Backup with External Backup Tools 

You can use external backup tools to save to tapes and succeeding tapes. The Database Manager currently supports the following backup tools:

Use of Backup Tools

You start the backup process directly from the Database Manager. Due to the naming conventions for backup media (media name), the program recognizes the external backup tool and starts it. The pipes for transferring the backup data are implicitly created by the DBM Server or the database instance during the backup process. They must therefore not already exist.

Prerequisites

The database instance must be in operational mode ADMIN or ONLINE. You have created the media in accordance with the naming conventions for external backup media. You have configured the desired backup tool.

Backup Tool

 

ADSM/TSM

Configuration of the ADSM/TSM Connection

Backint for Oracle

Configuration of Backint for Oracle Connections

Backint for SAP DB

Configuration of Backint for SAP DB Connections

NetWorker

Configuration of the NetWorker Connection

You have inserted the required media.

Procedure

Follow the procedure described in the documentation for the Database Manager for backups with external backup tools.

Database Manager GUI: SAP DB 7.4 ® Backup ® Backup Processes

Database Manager CLI: SAP DB 7.4 ® Calling the Database Manager CLI ® DBM Server Commands ® Backing Up and Recovering Databases ® Commands for Backups

Backing up with ADSM:

dbmcli -u dbm,dbm -uUTL -d mydb backup_start ADSMData recovery data

The information relevant to the backup appears after the keyword backup_start:

Name of the backup medium: ADSMData
Backup to be performed with no checkpoint:
recovery
Type of backup:
data (complete data backup)