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Veritas NetBackup™ for SAP Administrator's Guide
Last Published:
2020-06-22
Product(s):
NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (8.3.0.1, 8.3, 8.2, 8.1.2)
- Introduction to NetBackup for SAP
- Introduction to NetBackup SAP HANA
- Installing NetBackup for SAP
- Installing NetBackup for SAP HANA
- Configuring NetBackup for SAP
- About configuring a backup policy for SAP
- NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- About SAP configuration files
- Configuring NetBackup for SAP HANA
- Performing backups and restores of SAP
- Using BRTools to start an SAP backup (for Oracle database only)
- Performing an SAP archive
- Restarting failed NetBackup for SAP backups and restores
- Performing backups and restores of SAP HANA
- NetBackup for SAP with Snapshot Client
- How the NetBackup for SAP Snapshot Client works
- About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP
- About configuring NetBackup for SAP block-level incremental backups on UNIX
- Configuring policies for BLI backups with NetBackup for SAP
- About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
- NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
- Troubleshooting NetBackup for SAP and SAP HANA
- NetBackup debug logs and reports
- sapdba logs and messages (Oracle-based SAP environments only)
- About troubleshooting NetBackup for SAP HANA
- Appendix A. backint command line interface
- Appendix B. Input and output files for SAP HANA
- Appendix C. backint -i in_file contents
- Appendix D. backint -o out_file contents
- Appendix E. NetBackup for SAP environment variables for backint
- Appendix F. NetBackup for SAP configuration or bp.conf file settings
- Appendix G. Parameters used in initSID.utl
- sort_backup_type <value>
- sort_restore_type <value>
- Appendix H. Configuring split mirror backups
- Appendix I. Register authorized locations
A
- alternate client restore
- see redirected restore, Redirecting a restore to a different client (SAP on Oracle databases only)
- altnames directory, Configuring redirected restores
- Application Backup schedule
- for block level incremental backups, Configuring policies for BLI backups with NetBackup for SAP
- overview, NetBackup for SAP backup types
- application backup schedule
- configuring, Configuring an application backup schedule
- overview, Configuring an application backup schedule
- retention, Example application backup schedule
- Approving the auto-discovered mappings in Host Management, Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings in Host Management
- archives
- creating, Performing an SAP archive
- automatic backup
- create scripts, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- automatic backup schedules, Example automatic backup schedule
- configuring, Configuring automatic backup schedules
- Automatic Full Backup schedule, NetBackup for SAP backup types
- with Snapshot Client, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP
- Automatic Incremental Backup schedule, NetBackup for SAP backup types
- automatic SAP backups, Using NetBackup for SAP to perform a backup
B
- backint configuration, SAP HANA backint configuration
- backint inteface
- theory of operation, About backint command line interface for SAP
- backint interface
- command line, About backint command line interface for SAP
- defined, About backint command line interface for SAP
- input file, About backint -i in_file contents
- linking with NetBackup for SAP, Linking NetBackup for SAP with backint (UNIX or Linux Oracle databases without RMAN only)
- parameter file, About backint command line interface for SAP
- restore process, Performing SAP restores using the SAPDBA utility (SAP on Oracle databases only)
- role in backup process, Using BRTools to start an SAP backup (for Oracle database only)
- sequence of operation, Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP
- technical overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP
- BACKINT parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- backup
- automatic, Performing a manual backup
- manual, Performing a manual backup
- Backup ID
- backup media required, NetBackup server and client requirements
- backup medium
- configuring, Creating a backup medium for NetBackup for SAP
- defined, About NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
- Backup policy, Creating a backup policy for SAP HANA
- Backup Selections list
- adding selections, Adding NetBackup for SAP scripts to the backup selections list
- backup_dev_type parameter, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
- backup_stream_buffersize parameter, backup_stream_buffersize <size>
- backups
- automatic (configuring scripts), NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- offline, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
- online, Performing brbackup online SAP backups
- output file contents, About backint -o out_file contents
- scripts for backup operations, Modifying the NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- when using MaxDB, Using NetBackup for SAP on a MaxDB database to perform backups and restores
- BID
- generation process, Using BRTools to start an SAP backup (for Oracle database only)
- returned on backup, About backint -o out_file contents
- block level incremental backup
- bp.conf
- repository for script parameters, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters ,
- bphdb
- role in backups and restores, Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP
- role in offline backups, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- bphdb log
- brarchive command
