Integrating SAP DB/MaxDB and Data Protector

Configuring the Integration

The value of the Parallelism option must be equal as or lower than the SAP DB/MaxDB MAXBACKUPDEVS parameter.

The value of the Parallelism option must also be equal as or lower than the sum of concurrency values for all backup devices selected in the backup specification. For more information on the Data Protector Concurrency option, see online Help index: “concurrency“.

Modifying the Configuration of an SAP DB/MaxDB Instance in Data Protector

The parameters that need to be specified during the configuration of an SAP DB/MaxDB instance in Data Protector are the username and the password of the SAP DB/MaxDB user created or identified as described in the section “Configuring Users” on page 263, and the SAP DB/MaxDB independent program path parameter (the latter is, by default, detected automatically). These parameters are also used for establishing the connection to the SAP DB/MaxDB Server system if you start non-backup and non-restore-related operations in Data Protector, such as listing of objects for backup.

The configuration is performed during the creation of a new backup specification, or by modifying an existing backup specification. For the step-by-step procedure on creating an SAP DB/MaxDB backup specification, see “Creating a Backup Specification” on page 264.

If properly configured, the SAP DB/MaxDB user entered is allowed to back up or restore SAP DB/MaxDB Server database objects. In order to start a backup of an SAP DB/MaxDB object using Data Protector, the user must also be the owner of the Data Protector backup specification.

Refer to the SAP DB/MaxDB documentation for further information on different types of connections, roles and authorities of SAP DB/MaxDB database administrators and security issues that must be considered.

The configuration of an SAP DB/MaxDB instance in Data Protector can be modified using the Data Protector GUI or CLI.

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