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You can use the Backup Wizard to guide you through the entire process of backing up a database instance.

Procedure

In the Database Manager GUI, choose Instance ® Backup ® Backup Wizard.

Choose Next to start each of the required backup steps.

       1.      You can back up the data of a database instance either locally, or on a remote computer.
Choose the desired database instance or enter the following information directly:
   
Database Server: name of the computer on which the database instance is located
   
Database Name: database name
   
User Name: name of the Database Manager operator (DBM operator)
   
Password: password of the Database Manager operator

       2.      If necessary, switch the database instance to the desired operational state.

       3.      Choose the desired backup type:
Complete Data Backup
Incremental Data Backup
Log Backup: interactive log backup
Activate/deactivate automatic log backup: automatic log backup
Also take note of the information about completed backups in the
Backup Wizard.

       4.      Choose the backup medium.
If you do not yet have a backup medium, you can create one, or create a group of parallel backup media. For more information on this, see Managing the Backup Media.

       5.      Start the backup.

       6.      Close the Backup Wizard.

See also:

Concepts of the Database System, Backing Up and Restoring

 

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