- example script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview
- using, Performing an SAP archive
- brbackup command
- backint parameter file, switch_list <control_file_path>
- example script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview
- sequence of operation, Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP
- use in online backup, Performing brbackup online SAP backups
- using to start a backup, Using BRTools to start an SAP backup (for Oracle database only)
- using without sapdba, Performing brbackup online SAP backups
- brrestore command
- bsi.env file
- overview, About SAP configuration files
- parameters, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- procedure for modifying, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
C
- client parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, client <client_name>
- client read timeout property, Minimizing timeout failures on large database restores
- client-initiated backups, Using NetBackup for SAP to perform a backup
- clients list, for backup policies, Adding clients to a policy
- commands
- backint, About backint command line interface for SAP
- brarchive, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts, Performing an SAP archive
- brbackup, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts, Performing brbackup online SAP backups
- brrestore, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview, Performing SAP restores using the SAPDBA utility (SAP on Oracle databases only)
- export, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- installation directory, Copying the SAP binary file (Windows Oracle databases without RMAN only), Linking NetBackup for SAP with backint (UNIX or Linux Oracle databases without RMAN only)
- stopsap R3, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
- su, Modifying the NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- compatibility information, Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility
- Configure client, Configuring the NetBackup client
- Configure master and media servers, About configuring the master and the media servers
- Configure master server, Configuring the master server for NetBackup SAP HANA
- Configure media server, Configuring the media server for NetBackup SAP HANA
- Configure node level, Node level configuration
- Configure SAP HANA, Configuring the SAP HANA Agent
- custom_sort_file parameter, custom_sort_file <file_path>
D
- daemons
- scheduling processes, Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
- daemons, see processes<$nopagebsgt, Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP
- debug logs
- debug level, Setting the debug level on a Windows client
- enabling, NetBackup debug logs and reports, Enabling the debug logs for a NetBackup for SAP client automatically (Windows)
- in /usr/openv/netbackup/logs, Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
- in install_path\\NetBackup\\bslogs,
- troubleshooting with log files, NetBackup debug logs and reports
- drives parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, Testing multiple concurrent backup jobs for NetBackup for SAP for Oracle (without RMAN), drives <number_of_drives>
E
- environment variables, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters ,
- ERROROUTPUT parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- export command, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
F
- FlashSnap snapshots, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
- Fulldata Storage Checkpoint, About Fulldata Storage Checkpoint and NetBackup for SAP
H
- Host Management, Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings in Host Management
I
- initsap.utl file, Updating the initsap.utl file
- initSID.sap file
- Oracle substitution characters, Example initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP on Oracle databases only)
- procedure for modifying, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
- script parameters, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters
- initSID.utl file
- Oracle substitution characters, Example NetBackup for SAP initSID.utl file
- overview, About SAP configuration files
- parameter summary, About parameters used in initSID.utl
- procedure for modifying, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP
- script parameters, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters
- specifying a schedule name in, Configuring an application backup schedule
- INPUT parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- inquiry_query_period parameter, inquiry_query_period <months>
- installation
- adding a license, About the license for NetBackup for SAP
- prerequisites for clusters, Requirements for using NetBackup for SAP MaxDB, SAP Oracle, and SAP HANA in a NetBackup cluster
- requirements for NetBackup clients, NetBackup server and client requirements
- requirements for NetBackup servers, NetBackup server and client requirements
- instant recovery
- configuration requirements, Configuration requirements for snapshot backups with NetBackup for SAP
- policy configuration, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP
- restore method, About restoring individual files from a NetBackup for SAP snapshot backup
J
- Jobs per client, Setting maximum jobs per client
L
- licenses, About the license for NetBackup for SAP
- log files
- sapdba utility, sapdba logs and messages (Oracle-based SAP environments only)
- Log level, Setting the logging level
M
- manual backups, Using NetBackup for SAP to perform a backup
- master_time_offset parameter, master_time_offset <minutes> (UNIX or Linux)
- MaxDB database
