What is one action you can take when a database backup fails in OCI?

The action of ensuring that your database host can connect to the OCI object storage is crucial when a database backup fails. Successful backups in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) typically require that the database can access the storage service where backups will be stored. If there are network issues, firewall rules, or misconfigurations preventing the connection to the OCI object storage, the backups will fail as the required target location is unreachable.

Verifying connectivity to the storage encompasses confirming that the appropriate permissions, network configurations, and endpoint addresses are correctly set. Without this access, even if other configurations are correct, the backup process will be unable to write data, leading to failure.

Other considerations, such as the database's archiving mode or its operational state, play essential roles in backup strategies but do not directly address connectivity issues to object storage. Therefore, ensuring connectivity to OCI object storage is foundational for successful backups.