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Purpose

When you back up your data, you save the data area of the database instance and those database parameters that are necessary for restoring the database instance after an error. The individual data backups are always consistent.

Note

If there is an error, you may need log backups in addition to the data backups to restore the required status of the database instance to a certain point in time.

Types of data backup

Name

Description

Complete data backup

All pages of the data volume are saved.

Incremental data backup

All pages of the data volume that have changed since the last complete data backup are saved.

Prerequisites

·        The database instance is in operational state ONLINE or ADMIN.

·        You cannot start an incremental data backup during a complete data backup.

Process Flow

You are using the Database Manager database tool or the CCMS in SAP systems to create a data backup.

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       1.      You create a single backup medium or a group of parallel backup media.

       2.      Start the data backup.

See

·        Database Manager GUI, Backup Procedures

·        Database Manager CLI, Commands for Backing Up

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