NetBackup™ for SAP Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.4)
  1. Introduction to NetBackup for SAP
    1.  
      About NetBackup for SAP
    2.  
      Features of NetBackup for SAP
    3.  
      Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP
    4.  
      Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP
    5.  
      Using NetBackup for SAP on Oracle databases without RMAN
    6.  
      Using NetBackup for SAP on Oracle databases with RMAN
    7.  
      SAP tools overview
    8.  
      NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
  2. Introduction to NetBackup SAP HANA
    1.  
      About NetBackup for SAP HANA
    2.  
      NetBackup for SAP HANA databases
  3. Installing NetBackup for SAP
    1.  
      Planning the installation of NetBackup for SAP
    2.  
      Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility
    3.  
      NetBackup server and client requirements
    4.  
      SAP server software requirements
    5.  
      Requirements for using NetBackup for SAP MaxDB, SAP Oracle, and SAP HANA in a NetBackup cluster
    6.  
      Configuration and licensing requirements for NetBackup for SAP with Snapshot Client
    7.  
      License for NetBackup for SAP
    8.  
      Copying the SAP binary file (Windows Oracle databases without RMAN only)
    9.  
      Linking NetBackup for SAP with backint (UNIX or Linux Oracle databases without RMAN only)
    10.  
      Linking the Oracle instances with the SBT library (UNIX or Linux Oracle databases with RMAN only)
  4. Installing NetBackup for SAP HANA
    1.  
      Planning the installation
    2.  
      Verifying the operating system and platform compatibility for NetBackup for SAP HANA
    3.  
      NetBackup server and client requirements for NetBackup for SAP HANA
    4.  
      SAP HANA software requirements for NetBackup for SAP HANA
  5. Configuring NetBackup for SAP
    1.  
      About configuring NetBackup for SAP
    2. About configuring a backup policy for SAP
      1.  
        Adding a NetBackup for SAP policy
      2.  
        About policy attributes
      3.  
        NetBackup for SAP backup types
      4.  
        Configuring an application backup schedule
      5.  
        Example application backup schedule
      6.  
        Configuring automatic backup schedules
      7.  
        Example automatic backup schedule
      8.  
        About schedule properties
      9.  
        Adding clients to a policy
      10.  
        Adding NetBackup for SAP scripts to the backup selections list
      11.  
        Rules for NetBackup for SAP scripts
    3. NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
      1.  
        Modifying the NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
      2.  
        Example NetBackup for nbsapcustomsort utility
      3.  
        Example NetBackup for SAP backup script (Windows)
      4.  
        Example NetBackup for SAP backup script (UNIX)
      5.  
        NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters
    4.  
      Configuring the logon account for the NetBackup Client Service for NetBackup for SAP
    5. About SAP configuration files
      1.  
        Relationships between SAP database configuration files
      2.  
        Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP
      3.  
        Example NetBackup for SAP initSID.utl file
      4.  
        Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
      5.  
        Example initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP on Oracle databases only)
      6.  
        Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
    6.  
      Backing up files mounted with LOFS with NetBackup for SAP (UNIX or Linux)
    7.  
      About permissions for NetBackup for SAP log files (UNIX)
    8.  
      Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings
    9.  
      Configuring the Maximum jobs per client
    10.  
      Performing a manual backup
    11.  
      Testing multiple concurrent backup jobs for NetBackup for SAP for Oracle (without RMAN)
  6. Configuring NetBackup for SAP HANA
    1.  
      About configuring the master and the media servers
    2.  
      Configuring the media server for NetBackup SAP HANA
    3. Configuring the master server for NetBackup SAP HANA
      1.  
        Setting the logging level
      2.  
        Setting maximum jobs per client
      3.  
        Creating a backup policy for SAP HANA
      4.  
        Configuring redirected restores
    4. Configuring the NetBackup client
      1.  
        Updating the initsap.utl file
    5. Configuring the SAP HANA Agent
      1.  
        Node level configuration
      2.  
        SAP HANA backint configuration
    6.  
      Configuring SAP HANA instance for redirected restore
