HP OpenView Storage B6960-96008 Chapter, Advantages, Introduction

Integrating SAP R/3 and Data Protector

Introduction

	Introduction
	Data Protector integrates with the SAP R/3 Database Server to offer
	online backup of your SAP R/3 databases.
	If the SAP R/3 system uses an Oracle database, then the Data Protector
	SAP R/3 integration can be used for backup. If any other database is
	used by SAP, then the corresponding Data Protector integration of that
	database (for example, Informix) must be used instead.
	Refer to the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Product
	Announcements, Software Notes, and References or
	http://www.hp.com/support/manuals for up-to-date information about
	platforms supported by the integration.
	The online backup concept is now widely accepted because it addresses
	the business requirements of high application availability. During
	backup, the database is online and actively used. The backup is
	performed quickly and efficiently, with the least possible impact on
	database performance.
	The SAP R/3 part of the integration provides storage management
	utilities. These utilities communicate with Data Protector via the Data
	Protector backint executable, which complies with the SAP R/3 backup
	interface.
Advantages	Using Data Protector with the SAP R/3 Database Server offers several
	advantages over using SAP R/3 alone:
	• Central Management for all backup operations
		You can manage backup operations from a central point. This is
		especially important in large business environments.
	•	Backup Management
		Backed up data can be duplicated during or after the backup to
		increase fault tolerance of backups, to improve data security and
		availability, or for vaulting purposes.
	•	Media Management

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