Creating a backup policy for SAP HANA

This topic describes how to create a new backup policy for the SAP HANA.

To create a backup policy for SAP HANA

Open the NetBackup web UI.
Sign in with an account that has the RBAC Administrator role or similar permissions.
On the left, click Protection > Policies.
Click Add. Then type a unique name for the Policy name.
Select the SAP in the Policy type list.
Select a disk-based storage unit from the Policy storage list.
On the Attributes tab, select the options Follow NFS, Compress, and Encrypt.
Note:
When you use MSDP or a virtual tape library as the storage unit, do not select the Compress and Encrypt options.
Complete the entries on the Attributes tab.
See About policy attributes.
Add other policy information as follows:
- NetBackup automatically creates a schedule for SAP HANA. Make any changes on the Schedules tab.
- On the Clients tab, add all the SAP HANA nodes.
- Add scripts to the backup selections list.
  See Adding NetBackup for SAP scripts to the backup selections list.
After you complete adding the required clients and scripts, click Create.