  7. Performing backups and restores of SAP
    1.  
      Using NetBackup for SAP to perform a backup
    2. Using BRTools to start an SAP backup (for Oracle database only)
      1.  
        Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
      2.  
        Performing brbackup online SAP backups
    3. Performing an SAP archive
      1.  
        Using the NetBackup multiple copies feature to create an SAP archive
      2.  
        Using two brarchive commands in sequence to create an SAP archive
    4.  
      Performing SAP restores using the SAPDBA utility (SAP on Oracle databases only)
    5.  
      Redirecting a restore to a different client (SAP on Oracle databases only)
    6.  
      SAP redirected restore sample environment (UNIX)
    7.  
      Disaster recovery using BRRECOVER
    8. Restarting failed NetBackup for SAP backups and restores
      1. Restarting NetBackup for SAP backups
        1.  
          Configuring the checkpoint restart option in a NetBackup for SAP policy
        2.  
          Restarting a NetBackup for SAP backup with the brbackup -f command
        3.  
          Example: Restarting a failed NetBackup for SAP backup job (UNIX or Linux)
        4.  
          Example: Restarting a failed NetBackup for SAP backup job (Windows)
      2. Restarting SAP database restores on Oracle
        1.  
          Restarting a restore with the brrestore -f option
        2.  
          Example: Restarting a NetBackup for SAP restore job (UNIX or Linux)
        3.  
          Example: Restarting a NetBackup for SAP restore job (Windows)
  8. Performing backups and restores of SAP HANA
    1.  
      About backup and restore of SAP HANA
    2.  
      Using the SAP HANA studio for backup
    3.  
      Using the SAP HANA studio for restore
    4.  
      Using SAP HANA studio for SAP HANA instance redirected restore
  9. NetBackup for SAP with Snapshot Client
    1.  
      NetBackup for SAP with Snapshot Client overview
    2.  
      Using NetBackup for SAP with Snapshot Client to back up large databases
    3. How the NetBackup for SAP Snapshot Client works
      1.  
        How NetBackup for SAP performs a split mirror backup using backint
      2.  
        How NetBackup for SAP performs a split mirror backup using RMAN
      3.  
        The util_file parameter incompatible with Snapshot Client
      4.  
        About the NetBackup for SAP restore process
      5.  
        SAP database objects supported by advanced backup methods
    4.  
      Configuration requirements for snapshot backups with NetBackup for SAP
    5. About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP
      1.  
        Configuring a snapshot policy for NetBackup for SAP
      2.  
        About NetBackup for SAP backup types
      3.  
        Prerequisites for instant recovery backups (UNIX or Linux)
      4.  
        Configuring a snapshot policy with Instant Recovery for NetBackup for SAP
      5.  
        Additional configuration required for NetBackup for SAP with Network Attached Storage (NAS) on UNIX or Linux
      6.  
        Configuring a NAS snapshot policy for NetBackup for SAP on UNIX/Linux
    6. About configuring NetBackup for SAP block-level incremental backups on UNIX
      1.  
        How BLI works with NetBackup for SAP (UNIX)
      2.  
        About Nodata Storage Checkpoint and NetBackup for SAP
      3.  
        About Fulldata Storage Checkpoint and NetBackup for SAP
      4.  
        Storage Checkpoint configuration on the NetBackup for SAP client
      5.  
        Configuration requirements for BLI backups with NetBackup for SAP
      6. Configuring policies for BLI backups with NetBackup for SAP
        1.  
          About the types of NetBackup for SAP BLI backups
    7.  
      About restoring individual files from a NetBackup for SAP snapshot backup
    8. About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
      1.  
        Performing a NetBackup for SAP snapshot rollback
      2.  
        Notes on NetBackup for SAP instant recovery restores
      3.  
        Performing SAP restores of volumes and file systems using block-level restore (Unix/Linux) or Fast File Resync (Windows)
      4.  
        Troubleshooting NetBackup for SAP rollback restores
    9.  
      About NetBackup for SAP sample backup scripts (UNIX or Linux)
    10.  
      About NetBackup for SAP sample backup scripts (Windows)
    11.  
      Mixing RMAN stream and RMAN proxy NetBackup for SAP backups
    12.  
      Performing user-directed snapshot backups with NetBackup for SAP
  10. NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
    1.  
      About NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
    2.  
      About configuring NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
