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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ for SAP Administrator's Guide
  3. NetBackup for SAP with Snapshot Client
  4. How the NetBackup for SAP Snapshot Client works
  5. The util_file parameter incompatible with Snapshot Client
Veritas NetBackup™ for SAP Administrator's Guide

The util_file parameter incompatible with Snapshot Client

NetBackup for SAP does not perform snapshot backups if the following parameter is specified on the brbackup command line:

-d util_file

When you specify this parameter, brbackup either shuts down the database or puts the database in backup mode. Then brpbackup calls the NetBackup for SAP Agent. The database remains in backup mode for the duration of entire backup.

Doing snapshot-based backups in this scenario is not useful. The snapshot technology adds no value because the database is either offline or in backup mode for several hours. If you initiate backups with this parameter in effect, NetBackup for SAP performs only standard backups directly to the storage unit. NetBackup for SAP ignores any snapshot-related configuration in the policy

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