You can perform SAP MaxDB Command Line (CLI) backups.
Full Range of Backup and Recovery Options
The SAP agents provide the flexibility to backup the SAP MaxDB databases in different environments. This is very essential since SAP data is subject to constant changes.
You can perform a full or an incremental backup of the entire database at any point of time. The following section describes the backups that can be performed in different environments.
Offline Backup
When the database is shutdown and is not available for use, you can perform a full backup of the database without the logs. This backup is used when the data is consistent and there are no transactions in the database.
Online Backup
In case, you cannot bring down the database to perform an offline backup, you can use the online backup method. Perform a full or an incremental backup when the database is online. This backup is useful when you want to perform a point-in-time restore of the database.
Log Backup
You have the facility to backup the archive logs either automatically or manually as per the options set up in the database. These logs can be applied to an online backup to recover the database to the current point-in-time.
You can also protect the non-database files and profiles using appropriate File System Agent.
Selective Online Full Backup
Selective online full backup is run when the MaxDB database is online and the backup job is copied to a selective copy. On successful completion of the full backup job, you can select, store and protect your data on a secondary copy for future restores in a viable and economic way.
Command Line Support
Backup and restore operations can be initiated from the SAP command line as per SAP requirements. The iDataAgent is fully integrated with the SAP MaxDB database using DBM CLI (a database management tool provided by SAP; it supports backup and restore operations of database and parameter files using BACKINT interface from SAP Command Line).