    3.  
      Creating a backup medium for NetBackup for SAP
    4. Using NetBackup for SAP on a MaxDB database to perform backups and restores
      1.  
        Performing a MaxDB database backup
      2.  
        Performing a MaxDB database query
      3.  
        Performing a MaxDB database restore
      4.  
        Performing SAP backups and restores using parallel medium groups
  11. Troubleshooting NetBackup for SAP and SAP HANA
    1.  
      About troubleshooting NetBackup for SAP
    2. NetBackup debug logs and reports
      1.  
        Enabling the debug logs for a NetBackup for SAP client automatically (Windows)
      2.  
        Enabling the debug logs manually (Windows) (NetBackup for SAP)
      3.  
        Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
      4.  
        About the bphdb directory on the Windows database client
      5.  
        About the bphdb directory on the UNIX database client
      6.  
        About the backint directory on the UNIX database client
      7.  
        About the backint directory on the Windows database client
      8.  
        Setting the debug level on a Windows client
      9.  
        Setting the debug level on a UNIX client
    3. sapdba logs and messages (Oracle-based SAP environments only)
      1.  
        NetBackup for SAP backup and restore log files
      2.  
        NetBackup for SAP archive log files
    4.  
      NetBackup SAP Oracle backup jobs fail with error 90
    5.  
      NetBackup for SAP Oracle backup fails
    6.  
      Minimizing timeout failures on large database restores
    7. About troubleshooting NetBackup for SAP HANA
      1.  
        NetBackup SAP HANA backup jobs fail with error 41 and 25
      2.  
        Recovery of SAP HANA database from tape storage fails
      3.  
        Log backup fails with status 50 for SAP HANA
    8.  
      Disaster recovery of an SAP Hana database
  12. Appendix A. backint command line interface
    1. About backint command line interface for SAP
      1.  
        About the BC-BRI BACKINT Interface
    2.  
      About backint command line interface for SAP HANA
  13. Appendix B. Input and output files for SAP HANA
    1.  
      About input and output files for SAP HANA
  14. Appendix C. backint -i in_file contents
    1.  
      About backint -i in_file contents
  15. Appendix D. backint -o out_file contents
    1.  
      About backint -o out_file contents
  16. Appendix E. NetBackup for SAP environment variables for backint
    1.  
      NetBackup for SAP backint interface environment variables
  17. Appendix F. NetBackup for SAP configuration or bp.conf file settings
    1.  
      NetBackup for SAP configuration or bp.conf file settings
  18. Appendix G. Parameters used in initSID.utl
    1.  
      About parameters used in initSID.utl
    2.  
      initSID.utl parameter summary
    3.  
      backup_stream_buffersize <size>
    4.  
      client <client_name>
    5.  
      custom_sort_file <file_path>
    6.  
      drives <number_of_drives>
    7.  
      inquiry_query_period <months>
    8.  
      master_time_offset <minutes> (UNIX or Linux)
    9.  
      multistream_restore
    10.  
      policy <policy_name>
    11.  
      policy2 <policy_name>
    12.  
      restore_stream_buffersize <size>
    13.  
      retry_backup <number_of_retries>
    14.  
      schedule <schedule_name>
    15.  
      schedule2 <schedule_name>
    16.  
      server <server_name>
    17. sort_backup_type <value>
      1.  
        sort_backup_type custom
      2.  
        sort_backup_type device
      3.  
        sort_backup_type drive
      4.  
        sort_backup_type size (default)
    18. sort_restore_type <value>
      1.  
        sort_restore_type custom
      2.  
        sort_restore_type drive
      3.  
        sort_restore_type image (default)
    19.  
      switch_list <control_file_path>
    20.  
      switch_log <control_file_path>
    21.  
      switch_sem <control_file_path>
  19. Appendix H. Configuring split mirror backups
    1.  
      About configuring split mirror backups
    2.  
      Local-host snapshot method: nbu_snap (Solaris SPARC platform only)
    3.  
      Local-host snapshot method: VxVM (Solaris SPARC, HP-UX, Windows)
    4.  
      Local-host snapshot method: VxFS_Checkpoint (UNIX or Linux)
    5.  
      Off-host alternate client, FlashSnap method
    6.  
      Off-host alternate client, VVR method (Solaris SPARC, HP-UX)
    7.  
      Hardware array-based snapshot method: Hitachi Shadow Image, EMC TimeFinder, HP Business Copy (UNIX or Linux)
  20. Appendix I. Register authorized locations
    1.  
      Registering authorized locations used by a NetBackup database script-based policy
  21.  
    Index

