Configure backup settings in SAP HANA Cockpit
Business Enterprise Elite Perform the steps in this document after assigning credentials. Before that, Destination Type will not show Backint as an option.
Procedure
See the following table that lists the required values.
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Tab |
Section |
Option |
Value |
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Backint Settings |
Backint Parameter Files |
Use the Same Parameter File for All |
Contact Support for the values for this fields. |
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Data Backup |
Contact Support for the values for this fields. | ||
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Backint Response Timeout |
Set Timeout (Catalog and Log Backups) |
As needed. |
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Timeout After |
As needed. |
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Catalog Settings |
Catalog Settings |
Destination Type |
Backint |
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Location |
/usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/global/hdb/opt/hdbbackint This path is configured during the installation of Hybrid Workloads agent |
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Log Settings |
Log Mode |
Log Mode |
Normal |
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Log Backup |
Create Log Backups |
As needed. |
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Destination Type |
Backint |
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Back Up Logs |
As needed. |
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Location |
/usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/global/hdb/opt/hdbbackint This path is configured during the installation of Hybrid Workloads agent |
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Time Limit (Minutes) |
As needed. |
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Use Consolidated Log Backups |
As needed. |
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Maximum Size (GB) |
As needed. |
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Data Backup Settings |
Data Backup |
Destination Type |
Backint |
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Location (File System Backups) |
Note: This setting applies only for file system backups. |
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Enable Multistreaming of Backint Backups |
As needed. Both values are supported. |
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Overwrite Existing File System Backups |
Not applicable for Hybrid Workloads agent. This setting applies only for file system backups. |
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Limit Maximum Size (File System Backups) |
Not applicable for Hybrid Workloads agent. This setting applies only for file system backups. |
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Threshold Triggering Multistreaming (GB) |
As needed. |
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Parallel Data Backup Backint Streams |
As needed |
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Data Backup Scheduler |
Enable Scheduler for Tenant Databases |
Yes. Required if you want to take scheduled backups. |
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Assigned Database User (for Tenant Databases) |
Yes. Required if you want to take scheduled backups. |
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Enable Scheduler for the SYSTEMDB |
As needed. |
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Assigned Database User (for SYSTEMDB) |
As needed. |
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Retention Policy |
Retention Policy Scheduler |
Enable Retention Policy Scheduler for Tenant |
As needed. |
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Assigned Database User (for Tenant) |
Yes |
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Enable Retention Policy Scheduler for SYSTEMDB |
As needed. |
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Assigned Database User (for SYSTEMDB) |
As needed. |
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Retention Policy Settings |
Automatically Delete Backup Generations |
Yes, if you want to delete older backups. See additional options in the next row.
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Additional Options |
After their retention period has expired, older backups can be deleted. If you want these backups deleted from Cloud, select the following options: Also delete physically and From Backint
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Log in to SAP HANA Cockpit and navigate to the Database Management page.
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Click the More button on the top-right corner and select Backup Configuration.
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Ensure that you are on the Backint Settings tab. If you do not see Backint Settings, ensure that you have installed and activated Hybrid Workloads agent and assign credentials on the Management Console. For details, see Install agent for SAP HANA.
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In the Backint Settings, you will see many sections, such as Backint Parameters Files, Backint Response Timeout, etc. To edit settings for any section, click Edit for that section, enter the values, and then click Save.
Next Steps
You are now ready to back up your SAP HANA database. For more information, see Backup and Restore.