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Background documentation Data Backup Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

A data backup saves the contents of the data volumes, and the database parameter values needed for restores.

For the SAP DB database system, we differentiate between the following types of data backup:

·        Complete data backup

·        Incremental data backup

You can perform complete and incremental data backups in the operational mode ONLINE or ADMIN. When doing so, you can back up to a group of parallel backup media. Data backups are always consistent in themselves.

Procedure

Use the Database Manager or, in SAP systems, the DBA Planning Calendar to perform the backups.

Database Manager GUI: SAP DB 7.4, Section Backup Processes

Database Manager CLI: SAP DB 7.4, Commands for Backing Up and Archiving

Database Administration in CCMS: SAP DB OLTP, DBA Planning Calendar

Note

To restore a database instance, you may also need log backups in addition to a data backup.

See also: Backing Up

 

 

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