HP OpenView Storage B6960-96008 manual SAP R/3 Backup Concept, Architecture

Integrating SAP R/3 and Data Protector

Integration Concept

Figure 2-1 SAP R/3 Backup Concept

	Legend
	SM	The Data Protector Session Manager, which is the Data
		Protector Backup Session Manager during backup or
		the Data Protector Restore Session Manager during
		restore.
	Database Library The interface between SAP R/3 Server processes and
		Data Protector.
	IDB	The IDB, which stores information about Data
		Protector sessions, such as session messages, and
		information about objects, data, used devices, and
		media.
	MA	The Data Protector General Media Agent.
SAP R/3	Depending on the backup mode, there are two possible backup scenarios
Architecture	(backint mode or RMAN mode) that can be used.

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