Exclude Specific Oracle Database from Backup

[storageguy]

Hi,

We have an Oracle databases that runs on a Linux server and we backed it up as an image level. Is there a way we can exclude a specific database from backup?

Thanks

[PetrM]

Hello,

No, there is no such method but you can back up only the specific databases using RMAN plug-in in standalone mode or in managed mode. May I ask you to clarify why you want to exclude some databases? Maybe we can find another workaround.

Thanks!

[storageguy]

@PetrM, we have few databases on the server and one DB is no longer in use, so the reason why we would like to exclude it from backup.
We also used RMAN backup on top of the image level backup, so not a big deal, but it would be nice if we can exclude it also from the image level backup.

[PetrM]

Hello,

Ok, the requested is noted. However, I'm still curious: if you don't use these databases why do you still keep them on the production server?

Thanks!

[MaartenA]

Same here. In our case the vendor has a production and test database on the same Oracle machine. When a new build from the application is created they first test it in the test database and then it goes to production. After this the test database is getting disabled to spare resources i think. Veeam will then give the warnings that it is unable to backup the test. So yes it would be nice to have the option to exclude