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Veritas NetBackup™ for SAP Administrator's Guide

A

alternate client restore
see redirected restore, Redirecting a restore to a different client (SAP on Oracle databases only)
altnames directory, Configuring redirected restores
Application Backup schedule
for block level incremental backups, Configuring policies for BLI backups with NetBackup for SAP
overview, NetBackup for SAP backup types
application backup schedule
configuring, Configuring an application backup schedule
overview, Configuring an application backup schedule
retention, Example application backup schedule
Approving the auto-discovered mappings in Host Management, Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings in Host Management
archives
creating, Performing an SAP archive
automatic backup
create scripts, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
automatic backup schedules, Example automatic backup schedule
configuring, Configuring automatic backup schedules
Automatic Full Backup schedule, NetBackup for SAP backup types
with Snapshot Client, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP
Automatic Incremental Backup schedule, NetBackup for SAP backup types
automatic SAP backups, Using NetBackup for SAP to perform a backup

B

backint configuration, SAP HANA backint configuration
backint inteface
theory of operation, About backint command line interface for SAP
backint interface
command line, About backint command line interface for SAP
defined, About backint command line interface for SAP
input file, About backint -i in_file contents
linking with NetBackup for SAP, Linking NetBackup for SAP with backint (UNIX or Linux Oracle databases without RMAN only)
parameter file, About backint command line interface for SAP
restore process, Performing SAP restores using the SAPDBA utility (SAP on Oracle databases only)
role in backup process, Using BRTools to start an SAP backup (for Oracle database only)
sequence of operation, Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP
technical overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP
BACKINT parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
backup
automatic, Performing a manual backup
manual, Performing a manual backup
Backup ID
see BID, Using BRTools to start an SAP backup (for Oracle database only)
backup media required, NetBackup server and client requirements
backup medium
configuring, Creating a backup medium for NetBackup for SAP
defined, About NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
Backup policy, Creating a backup policy for SAP HANA
Backup Selections list
adding selections, Adding NetBackup for SAP scripts to the backup selections list
backup_dev_type parameter, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
backup_stream_buffersize parameter, backup_stream_buffersize <size>
backups
automatic (configuring scripts), NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
offline, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
online, Performing brbackup online SAP backups
output file contents, About backint -o out_file contents
scripts for backup operations, Modifying the NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
when using MaxDB, Using NetBackup for SAP on a MaxDB database to perform backups and restores
BID
generation process, Using BRTools to start an SAP backup (for Oracle database only)
returned on backup, About backint -o out_file contents
block level incremental backup
configuring, Configuring policies for BLI backups with NetBackup for SAP
overview, About configuring NetBackup for SAP block-level incremental backups on UNIX
bp.conf
repository for script parameters, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters ,
bphdb
role in backups and restores, Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP
role in offline backups, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
bphdb log
UNIX, About the bphdb directory on the UNIX database client
Windows, About the bphdb directory on the Windows database client
brarchive command
example script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview
using, Performing an SAP archive
brbackup command
backint parameter file, switch_list <control_file_path>
example script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview
sequence of operation, Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP
use in online backup, Performing brbackup online SAP backups
using to start a backup, Using BRTools to start an SAP backup (for Oracle database only)
using without sapdba, Performing brbackup online SAP backups
brrestore command
overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview
using, Performing SAP restores using the SAPDBA utility (SAP on Oracle databases only)
bsi.env file
overview, About SAP configuration files
parameters, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
procedure for modifying, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)

C

client parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, client <client_name>
client read timeout property, Minimizing timeout failures on large database restores
client-initiated backups, Using NetBackup for SAP to perform a backup
clients list, for backup policies, Adding clients to a policy
commands
backint, About backint command line interface for SAP
brarchive, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts, Performing an SAP archive
brbackup, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts, Performing brbackup online SAP backups
brrestore, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview, Performing SAP restores using the SAPDBA utility (SAP on Oracle databases only)
export, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
installation directory, Copying the SAP binary file (Windows Oracle databases without RMAN only), Linking NetBackup for SAP with backint (UNIX or Linux Oracle databases without RMAN only)
stopsap R3, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
su, Modifying the NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
compatibility information, Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility
Configure client, Configuring the NetBackup client
Configure master and media servers, About configuring the master and the media servers
Configure master server, Configuring the master server for NetBackup SAP HANA
Configure media server, Configuring the media server for NetBackup SAP HANA
Configure node level, Node level configuration
Configure SAP HANA, Configuring the SAP HANA Agent
custom_sort_file parameter, custom_sort_file <file_path>

