Automatic Rman Script Generation; Online Sap R/3 Backups - VERITAS NetBackup White Paper

Figure 5: Online block level incremental backups.
Although the Storage Checkpoint and block level incremental backup technology is not Oracle-specific, VERITAS is first
focusing on Oracle environments in strategic cooperation with Oracle. Block level incremental backup support for other
major databases and application-specific data environments is planned for future releases of NetBackup.

Automatic RMAN Script Generation

Creating RMAN scripts to perform Oracle backup tasks can be a tedious process vulnerable to human error, requiring a
certain level of technical sophistication to be done properly. NetBackup has virtually eliminated this process by providing a
graphical interface that takes users through the process of configuring Oracle backups. This graphical RMAN script generator
allows administrators who are unfamiliar with RMAN to quickly set up Oracle backups in a fraction of the time without
having to know the scripting language or debug a script. This capability is currently available for Windows NT/2000
environments and is planned for other platforms in future releases.

Online SAP R/3 Backups

With large-scale SAP R/3 environments requiring 24x7 operations, data protection becomes an essential component of any
successful SAP R/3 deployment plan. The integration of VERITAS NetBackup and online SAP data backup utilities provides a
comprehensive approach to SAP R/3 data protection. Certified by SAP on HP, Solaris, IBM AIX, Compaq Tru64, and Windows
NT/2000, the VERITAS NetBackup for SAP R/3 agent provides high performance, online backup of SAP R/3 environments,
optimal utilization of large scale device and robotic configurations, and a scalable, distributed design.
Figure 6 diagrams a SAP R/3 backup configuration. SAP R/3 backups can be scheduled and automatically initiated via the
NetBackup scheduler or via the SAPDBA interface. NetBackup supports the SAP R/3 BACKINT interface specification for
backup, restore and inquire functions from the respective SAP R/3 tools (brbackup, brrestore, and brarchive). BACKINT then
starts the required NetBackup programs, monitors the progress of each program, and reports the results back to the SAP R/3
tool upon completion. NetBackup supports SAP R/3 Oracle database backups as either raw partitions or regular files.
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