Linux Oracle not detecting any databases, dependency is installed

SUMMARY

Linux or Solaris agent and Oracle dependency agent are both installed on a server with a supported version of Oracle.  The appliance UI does not indicate any databases are found on the oracle server.  

ISSUE

Either an Oracle Home is not defined for the database, more than 1 home is defined for the database where it must only have a single home, or the database is a RAC configuration that is unsupported by this agent.  

RESOLUTION

On the Linux box you should be able to run:

cat /etc/oratab

This will give you a list of databases deployed on the current system. It will be a : separated list of sid:home:boot.  Ensure each Oracle instance one home has been defined.  

After a home is defined, perform an inventory sync from the Unitrends UI of the oracle server and the databases should now be visible.  

 

This is also a good time to verify user/group permissions that will be required.  
For each unique home path you should run the following:

export ORACLE_HOME=home
${ORACLE_HOME}/bin/osdbagrp

This will give you the oradba system group used to manage the Oracle Instance

Using this group run:

lid -g <group>

That command should give you a list of users that could be used as system level oracle dbas for that unique home.   Ensure you use a user of this group as your oracle credential or add/change user permissions as necessary in Linux so that a valid account credential can be provided to Unitrends.

CAUSE

The Oracle backup needs to have a user that is known by the Linux OS and the Oracle DBand each Oracle Instance requires a defined home path.. 

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