HP OpenView Storage B6960-96008 manual Backing Up Using Recovery Manager, Benefits, Incrementally

Integrating SAP R/3 and Data Protector

Configuring an SAP R/3 Backup

You can perform two types of online backups as well as offline backups.

• To start an offline backup, specify the -t offline and -d util_file BRBACKUP options. You can alternatively specify backup_dev_type = util_file and backup_type = offline in the SAP parameter file.

• The two types of online backups differ according to the duration in

	which tablespaces are in backup mode.
	If the -t online and -d util_file BRBACKUP options are
	specified, SAP R/3 puts all tablespaces in backup mode before the
	backup begins, and puts them back into normal mode after the
	backup. The same is achieved by specifying
	backup_dev_type = util_file and backup_type=online in the
	SAP parameter file.
	If the -t online and -d util_file_online BRBACKUP options
	are specified, SAP R/3 puts individual objects in backup mode before
	the backup begins, and puts them back into normal mode after the
	backup. The same is achieved by specifying
	backup_dev_type = util_file_online and backup_type=online
	in the SAP parameter file.
	Refer to the SAP R/3 documentation for more information.
	Backing Up Using Recovery Manager
Benefits	Version 4.5 and higher of the SAP R/3 backup utilities allows Oracle data
	files to be backed up using RMAN mode. RMAN mode is in general
	transparent to the user. The User Interface remains unchanged and
	allows the use of new options. The most important benefit of RMAN
	mode is that the underlying Oracle database can be backed up
	incrementally.
	The backup procedure using RMAN mode is very similar to the one for
	the underlying Oracle database using the Data Protector Oracle
	integration. The following restrictions must be taken into account when
	RMAN is used directly:
	• The RMAN stores information about backups in the recovery catalog.
	For security reasons, this catalog should be kept in a separate
	database. This requires more administrative work.

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