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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ for SAP Administrator's Guide
  3. NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
  4. Using NetBackup for SAP on a MaxDB database to perform backups and restores
  5. Performing a MaxDB database backup
Veritas NetBackup™ for SAP Administrator's Guide

Performing a MaxDB database backup

The following procedure shows you how to perform a MaxDB database backup using NetBackup for SAP.

To perform a backup

  1. Make sure that you have modified the proper configuration files and created a backup medium.
  2. Type the following command to start a utility session:
    dbmcli> util_connect
  3. Type the following command to initiate the backup:
    dbmcli> backup_start medium_name backup_type

    where:

    medium_name

    Name of the backup medium.

    backup_type

    Specify either DATA, PAGES, or LOG.

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