Integrating SAP R/3 and Data Protector

Backing Up an SAP R/3 Database

Tru64 Cluster Before starting a backup on the Tru64 Cluster, create the following links: ln –s /sapfiles/admin/dbs/initsap.dba initSAP.dba

ln –s /sapfiles/admin/dbs/initsap.ora initSAP.ora ln –s /sapfiles/admin/dbs/initsap.sap init SAP.sap

 

Starting a Backup Using the CLI

 

Switch to the /opt/omni/bin (HP-UX and Solaris systems),

 

/usr/omni/bin (other UNIX systems), or

 

<Data_Protector_home>\bin (Windows systems) directory on an SAP

 

R/3 Database Server system and run the following command:

 

omnib -sap_list <backup_specification_name> [-barmode

 

<SapMode>][list_options]

 

You can select among the following list_options:

 

-protect {none weeks n days n until date permanent}

 

-load {low medium high}

 

-crc

 

-no_monitor

 

SapMode = {-full -incr}

 

Refer to the omnib man page for details.

Example

To start a backup using an SAP R/3 backup specification called RONA, run

 

the following command:

 

omnib -sap_list RONA

 

Using SAP R/3 Commands

 

When you interactively start a backup of your SAP R/3 object using the

 

brbackup or sapdba commands, Data Protector uses the default SAP R/3

 

backup specification named SAP-R3for backup.

Data Protector

On Windows, before you start backup interactively using the sapdba

Inet User

command, and you have at least one device attached to the SAP R/3

Account on

Database Server (and specified in the backup specification), you have to

Windows

 

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