SAP Basis

ADM100 Lesson: Backing Up the Database Contents
We strongly recommend that you perform complete data backups every
day.
Some databases offer the option of performing differential or incremental
data backups that do not backup the complete data of the database (these
data backups are described in the following as partial data backups). If
you use a partial data backup as your daily backup, you must perform a
complete data backup at least once a week. There must be at least four
complete data backups contained in the backup cycle.
The log information should be backed up at least once a day. We
recommend that you always have two different backup media containing
thesameinformation.
Perform a data and log info backup with verification of the backup media
at least once in the backup cycle.
Scheduling and Monitoring Backups
In this section, you should demonstrate the described actions using
transactions DB13 and DB12. You can also show the relevant section of
theonlinedocumentation.Ifyouarevery familiar with the principles of
DBMGUI operation, you can also “risk” a view at operating system level.
In the SAP system, you can schedule and monitor regular database
backups with transaction DB13.
Select the data backup procedure for each week day (recommendation:
the database-specific procedure for complete data backup) and enter the
repetitionperiod(suchas1).Choosethestarttimeorimmediatestart.
If a manual medium swap is required, if you are, for example, using a local
tape station, check which medium is required for the next backup every
daybychoosingtheVols needed button, and insert this medium before the
start of the backup.
Enter the log info backup for every week day in the same way as the data
backup.
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