Adding Oracle Database to Inventory

To add an Oracle Database to the inventory, follow the steps below:

1. Make sure you meet the necessary requirements. 

2. Click Settings in the left pane of NAKIVO Backup & Replication.

3. Go to the Inventory page and click Add New.

4. On the Platform page of the wizard, select Application and click Next to proceed.

5. On the Options page of the wizard, provide the following information:

   1. Display name: Enter the preferred name for the database. 

   2. Hostname or IP: Specify the hostname or IP address of the Oracle database you want to add. 

   3. OS username: Enter your OS username.

   4. OS password: Enter your OS password.  

   5. Database SID: Enter your database SID, that is, the Oracle System Identifier specific to that database. 

   6. Oracle username: If the OS credentials do not belong to special Oracle groups (OSDBA/OSOPER), enter your Oracle username. Otherwise, leave the field empty.

   7. Oracle password: If the OS credentials do not belong to special Oracle groups (OSDBA/OSOPER), enter your Oracle password. Otherwise, leave the field empty.

6. Click Finish. The Oracle database is added to the inventory. 
   
   

Obtaining Oracle Database SID

To obtain your Oracle Database SID, follow the steps below:

1. Open the Run command box (Windows key+R key).

2. To open the registry editor, type regedit in the Run command dialog box and click OK. 
   
   
   

3. Navigate to the Key Registry of your Oracle Home. The location path is the following:  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >SOFTWARE >ORACLE>
   
   

4. The ORACLE_SID entry shows your SID.