temporary Directory and click the Change button to browse to another location.

Optional: Archived Log Deletion

The deletion of the archived logs is enabled by default and archived logs more than 60 days are deleted from the Oracle database instance. This process occurs after every database and archived log backup job.

For example, if the Oracle database instance generates a lot of archived log files, you may want to reduce the number of days before they are deleted.

Optional: Select your preferred compression type. By default, the compression type is Fast with optimization for local.

Go to Others > Compressions, then select from the following:

• No Compression
• Normal
• Fast (Compressed size larger than normal)
• Fast with optimization for local

Click Save to apply the changes.