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