Specifying the protocol for dumping the database
To back up an active database, a copy or "dump" of the database must be made.
1. In the Select the protocol for dumping the database file screen, select the protocol you want to use for this backup set.
Some of these options might not appear, depending on your network configuration or the target Oracle server that is selected.
• Local File System (for Oracle servers on the DS-Client computer): dumps the database into the specified path on the local file system (on the DS-Client computer).
• NFS (for remote Oracle servers): DS-Client will read the database dump files from the database server using the NFS transmission protocol.
• UNIX-SSH (for remote Oracle servers): DS-Client will read the database dump files from the database server using the UNIX-SSH transmission protocol.
• DS-PIPE: This is an alternative to the database dump for Oracle database server backups. This option does not consume any additional disk space. During backups, DS-Client reads from the pipe on the source database. This method is useful if your database is too big to be dumped to a file.
2. Click Next.
Depending on your protocol selection, you may have to provide additional credentials.