D

daemons
scheduling processes, Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
daemons, see processes<$nopagebsgt, Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP
debug logs
debug level,
enabling, NetBackup debug logs and reports, Enabling the debug logs for a NetBackup for SAP client automatically (Windows)
in /usr/openv/netbackup/logs, Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
in install_path\\NetBackup\\bslogs,
troubleshooting with log files, NetBackup debug logs and reports
drives parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, Testing multiple concurrent backup jobs for NetBackup for SAP for Oracle (without RMAN), drives <number_of_drives>

E

environment variables, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters ,
ERROROUTPUT parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
export command, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts

F

FlashSnap snapshots, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
Fulldata Storage Checkpoint, About Fulldata Storage Checkpoint and NetBackup for SAP

H

Host Management, Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings in Host Management

I

initsap.utl file, Updating the initsap.utl file
initSID.sap file
Oracle substitution characters, Example initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP on Oracle databases only)
procedure for modifying, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
script parameters, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters
initSID.utl file
Oracle substitution characters, Example NetBackup for SAP initSID.utl file
overview, About SAP configuration files
parameter summary, About parameters used in initSID.utl
procedure for modifying, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP
script parameters, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters
specifying a schedule name in, Configuring an application backup schedule
INPUT parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
inquiry_query_period parameter, inquiry_query_period <months>
installation
adding a license, About the license for NetBackup for SAP
prerequisites for clusters, Requirements for using NetBackup for SAP MaxDB, SAP Oracle, and SAP HANA in a NetBackup cluster
requirements for NetBackup clients, NetBackup server and client requirements
requirements for NetBackup servers, NetBackup server and client requirements
instant recovery
configuration requirements, Configuration requirements for snapshot backups with NetBackup for SAP
policy configuration, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP
restore method, About restoring individual files from a NetBackup for SAP snapshot backup

J

Jobs per client, Setting maximum jobs per client

L

licenses, About the license for NetBackup for SAP
log files
sapdba utility, sapdba logs and messages (Oracle-based SAP environments only)
Log level, Setting the logging level

M

manual backups, Using NetBackup for SAP to perform a backup
master_time_offset parameter, master_time_offset <minutes> (UNIX or Linux)
MaxDB database
administrative interface, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP
backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
bsi.env file, About SAP configuration files
configuration, About configuring NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
configuration files, About SAP configuration files
SAP parameter file, About SAP configuration files
technical overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
terminology, About NetBackup for SAP
maximum jobs per client, Configuring the Maximum jobs per client for NetBackup for SAP
media
defined, About NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
medium
defined, About NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
multiple copies feature, About schedule properties
multiplexing
overview, Features of NetBackup for SAP

N

NAS_Snapshot, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
NAS_Snapshot method, Configuring a NAS snapshot policy for NetBackup for SAP on UNIX/Linux
nbjm scheduling process, Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
nbpem scheduling process, Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
nbrb scheduling process, Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
NetBackup Client Service logon account, configuring, Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Client Service for NetBackup for SAP
NetBackup for SAP NAS Snapshot
configuring a policy for, Configuring a NAS snapshot policy for NetBackup for SAP on UNIX/Linux
Nodata Storage Checkpoint, About Nodata Storage Checkpoint and NetBackup for SAP

O

offhost backup
configuring, Configuring a snapshot policy for NetBackup for SAP, Configuring a snapshot policy with Instant Recovery for NetBackup for SAP
offline backups, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
online backups, Performing brbackup online SAP backups
Oracle database
configuration files, About SAP configuration files
initSID.sap file, About SAP configuration files
SAP parameter file, About SAP configuration files
SAP profile file, About SAP configuration files
SAP tools support, About NetBackup for SAP
substitution characters, Example NetBackup for SAP initSID.utl file, Example initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP on Oracle databases only)
technical overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP
with RMAN
backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
linking with the SBT library, Linking the Oracle instances with the SBT library (UNIX or Linux Oracle databases with RMAN only)
technical overview, Using NetBackup for SAP on Oracle databases with RMAN
without RMAN
backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
copying the NetBackup for SAP binary, Copying the SAP binary file (Windows Oracle databases without RMAN only)
linking with backint, Linking NetBackup for SAP with backint (UNIX or Linux Oracle databases without RMAN only)
technical overview, Using NetBackup for SAP on Oracle databases without RMAN
ORIGINAL_RUNDIRECTORY parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
OUTPUT parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)

