Integrating SAP DB/MaxDB and Data Protector

Prerequisites and Limitations

 

Prerequisites and Limitations

 

This section provides a list of prerequisites and limitations you must be

 

aware of before using the integration.

Prerequisites

• A license is needed in order to use the Data Protector

 

SAP DB/MaxDB integration. Refer to the HP OpenView Storage Data

 

Protector Installation and Licensing Guide for information about

 

licensing.

 

• Before you begin, make sure that you have correctly installed and

 

configured the SAP DB/MaxDB and Data Protector systems. Refer to:

 

— HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Product Announcements,

 

Software Notes, and References for an up-to-date list of supported

 

versions, platforms, devices, limitations, and other information.

 

— HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Installation and Licensing

 

Guide for instructions on how to install Data Protector on various

 

architectures and how to install the Data Protector

 

SAP DB/MaxDB integration.

 

— SAP DB/MaxDB documentation for information on the

 

SAP DB/MaxDB Server.

 

• The SAP DB/MaxDB Automatic Log Backup must be activated for an

 

SAP DB/MaxDB instance to enable transactional backup (log

 

backup).

Limitations

Refer to the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Product

 

Announcements, Software Notes, and References for a list of general Data

 

Protector limitations. The following is a list of integration-specific

 

limitations:

 

• Instance names in UNICODE format are not supported with this

 

integration.

 

• Pre- and post-exec options on the level of the backup specification are

 

not supported with this integration.

 

• Preview is not possible for SAP DB/MaxDB restore sessions.

 

It is assumed that you are familiar with the SAP DB/MaxDB database

 

administration and basic Data Protector functionality.

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