Creates a new backup resource and returns the information the caller needs to back up an on-premises Oracle Database to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

Note: This API is used by an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Python script that is packaged with the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure CLI. Oracle recommends that you use the script instead using the API directly. See Migrating an On-Premises Database to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure by Creating a Backup in the Cloud for more information.


oci db external-backup-job create [OPTIONS]

Required Parameters

--availability-domain [text]

The targeted availability domain for the backup.

--character-set [text]

The character set for the database.

--compartment-id, -c [text]

The OCID of the compartment where this backup should be created.

--database-edition [text]

The Oracle Database edition to use for creating a database from this standalone backup. Note that 2-node RAC DB systems require Enterprise Edition - Extreme Performance.

Accepted values are:

--database-mode [text]

The mode (single instance or RAC) of the database being backed up.

Accepted values are:

--db-name [text]

The name of the database from which the backup is being taken.

--db-version [text]

A valid Oracle Database version.

--display-name [text]

A user-friendly name for the backup. This name does not have to be unique.

--external-database-identifier [integer]

The DBID of the Oracle Database being backed up.

--ncharacter-set [text]

The national character set for the database.

Optional Parameters

--db-unique-name [text]

The DB_UNIQUE_NAME of the Oracle Database being backed up.

--from-json [text]





--pdb-name [text]

The pluggable database name.