P

parameter file
initSID.sap, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters
initSID.utl, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters
PARAMETERFILE parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
parameters
BACKINT, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
backup_dev_type, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
backup_stream_buffersize, backup_stream_buffersize <size>
client, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, client <client_name>
custom_sort_file, custom_sort_file <file_path>
drives, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, Testing multiple concurrent backup jobs for NetBackup for SAP for Oracle (without RMAN), drives <number_of_drives>
ERROROUTPUT, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
INPUT, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
inquiry_query_period, inquiry_query_period <months>
master_time_offset, master_time_offset <minutes> (UNIX or Linux)
ORIGINAL_RUNDIRECTORY, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
OUTPUT, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
PARAMETERFILE, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
policy, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, policy <policy_name>
policy2, policy2 <policy_name>
restore_stream_buffersize, restore_stream_buffersize <size>
retry_backup, retry_backup <number_of_retries>
rman_parms, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
schedule, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, schedule <schedule_name>
schedule2, schedule2 <schedule_name>
server, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, server <server_name>
sort_backup_type, sort_backup_type <value>
sort_restore_type, sort_restore_type <value>
switch_list, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_list <control_file_path>
switch_log, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_log <control_file_path>
switch_sem, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_sem <control_file_path>
TIMEOUT_FAILURE, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
TIMEOUT_SUCCESS, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
util_par_file, Relationships between SAP database configuration files, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
policy configuration
adding clients, Adding clients to a policy
attributes, About policy attributes
backup selections list, Adding NetBackup for SAP scripts to the backup selections list
for databases, Adding a NetBackup for SAP policy
for Snapshot Client, Configuring a snapshot policy for NetBackup for SAP, Configuring a snapshot policy with Instant Recovery for NetBackup for SAP, Configuring policies for BLI backups with NetBackup for SAP
overview, About configuring a backup policy for SAP
testing, Performing a manual backup
policy parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, policy <policy_name>
policy2 parameter, policy2 <policy_name>
processes
bphdb, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
scheduling (nbpem
nbjm) (see nbrb)

R

redirected restore, Redirecting a restore to a different client (SAP on Oracle databases only)
reports, NetBackup debug logs and reports
(see also log files)
All Log Entries report, About NetBackup server reports
NetBackup server reports, About NetBackup server reports
restore
Point-in-time rollback, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
snapshot rollback, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
with Snapshot Client methods, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
restore_stream_buffersize parameter, restore_stream_buffersize <size>
restores
output file contents, About backint -o out_file contents
using sapdba, Performing SAP restores using the SAPDBA utility (SAP on Oracle databases only)
with MaxDB, Performing a MaxDB database restore
with Snapshot Client methods, Troubleshooting NetBackup for SAP rollback restores
retry_backup parameter, retry_backup <number_of_retries>
rman_parms parameter, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)

S

SAP DB database
terminology, About NetBackup for SAP
SAP HANA, About NetBackup for SAP HANA
SAP tools
see sapdba, SAP tools overview
SAP_CLIENT environment variable,
SAP_DRIVES environment variable,
sap_maxdb_backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
sap_offline_backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
sap_online_backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
SAP_POLICY environment variable,
sap_redo_log script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
sap_rman_backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
SAP_SCHED environment variable,
SAP_SERVER environment variable,
SAP_SWITCH environment variable,
sapdba
backup process, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
databases that sapdba supports, About NetBackup for SAP
defined, SAP tools overview
examples, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
offline backup, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
restore process, Performing SAP restores using the SAPDBA utility (SAP on Oracle databases only)
technical overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP
utility log, sapdba logs and messages (Oracle-based SAP environments only)
schedule parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, schedule <schedule_name>
schedule2 parameter, schedule2 <schedule_name>
schedules
frequency, About schedule properties
properties, About schedule properties
scripts
backup, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
examples, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
restore, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
su command, Modifying the NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
type of operation, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
usage caution, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
server parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, server <server_name>
snapshot backup, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
configuration requirements, Configuration requirements for snapshot backups with NetBackup for SAP
database objects included, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP
policy configuration, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP
restore method, About restoring individual files from a NetBackup for SAP snapshot backup
Snapshot Client
backup type roles, About NetBackup for SAP backup types
configuring policies, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP
RMAN backups, Mixing RMAN stream and RMAN proxy NetBackup for SAP backups
sample scripts, About NetBackup for SAP sample backup scripts (UNIX or Linux), About NetBackup for SAP sample backup scripts (Windows)
snapshot rollback, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
sort_backup_type parameter, sort_backup_type <value>
sort_restore_type parameter, sort_restore_type <value>
switch_list parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_list <control_file_path>
switch_log parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_log <control_file_path>
switch_sem parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_sem <control_file_path>

T

testing multiple concurrent jobs, Testing multiple concurrent backup jobs for NetBackup for SAP for Oracle (without RMAN)
testing policy configuration, Performing a manual backup
timeout failures
minimizing, Minimizing timeout failures on large database restores
TIMEOUT_FAILURE parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
TIMEOUT_SUCCESS parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
transaction logs
see archive logs, Configuring policies for BLI backups with NetBackup for SAP

U

unified logging, , Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
utl_par_file parameter, Relationships between SAP database configuration files
utl_par_file parameters, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)

V

Veritas Storage Foundation, Configuration requirements for BLI backups with NetBackup for SAP
VxFS_Checkpoint snapshot, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
vxvm snapshot, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback

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