Using Third-Party Backup Tools

You can use third-party backup tools to back up and restore data and log entries. Some of these backup tools are supported directly by SAP MaxDB. With operating system scripts, you can also use all other backup tools that can process backups from pipes, even if they are not directly supported by SAP MaxDB.

Caution Caution

If you use a backup tool not directly supported by SAP MaxDB: After the database system has backed up data to a pipe, it cannot check whether the backup was successful (the backup history does not offer reliable information in this case). Use your operating system script to check whether the backup was successful.

End of the caution.

Supported Third-Party Backup Tools
Name	Key	Description	More information
TSM (IBM/Tivoli)	`TSM`	You can connect TSM using the TSM client adint2 or using the Backint for Oracle interface. You can use adint2 for better performance. However, it is not available on all platforms.	Installation Manual, Connecting to TSM Connecting to a Backint for Oracle Interface
NetWorker (Legato)	`NSR`	You can connect NetWorker using the command line clients SAVE, RECOVER and MMINFO included in the Networker software or using the Backint for Oracle interface. The command line clients deliver better performance.	See Installation Manual, Connecting to NetWorker
NetBackup (Veritas)	`BACK`	-	Installation Manual, Connecting to VERITAS NetBackup
All backup tools that support Backint for SAP MaxDB	`BACK`	Backint for SAP MaxDB is an interface that is supported by various other providers.	Installation Manual, Connecting to a Backint for SAP MaxDB Interface For more information about the requirements for the Backint for SAP MaxDB interface, see http://maxdb.sap.com/archive/. For more information about technology partners that support Backint for SAP MaxDB, use the search function at http://www.sap.com/partners/directories.
All backup tools that support Backint for Oracle	`BACK`	Backint for Oracle is an interface that is supported by various other providers.	Installation Manual, Connecting to a Backint for Oracle Interface For more information about technology partners that support Backint for Oracle, use the search function at http://www.sap.com/partners/directories.

Prerequisites

You have connected the backup tool to your system.

More information:
- Documentation from the backup tool provider
- Installation Manual, Connecting Third-Party Backup Tools
You have created a backup template with the following properties:
- Device Type: Pipe
- Backup Tool: Identification code of the backup tool
- Device/File: Operating system path of the pipe
More information: Backup Templates and Data Carriers

Procedure

Use the normal backup and restore functions.

More information:

Result

When data is backed up using a backup tool that is supported directly by the database system, each backup or data stream is given an external backup ID (External Backup ID).

More Information

Loader, Exporting and Importing Using Third-Party Backup Tools

Database Manager CLI Tutorial, Backups Using Third-Party Backup Tools