By default, after the Commvault Cloud agent is installed, database instances are automatically discovered.
Autodiscovery depends on the following conditions:
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Oracle database services must be running prior to configuring backups from the Commvault Cloud Configuration wizard. If database services are not running then instance discovery fails.
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By default, autodiscovery runs once every 24 hours. If you want to immediately discover databases, see Discovering Databases Manually or Automatically.
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Commvault Cloud uses instances that are defined in the Oracle oratab file, which is created by Oracle at installation and which functions as a database registry file. Verify that this file is accurate and updated. On Solaris systems, this file is normally located in the /var/opt/oracle directory. On Linux/UNIX systems, it is located in the /etc directory.
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Commvault Cloud discovers Oracle RAC instances that are in the MOUNT or OPEN state. It does not discover database instances that are shut down.
Instances that are automatically discovered are configured with the "/" (slash) character as the connect string. However, for out-of-place restores and duplicating a database in a cloud environment (AWS, Azure, or OCI), the connect string for the target database instance properties must be configured in USERNAME/PASSWORD@SERVICENAME format. Also, the target database instance properties must be configured in this format if you will be running data masking on the target machine in a cloud environment.