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Procedure documentation Creating a Group of Parallel Backup Media Locate the document in the library structure

To improve backup speed, you can use the Database manager GUI to back up data to multiple backup media in parallel. For this purpose you define a group of parallel media under a single medium name. When you restore, you can import the data from this type of backup in parallel.

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 Parallel Medium.

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

General

Choose General and enter the following information:

Name

Name of the group of parallel backup media

Backup Type

Choose the desired backup type, if applicable.

Complete Data Backup: complete data backup

Incremental Data Backup: incremental data backup

Device Type

Choose a backup media type:

File: File

Tape: Tape

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

Tool Type

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

BACK: Backint for Oracle/Backint for MaxDB

NSR: NetWorker

TSM: TSM

Device/File

Name and path for backup media that you want to include in the group of parallel backup media.

Change the defaults, or add new locations, depending on where you want to make the backups.

Extended

Choose Extended and enter the following information:

Unit

Unit of measurement for specifying the size of backup media

Overwrite

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

Blocksize

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

Autoloader

Select Autoloader if you want to use a tape device with an automatic tape loader.

Name/Size/OS Command

You can specify the size of each backup medium in the group. When you backup to tape, you can specify operating system commands.

Result

You can now use the parallel backup media you have defined to perform backups. They can also be used as succeeding media.

Backing Up to a Group of Parallel 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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