About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP
This topic explains how to configure snapshot and instant recovery backups for the SAP policy. For information on how a snapshot method is automatically selected and details on the types of backup methods, see the NetBackup Snapshot Client Administrator's Guide.
Snapshot backups do not back up all database objects. Your backup configuration must include one or more automatic schedules to perform snapshot backups and one or more application schedules to perform stream-based backups. This configuration ensures that the entire database can be restored successfully.
For snapshot or instant recovery backups, configure the following SAP policy and schedules as follows:
On UNIX, snapshot methods for the file systems (raw partitions or logical volumes) on which the data objects (data files) reside.
A backup method on the policy attributes dialog box.
An Automatic Full Backup schedule to perform snapshot and off-host backups of the data files in brbackup phase 1.
An Application Backup schedule to back up the profile files in brbackup phase 2. NetBackup for SAP does not support snapshot backups for brbackup phase 2.