A

alternate client restore
see redirected restore, Redirecting a restore to a different client (SAP on Oracle databases only)
altnames directory, Configuring redirected restores
Application Backup schedule
overview, NetBackup for SAP backup types
archives
creating, Performing an SAP archive
automatic backup
create scripts, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
automatic backup schedules, Example automatic backup schedule
Automatic Full Backup schedule, NetBackup for SAP backup types
with Snapshot Client, About configuring Snapshot Client with NetBackup for SAP
Automatic Incremental Backup schedule, NetBackup for SAP backup types
automatic SAP backups, Using NetBackup for SAP to perform a backup

B

backint configuration, SAP HANA backint configuration
backint inteface
theory of operation, About backint command line interface for SAP
backint interface
command line, About backint command line interface for SAP
defined, About backint command line interface for SAP
input file, About backint -i in_file contents
linking with NetBackup for SAP, Linking NetBackup for SAP with backint (UNIX or Linux Oracle databases without RMAN only)
parameter file, About backint command line interface for SAP
restore process, Performing SAP restores using the SAPDBA utility (SAP on Oracle databases only)
role in backup process, Using BRTools to start an SAP backup (for Oracle database only)
sequence of operation, Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP
technical overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP
BACKINT parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
Backup ID
see BID, Using BRTools to start an SAP backup (for Oracle database only)
backup media required, NetBackup server and client requirements
backup medium
configuring, Creating a backup medium for NetBackup for SAP
defined, About NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
Backup policy, Creating a backup policy for SAP HANA
backup_dev_type parameter, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
backup_stream_buffersize parameter, backup_stream_buffersize <size>
backups
automatic (configuring scripts), NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
offline, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
online, Performing brbackup online SAP backups
output file contents, About backint -o out_file contents
scripts for backup operations, Modifying the NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
when using MaxDB, Using NetBackup for SAP on a MaxDB database to perform backups and restores
BID
generation process, Using BRTools to start an SAP backup (for Oracle database only)
returned on backup, About backint -o out_file contents
bp.conf
repository for script parameters, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters , NetBackup for SAP configuration or bp.conf file settings
bphdb
role in backups and restores, Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP
role in offline backups, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
bphdb log
UNIX, About the bphdb directory on the UNIX database client
Windows, About the bphdb directory on the Windows database client
brarchive command
example script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview
using, Performing an SAP archive
brbackup command
backint parameter file, switch_list <control_file_path>
example script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview
sequence of operation, Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP
use in online backup, Performing brbackup online SAP backups
using to start a backup, Using BRTools to start an SAP backup (for Oracle database only)
using without sapdba, Performing brbackup online SAP backups
brrestore command
overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview
using, Performing SAP restores using the SAPDBA utility (SAP on Oracle databases only)
bsi.env file
overview, About SAP configuration files
parameters, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
procedure for modifying, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)

C

client parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, client <client_name>
client-initiated backups, Using NetBackup for SAP to perform a backup
commands
backint, About backint command line interface for SAP
brarchive, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts, Performing an SAP archive
brbackup, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts, Performing brbackup online SAP backups
brrestore, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, SAP tools overview, Performing SAP restores using the SAPDBA utility (SAP on Oracle databases only)
export, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
installation directory, Copying the SAP binary file (Windows Oracle databases without RMAN only), Linking NetBackup for SAP with backint (UNIX or Linux Oracle databases without RMAN only)
stopsap R3, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
su, Modifying the NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
Configure client, Configuring the NetBackup client
Configure master and media servers, About configuring the master and the media servers
Configure master server, Configuring the master server for NetBackup SAP HANA
Configure media server, Configuring the media server for NetBackup SAP HANA
Configure node level, Node level configuration
Configure SAP HANA, Configuring the SAP HANA Agent
custom_sort_file parameter, custom_sort_file <file_path>

