Using Data Domain Mtree replication for DD Boost and Oracle RMAN

In an earlier post, I looked at using RMAN managed replication to make two copies of an RMAN backupset to two separate Data Domains.

In the post Replicating an RMAN Backupset with Data Domain and DD Boost I then restored the database from the secondary copy to demonstrate that RMAN managed replication could be a useful tool for DBAs to protect against data center failures.

In this example however, I am going to use Data Domain’s native Mtree replication instead of RMAN’s managed replication.

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