- administrative interface, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP
- backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- bsi.env file, About SAP configuration files
- configuration, About configuring NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
- configuration files, About SAP configuration files
- SAP parameter file, About SAP configuration files
- technical overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
- terminology, About NetBackup for SAP
- maximum jobs per client, Configuring the Maximum jobs per client for NetBackup for SAP
- media
- medium
- multiple copies feature, About schedule properties
- multiplexing
- overview, Features of NetBackup for SAP
N
- NAS_Snapshot, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
- NAS_Snapshot method, Configuring a NAS snapshot policy for NetBackup for SAP on UNIX/Linux
- nbjm scheduling process, Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
- nbpem scheduling process, Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
- nbrb scheduling process, Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
- NetBackup Client Service logon account, configuring, Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Client Service for NetBackup for SAP
- NetBackup for SAP NAS Snapshot
- configuring a policy for, Configuring a NAS snapshot policy for NetBackup for SAP on UNIX/Linux
- Nodata Storage Checkpoint, About Nodata Storage Checkpoint and NetBackup for SAP
O
- offhost backup
- offline backups, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
- online backups, Performing brbackup online SAP backups
- Oracle database
- configuration files, About SAP configuration files
- initSID.sap file, About SAP configuration files
- SAP parameter file, About SAP configuration files
- SAP profile file, About SAP configuration files
- SAP tools support, About NetBackup for SAP
- substitution characters, Example NetBackup for SAP initSID.utl file, Example initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP on Oracle databases only)
- technical overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP
- with RMAN
- backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- linking with the SBT library, Linking the Oracle instances with the SBT library (UNIX or Linux Oracle databases with RMAN only)
- technical overview, Using NetBackup for SAP on Oracle databases with RMAN
- without RMAN
- backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- copying the NetBackup for SAP binary, Copying the SAP binary file (Windows Oracle databases without RMAN only)
- linking with backint, Linking NetBackup for SAP with backint (UNIX or Linux Oracle databases without RMAN only)
- technical overview, Using NetBackup for SAP on Oracle databases without RMAN
- ORIGINAL_RUNDIRECTORY parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- OUTPUT parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
P
- parameter file
- initSID.sap, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters
- initSID.utl, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters
- PARAMETERFILE parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- parameters
- BACKINT, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- backup_dev_type, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
- backup_stream_buffersize, backup_stream_buffersize <size>
- client, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, client <client_name>
- custom_sort_file, custom_sort_file <file_path>
- drives, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, Testing multiple concurrent backup jobs for NetBackup for SAP for Oracle (without RMAN), drives <number_of_drives>
- ERROROUTPUT, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- INPUT, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- inquiry_query_period, inquiry_query_period <months>
- master_time_offset, master_time_offset <minutes> (UNIX or Linux)
- ORIGINAL_RUNDIRECTORY, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- OUTPUT, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- PARAMETERFILE, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- policy, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, policy <policy_name>
- policy2, policy2 <policy_name>
- restore_stream_buffersize, restore_stream_buffersize <size>
- retry_backup, retry_backup <number_of_retries>
- rman_parms, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
- schedule, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, schedule <schedule_name>
- schedule2, schedule2 <schedule_name>
- server, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, server <server_name>
- sort_backup_type, sort_backup_type <value>
- sort_restore_type, sort_restore_type <value>
- switch_list, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_list <control_file_path>
- switch_log, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_log <control_file_path>
- switch_sem, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_sem <control_file_path>
- TIMEOUT_FAILURE, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- TIMEOUT_SUCCESS, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- util_par_file, Relationships between SAP database configuration files, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
- policy configuration
- adding clients, Adding clients to a policy
- attributes, About policy attributes
- backup selections list, Adding NetBackup for SAP scripts to the backup selections list
- for databases, Adding a new NetBackup for SAP policy
- for Snapshot Client, Configuring a snapshot policy for NetBackup for SAP, Configuring a snapshot policy with Instant Recovery for NetBackup for SAP, Configuring policies for BLI backups with NetBackup for SAP