D

daemons, see processes<$nopagebsgt, Sequence of operation for NetBackup for SAP
debug logs
in /usr/openv/netbackup/logs, Enabling the debug logs manually (UNIX)
in install_path\\NetBackup\\bslogs, Enabling the debug logs manually (Windows) (NetBackup for SAP)
drives parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, Testing multiple concurrent backup jobs for NetBackup for SAP for Oracle (without RMAN), drives <number_of_drives>

E

environment variables, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters , NetBackup for SAP backint interface environment variables
ERROROUTPUT parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
export command, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts

F

FlashSnap snapshots, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
Fulldata Storage Checkpoint, About Fulldata Storage Checkpoint and NetBackup for SAP

I

initSID.sap file
Oracle substitution characters, Example initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP on Oracle databases only)
procedure for modifying, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
script parameters, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters
initSID.utl file
Oracle substitution characters, Example NetBackup for SAP initSID.utl file
overview, About SAP configuration files
parameter summary, About parameters used in initSID.utl
procedure for modifying, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP
script parameters, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters
INPUT parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
inquiry_query_period parameter, inquiry_query_period <months>
installation
requirements for NetBackup servers, NetBackup server and client requirements

J

Jobs per client, Setting maximum jobs per client

L

log files
sapdba utility, sapdba logs and messages (Oracle-based SAP environments only)
Log level, Setting the logging level

M

manual backups, Using NetBackup for SAP to perform a backup
master_time_offset parameter, master_time_offset <minutes> (UNIX or Linux)
MaxDB database
administrative interface, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP
backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
bsi.env file, About SAP configuration files
configuration, About configuring NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
configuration files, About SAP configuration files
SAP parameter file, About SAP configuration files
technical overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP, NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
terminology, About NetBackup for SAP
media
defined, About NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
medium
defined, About NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases
multiplexing
overview, Features of NetBackup for SAP

N

NAS_Snapshot, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
NAS_Snapshot method, Configuring a NAS snapshot policy for NetBackup for SAP on UNIX/Linux
NetBackup for SAP NAS Snapshot
configuring a policy for, Configuring a NAS snapshot policy for NetBackup for SAP on UNIX/Linux
Nodata Storage Checkpoint, About Nodata Storage Checkpoint and NetBackup for SAP

O

offhost backup
configuring, Configuring a snapshot policy for NetBackup for SAP, Configuring a snapshot policy with Instant Recovery for NetBackup for SAP
offline backups, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
online backups, Performing brbackup online SAP backups
Oracle database
configuration files, About SAP configuration files
initSID.sap file, About SAP configuration files
SAP parameter file, About SAP configuration files
SAP profile file, About SAP configuration files
SAP tools support, About NetBackup for SAP
substitution characters, Example NetBackup for SAP initSID.utl file, Example initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP on Oracle databases only)
technical overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP
with RMAN
backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
linking with the SBT library, Linking the Oracle instances with the SBT library (UNIX or Linux Oracle databases with RMAN only)
technical overview, Using NetBackup for SAP on Oracle databases with RMAN
without RMAN
backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
copying the NetBackup for SAP binary, Copying the SAP binary file (Windows Oracle databases without RMAN only)
linking with backint, Linking NetBackup for SAP with backint (UNIX or Linux Oracle databases without RMAN only)
technical overview, Using NetBackup for SAP on Oracle databases without RMAN
ORIGINAL_RUNDIRECTORY parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
OUTPUT parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)

