Backup and Recovery

You need to regularly back up your operating system and database to restore the SAP system, if required. To use an appropriate back up and restore method is one of the most important tasks of the system and database administrator. However, there is no general recommendation for such a method, since it depends on several factors, such as:

Disaster recovery concept
Maximum permissable downtime during restore
Amount of data loss that is tolerable
Available budget

More Information

For information on operating system-specific backup and recovery procedures, see one of the following sections:
- Backing Up and Restoring your SAP System on Windows
- Backing Up and Restoring your SAP System on UNIX
- Backing Up and Restoring your SAP System on IBM i
For more information on database-specific backup and recovery procedures, see the database administration guides available in the Database Administration section:
- Database Administration for SAP HANA
- Database Administration for SAP MaxDB
- Database Administration for IBM DB2 for i
- Database Administration for IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
- Database Administration for DB2 for z/OS
- Database Administration for Microsoft SQL Server
- Database Administration for Oracle
- Database Administration for SAP Sybase ASE