SAP tools overview
The SAP environment consists of many modules and applications. One component is the SAP tools. You can use the SAP tools whether or not you also use RMAN.
Table: SAP tools software lists the software that is included in the SAP tools.
Table: SAP tools software
Component | Function |
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sapdba is a menu-driven utility, with menus designed to reflect the user's point of view. sapdba provides easy access to brbackup, brarchive, and brrestore for database backups and restores. The tool can restore a backup of an entire database or reset the database to a previous state. | |
This command brings database servers online or offline, checks the status of SAP files, and places database tablespaces into BACKUP mode to guarantee their data consistency. The brbackup command provides online and offline backups. It also keeps a profile and log of each backup. brbackup uses the NetBackup software, through NetBackup for SAP, for the following actions:
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This command archives Oracle offline redo log files by communicating with the NetBackup for SAP backint interface. These files are copied by Oracle in its archiving directory. The brarchive command ensures that duplicates of these logs are available and that original files are not deleted prematurely. This command also keeps a profile and log of each archive. | |
This command recovers database data files, control files, and online redo log files through the NetBackup for SAP backint interface. The brrestore command ensures that sufficient space is available before restoring these files, and it removes the files that are overwritten during the recovery. This command also provides a query mode. | |
SAP script | This script is a small script that contains SAP commands such as brbackup and brrestore. |