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Procedure documentation Backup Wizard Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

You can use the Backup Wizard to guide you through the entire process of backing up the data of your database instance.

You can start the Backup Wizard on a Windows-based server to back up data on either a local or remote server.

Procedure

Start the Backup Wizard. To do this, either use the call Backup Wizard or choose File ® Backup Wizard in the Database Manager GUI.

Choose Next to start each of the required backup steps.

       1.      You can back up the data of a database instance either locally, or on a remote host.
Choose your database instance, or enter the following information directly:
Information about the database instance
   Database Server: Enter the server name.

   Database Name: Enter the database name.
Information about the Database Manager user
   User Name: Enter the name of the Database Manager user.

   Password: Enter the password.

       2.      You can switch the database instance to the operational state of your choice. When you back up data, you require the operational states ADMIN or ONLINE.

       3.      Choose a backup type:
Complete Data Backup
Incremental Data Backup
Log Backup: Interactive log backup
Activate/Deactivate Automatic Log Backup: Automatic Log Backup

Also take note of the information about completed backups in the Backup Wizard.

Inform yourself about the backup procedures, and choose a suitable backup strategy for backing up your data.

       4.      Select a backup medium.
If you do not yet have a backup medium, you can create one, or create a group of parallel backup media.
For more information on this, see Managing the Backup Media.

       5.      Start the backup.

       6.      Close the Backup Wizard.

 

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