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Procedure documentation Creating a Single Backup Medium Locate the document in the library structure

Prerequisites

You have connected the database instance to the DBM Server.

Procedure

Choose one of the following procedures:

·        Select the required database instance in the list of database instances
Choose
Instance ® Backup ® Backup Medium.
Choose Actions ® New Medium.

·        Backup Wizard
Choose New Medium in the Media for Backup window.

...

General

Choose General and enter the following information:

Name

Name of the backup medium

Backup Type

Choose the desired backup type, if applicable.

Complete Data: complete data backup

Incremental Data: incremental data backup

Log Backup: log backup

Device Type

Select a backup media type:

File:
If you choose the File type, the Database Manager writes the log backups to version files.

Tape:
Log backups to tape are not possible
.

Pipe: pipe
If you back up using a backup tool from another provider, choose the Pipe type.

Tool Type

If you are using a backup tool from another provider, choose the abbreviation for this backup tool here.

BACK: Backint for Oracle/Backint for MaxDB

NSR: NetWorker

TSM: TSM

Device/File

The name of the device/file with which it can be addressed through operating system functions.

Log backups of the FILE type are versioned by the system.

If you do not define this value, the medium cannot be used.

Extended

Choose Extended and enter the following information:

Size

Size of backup medium

Overwrite

Select Overwrite if you want to use the overwrite mode for the backup medium.

Blocksize

Select Blocksize if you want to make backups in blocks of up to eight pages

Autoloader

If you want to use a tape device with an automatic tape loader, select Autoloader.

OS Command

When you backup to tape, you can specify operating system commands.

Result

You can now use the backup medium you have defined to perform backups. It can also be used as a succeeding medium.

Backing Up to a Single Backup Media, Backups with Manually Changed Media (Succeeding Medium), Backups with Automatic Tape Loaders, Backups with Backup Tools from Other Providers

See also:

Concepts of the Database System,

·        Backing Up and Restoring

·        Backup Media

Connecting Backup Tools from Other Providers

 

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