Performing a 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:

·        TSM

·        Backint for Oracle

·        Backint for SAP DB

·        NetWorker

Using the 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 Database Manager 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 relevant backup tool.

Backup tool	See:
TSM	Configuring the TSM Connection
Backint for Oracle	Configuring the Backint for Oracle Connection
Backint for SAP DB	Configuring the Backint for SAP DB Connection
NetWorker	Configuring 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 Processes section.

Database Manager CLI: SAP DB 7.4, Commands for Backing Up and Archiving section.

Backing up with TSM:

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

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

Name of the backup medium: ADSMData
Type of backup: data (complete data backup)