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Procedure documentation Backing Up with External Backup Tools Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

You can back up data interactively with the Backup Wizard, which also supports backups to tapes and succeeding tapes using external backup tools.

Prerequisites

Connecting External Backup Tools

Under normal circumstances, you should back up a database instance in the ONLINE operational state. In exceptional circumstances, you can back up database instances in the ADMIN operational state.

Procedure

If you want to use external backup tools, choose the following settings when you create the backup media (see Creating a Single Backup Medium, Creating a Group of Parallel Backup Media or Changing Backup Media):

General

·        Choose the device type Pipe.

·        Specify the operating system path of this pipe under Device/File.

When you back up the data, proceed as described under Backing Up to a Single Backup Medium or Backing Up to a Group of Parallel Backup Media.

 

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