- overview, About configuring a backup policy for SAP
- testing, Performing a manual backup
- policy parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, policy <policy_name>
- policy2 parameter, policy2 <policy_name>
- processes
- bphdb, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- scheduling (nbpem
- nbjm) (see nbrb)
R
- redirected restore, Redirecting a restore to a different client (SAP on Oracle databases only)
- reports, NetBackup debug logs and reports
- (see also log files)
- All Log Entries report, About NetBackup server reports
- NetBackup server reports, About NetBackup server reports
- restore
- Point-in-time rollback, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
- snapshot rollback, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
- with Snapshot Client methods, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
- restore_stream_buffersize parameter, restore_stream_buffersize <size>
- restores
- output file contents, About backint -o out_file contents
- using sapdba, Performing SAP restores using the SAPDBA utility (SAP on Oracle databases only)
- with MaxDB, Performing a MaxDB database restore
- with Snapshot Client methods, Troubleshooting NetBackup for SAP rollback restores
- retry_backup parameter, retry_backup <number_of_retries>
- rman_parms parameter, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
S
- SAP DB database
- terminology, About NetBackup for SAP
- SAP HANA, About NetBackup for SAP HANA
- SAP tools
- see sapdba, SAP tools overview
- SAP_CLIENT environment variable,
- SAP_DRIVES environment variable,
- sap_maxdb_backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- sap_offline_backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- sap_online_backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- SAP_POLICY environment variable,
- sap_redo_log script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- sap_rman_backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- SAP_SCHED environment variable,
- SAP_SERVER environment variable,
- SAP_SWITCH environment variable,
- sapdba
- backup process, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
- databases that sapdba supports, About NetBackup for SAP
- defined, SAP tools overview
- examples, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
- offline backup, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
- restore process, Performing SAP restores using the SAPDBA utility (SAP on Oracle databases only)
- technical overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP
- utility log, sapdba logs and messages (Oracle-based SAP environments only)
- schedule parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, schedule <schedule_name>
- schedule2 parameter, schedule2 <schedule_name>
- schedules
- frequency, About schedule properties
- properties, About schedule properties
- scripts
- backup, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- examples, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- restore, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- su command, Modifying the NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- type of operation, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- usage caution, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
- server parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, server <server_name>
- snapshot backup, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
- configuration requirements, Configuration requirements for snapshot backups with NetBackup for SAP
- database objects included, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP
- policy configuration, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP
- restore method, About restoring individual files from a NetBackup for SAP snapshot backup
- Snapshot Client
- backup type roles, About NetBackup for SAP backup types
- configuring policies, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP
- RMAN backups, Mixing RMAN stream and RMAN proxy NetBackup for SAP backups
- sample scripts, About NetBackup for SAP sample backup scripts (UNIX or Linux), About NetBackup for SAP sample backup scripts (Windows)
- snapshot rollback, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
- sort_backup_type parameter, sort_backup_type <value>
- sort_restore_type parameter, sort_restore_type <value>
- switch_list parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_list <control_file_path>
- switch_log parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_log <control_file_path>
- switch_sem parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_sem <control_file_path>
T
- testing multiple concurrent jobs, Testing multiple concurrent backup jobs for NetBackup for SAP for Oracle (without RMAN)
- testing policy configuration, Performing a manual backup
- timeout failures
- TIMEOUT_FAILURE parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- TIMEOUT_SUCCESS parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
- transaction logs
- see archive logs, Configuring policies for BLI backups with NetBackup for SAP
U
- unified logging, , Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
- utl_par_file parameter, Relationships between SAP database configuration files
- utl_par_file parameters, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
V
- Veritas Storage Foundation, Configuration requirements for BLI backups with NetBackup for SAP
- VxFS_Checkpoint snapshot, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
- vxvm snapshot, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback