Backups to Automatic Tape Loader (SAP Library - Database Manager GUI: SAP DB 7.3)

Backups to Automatic Tape Loader

The Database Manager GUI supports automatic tape loaders. Alternatively, you can save using an external backup tool (Saving with External Backup Tools).

If you want to use an automatic tape loader for backups, select Extended when defining the medium (Creating a Single Backup Medium, Creating a Group of Parallel Backup Media or Changing Backup Media) Extended and select the Autoloader option.

On the Windows NT/Windows 2000 operating system, this defines the automatic loading of tapes.

If you are using any other operating system, use the appropriate command for loading tapes. To do so, choose Extended and enter the operating system command in the OS Command field.

After inserting the tape cartridge in the autoloader, the first tape must be selected manually.
When the end of this tape is reached, the autoloader will then take the next tape available.

For a backup to be successful, you will need to ensure an adequate supply of tapes.

At the end of the backup, the tape device shows the number of tapes written. The tapes should be marked with the backup label which was displayed and confirmed at the start of the backup.

Note

Before a backup you must check that none of the tapes is write-protected because this will stop the entire backup process.