medium_put Command: Examples 

Defining a File as a Medium for an Interactive Log Backup:

dbmcli -d <database_name> -u <userid>,<password> medium_put logsave /usr/sapdb/log FILE LOG

Defining a File as a Medium for an Automatic Log Backup:

dbmcli -d <database_name> -u <userid>,<password> medium_put autosave /usr/sapdb/auto FILE AUTO

Defining a File as an Overwritable Medium for a Complete Data Backup:

dbmcli -d <database_name> -u <userid>,<password> medium_put completeF /usr/sapdb/complete FILE DATA 0 0 YES

Defining a Tape Device as a Medium for a Complete Data Backup

dbmcli -d <database_name> -u <userid>,<password> medium_put completeT /dev/rft0 TAPE DATA 64000 8 NO

Defining a File as a Medium for an Incremental Data Backup:

dbmcli -d <database_name> -u <userid>,<password> medium_put incrF /usr/sapdb/incr FILE PAGES