Using NetBackup for SAP to perform a backup
You can use the following methods to perform a backup with NetBackup for SAP:
Manual SAP backups
You can use the NetBackup server software to manually execute an automatic backup schedule for the SAP policy.
Automatic SAP backups
The most convenient way to back up your database is to set up schedules for automatic backups. When the NetBackup scheduler invokes a schedule for an automatic backup, the SAP scripts start the database backup.
The SAP scripts run as follows:
In the same order as they appear in the file list
On all clients that have them (that is, matching path names)
There are instructions that explain how to create and configure a policy that uses the SAP scripts to back up your database automatically according to the schedules you specify.
Client-initiated SAP backup
The SAP tools on the SAP host can, either manually or via a non-NetBackupscheduler, initiate a backup to the NetBackup backint or libsapora/orasbt APIs.