ZDLRA Engineered System

Combining Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance (ZDLRA) with Oracle Exadata creates a powerful setup for protecting and recovering data.

Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance (ZDLRA) is an engineered system designed to minimize data loss and streamline data protection and recovery processes in Oracle Database environments. ZDLRA is engineered specifically for Oracle Database workloads and integrates tightly with Oracle's database technologies.

Think of it this way: Exadata is like a supercharged engine for your Oracle databases, designed to handle massive workloads with speed and reliability. It's where your data lives and operates.

Now, imagine adding ZDLRA to this setup. ZDLRA acts as a guardian angel for your data, constantly watching over it and making sure nothing gets lost. It continuously captures changes made to your databases and stores them securely. If anything goes wrong — like a system failure or accidental data deletion — ZDLRA steps in to help you recover quickly and with minimal data loss.

So, putting ZDLRA on Exadata is like having a high-performance car with an advanced safety system built in. It ensures your data stays safe and sound, allowing you to focus on driving your business forward without worrying about losing valuable information.

Key features of Oracle ZDLRA include:

1. 1. Continuous Data Protection: ZDLRA continuously captures and stores changes made to Oracle Database, ensuring that data loss is minimized in the event of a failure.

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3. 2. Offload Backup Processing: ZDLRA offloads backup processing from production databases, reducing the impact on production workloads during backup operations.

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5. 3. Incremental Forever Backups: ZDLRA utilizes incremental forever backup techniques, where only changed blocks are backed up after an initial full backup, reducing backup times and storage requirements.

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7. 4. Integrated Redundancy: ZDLRA incorporates redundancy at every level, including redundant hardware components and data protection features to ensure high availability and reliability.

8. Simplified Recovery: ZDLRA provides simplified recovery procedures, enabling rapid recovery of databases to specific points in time with minimal data loss.

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10. 5. Integration with Oracle Database: ZDLRA integrates seamlessly with Oracle Database, providing native support for Oracle features such as RMAN (Recovery Manager) and Oracle Data Guard.

Overall, Oracle ZDLRA aims to provide a comprehensive data protection solution for Oracle Database environments, ensuring data integrity, minimizing data loss, and simplifying recovery procedures.