P

parameter file
initSID.sap, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters
initSID.utl, NetBackup for SAP backup script parameters
PARAMETERFILE parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
parameters
BACKINT, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
backup_dev_type, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
backup_stream_buffersize, backup_stream_buffersize <size>
client, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, client <client_name>
custom_sort_file, custom_sort_file <file_path>
drives, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, Testing multiple concurrent backup jobs for NetBackup for SAP for Oracle (without RMAN), drives <number_of_drives>
ERROROUTPUT, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
INPUT, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
inquiry_query_period, inquiry_query_period <months>
master_time_offset, master_time_offset <minutes> (UNIX or Linux)
ORIGINAL_RUNDIRECTORY, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
OUTPUT, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
PARAMETERFILE, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
policy, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, policy <policy_name>
policy2, policy2 <policy_name>
restore_stream_buffersize, restore_stream_buffersize <size>
retry_backup, retry_backup <number_of_retries>
rman_parms, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
schedule, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, schedule <schedule_name>
schedule2, schedule2 <schedule_name>
server, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, server <server_name>
sort_backup_type, sort_backup_type <value>
sort_restore_type, sort_restore_type <value>
switch_list, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_list <control_file_path>
switch_log, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_log <control_file_path>
switch_sem, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_sem <control_file_path>
TIMEOUT_FAILURE, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
TIMEOUT_SUCCESS, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
util_par_file, Relationships between SAP database configuration files, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)
policy configuration
for Snapshot Client, Configuring a snapshot policy for NetBackup for SAP, Configuring a snapshot policy with Instant Recovery for NetBackup for SAP
policy parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, policy <policy_name>
policy2 parameter, policy2 <policy_name>
processes
bphdb, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts

R

redirected restore, Redirecting a restore to a different client (SAP on Oracle databases only)
restore_stream_buffersize parameter, restore_stream_buffersize <size>
restores
output file contents, About backint -o out_file contents
using sapdba, Performing SAP restores using the SAPDBA utility (SAP on Oracle databases only)
with MaxDB, Performing a MaxDB database restore
with Snapshot Client methods, Troubleshooting NetBackup for SAP rollback restores
retry_backup parameter, retry_backup <number_of_retries>
rman_parms parameter, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)

S

SAP DB database
terminology, About NetBackup for SAP
SAP HANA, About NetBackup for SAP HANA
SAP tools
see sapdba, SAP tools overview
SAP_CLIENT environment variable, NetBackup for SAP backint interface environment variables
SAP_DRIVES environment variable, NetBackup for SAP backint interface environment variables
sap_maxdb_backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
sap_offline_backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
sap_online_backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
SAP_POLICY environment variable, NetBackup for SAP backint interface environment variables
sap_redo_log script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
sap_rman_backup script, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
SAP_SCHED environment variable, NetBackup for SAP backint interface environment variables
SAP_SERVER environment variable, NetBackup for SAP backint interface environment variables
SAP_SWITCH environment variable, NetBackup for SAP backint interface environment variables
sapdba
backup process, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
databases that sapdba supports, About NetBackup for SAP
defined, SAP tools overview
examples, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
offline backup, Performing an SAP offline backup with SAPDBA
restore process, Performing SAP restores using the SAPDBA utility (SAP on Oracle databases only)
technical overview, Technical overview of NetBackup for SAP
utility log, sapdba logs and messages (Oracle-based SAP environments only)
schedule parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, schedule <schedule_name>
schedule2 parameter, schedule2 <schedule_name>
scripts
backup, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
examples, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
restore, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
su command, Modifying the NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
type of operation, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
usage caution, NetBackup for SAP backup scripts
server parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, server <server_name>
Snapshot Client
backup type roles, About NetBackup for SAP backup types
RMAN backups, Mixing RMAN stream and RMAN proxy NetBackup for SAP backups
sample scripts, About NetBackup for SAP sample backup scripts (UNIX or Linux), About NetBackup for SAP sample backup scripts (Windows)
sort_backup_type parameter, sort_backup_type <value>
sort_restore_type parameter, sort_restore_type <value>
switch_list parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_list <control_file_path>
switch_log parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_log <control_file_path>
switch_sem parameter, Modifying the initSID.utl file for NetBackup for SAP, switch_sem <control_file_path>

T

testing multiple concurrent jobs, Testing multiple concurrent backup jobs for NetBackup for SAP for Oracle (without RMAN)
TIMEOUT_FAILURE parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)
TIMEOUT_SUCCESS parameter, Modifying the bsi.env file (NetBackup for SAP on MaxDB databases)

U

unified logging, Enabling the debug logs manually (Windows) (NetBackup for SAP)
utl_par_file parameter, Relationships between SAP database configuration files
utl_par_file parameters, Modifying the initSID.sap file (NetBackup for SAP Oracle databases only)

V

VxFS_Checkpoint snapshot, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback
vxvm snapshot, About NetBackup for SAP restores of volumes and file systems using snapshot rollback