Create a Backup Job Definition - SAP HANA
ECX provides application database copy management through application-consistent backup creation, cloning, and recovery. ECX copy management leverages the snapshot and replication features of the underlying storage platform to create, replicate, clone, and restore backups of SAP HANA databases.
ECX auto-discovers databases and enables backups only of eligible databases. To be eligible for backup, application databases must reside on supported storage platforms.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN:
- Review SAP HANA requirements. See SAP HANA Requirements.
- Create and run a Database Inventory job that includes the providers you wish to back up. See Create an Inventory Job Definition - Database.
- Configure an SLA Policy. See Configure SLA Policies.
CONSIDERATIONS:
- For email notifications, at least one SMTP server must be configured. Before defining a job, add SMTP resources. See Register a Provider.
- One or more schedules might also be associated with a job. Job sessions run based on the triggers defined in the schedule. See Create a Schedule.
To create a SAP HANA Backup job definition:
- Click the Jobs tab. Expand the Database folder, then select SAP HANA.
- Click New , then select Backup. The job editor opens.
- Enter a name for your job definition and a meaningful description.
- From the list of available sites select one or more providers to back up.
- Note: You cannot select a database if it is not eligible for protection. Hover your cursor over the database name to view the reasons the database is ineligible, such as the database files, control files, or redo log files are stored on unsupported storage.
- Select an SLA Policy that meets your backup data criteria.
- Click the job definition's associated Schedule Time field and select Enable Schedule to set a time to run the SLA Policy. If a schedule is not enabled, run the job on demand through the Jobs tab. Repeat as necessary to add additional SLA Policies to the job definition.
- If configuring more than one SLA Policy in a job definition, select the Same as workflow option to trigger multiple SLA Policies to run concurrently.
- Note: Only SLA Policies with the same RPO frequencies can be linked through the Same as workflow option. Define an RPO frequency when creating an SLA Policy.
- To create the job definition using default options, click Create Job. The job runs as defined by your triggers, or can be run manually from the Jobs tab.
- To edit options before creating the job definition, click Advanced. Set the job definition options.
- Skip IA Mount points and/or databases
- Enable to skip Instant Disk Restore objects. By default, this option is enabled.
- Job-Level Scripts
- Job-level pre-scripts and post-scripts are scripts that can be run before or after a job runs at the job-level. A script can consist of one or many commands, such as a shell script for Linux-based virtual machines or Batch and PowerShell scripts for Windows-based virtual machines.
- In the Pre-Script and/or Post-Script section, click Select to select a previously uploaded script, or click Upload to upload a new script. Note that scripts can also be uploaded and edited through the Scripts view on the Configure tab. See Configure Scripts.
- Once complete, the script displays in the Pre-Script or Post-Script section. Click the Parameters field at add a parameter to the script, then click Add. Note additional parameters can be added to a script by entering parameters one at a time in the field, then clicking Add. Next, click the Identity field to add or create the credentials required to run the script. Finally, click the Application Server field to define the location where the script will be injected and executed. For parameter examples, see Using State and Status Arguments in Postscripts.
- Repeat the above procedure to add additional Pre-Scripts and Post-Scripts. For information about script return codes, see Return Code Reference.
- Select Continue operation on script failure to continue running the job if a command in any of the scripts associated with the job fails.
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Optionally, expand the Notification section to select the job notification options.
- SMTP Server
- From the list of available SMTP resources, select the SMTP Server to use for job status email notifications. If an SMTP server is not selected, an email is not sent.
- Email Address
- Enter the email addresses of the status email notifications recipients. Click Add to add it to the list.
- When you are satisfied that the job-specific information is correct, click Create Job. The job runs as defined by your triggers, or can be run manually from the Jobs tab.
NEXT STEPS:
- If you do not want to wait until the next scheduled job run, run the job session on demand. See Start, Pause, and Hold a Job Session.
- Track the progress of the job session on the Jobs tab. See Monitor a Job Session.
- If notification options are enabled, an email message with information about the status of each task is sent when the job completes.
- Create a SAP HANA Restore job definition. See Create a Restore Job Definition - SAP HANA.
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