Backup
Templates
In the Configuration user menu, you can, among other things, create and change backup templates.
Prerequisites
The database instance is in the ONLINE or ADMIN operational state.
Procedure
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1. In the Database Assistant, choose Current Status → Configuration → Backup Templates.
2. Choose Edit → Create Group or Edit → Create Backup Template, and create a backup template for a group of parallel data carriers or a single data carrier.
3. Choose Edit → Change Properties if you want to change the specifications of a backup template.
External Backup Tool |
Description of the third-party backup tool Further information: |
Name |
Name of the backup template |
Device/File |
Name of the data carrier If you use files and pipes, we recommend that you specify the absolute path of the data carrier. |
Data Carrier Type |
Data carrier type File: log backups should always be carried out in backup files. Tape: You cannot make log backups to tape. Pipe: Always specify Pipe if you are using a backup tool from another provider. |
Backup Type |
Type of backup |
Size (KB) |
Size of data carrier |
Can Overwrite |
Sets the overwrite mode Select Can Overwrite if you want to use the overwrite mode for the data carrier. |
Block Size (Pages) |
Selects the block size If you want to make backups in blocks of eight
pages, select Block Size. You can specify another
block size, if you want. |
Autoloader |
Sets the autoloader If you want to use a tape device with an automatic tape loader, select Autoloader. |
OS Command |
Transferring operating system commands When you backup to tape, you can specify operating system commands. |
Result
You can use backup templates to schedule or start a backup action (scheduling an action, starting an action immediately).
See also:
Concepts of the
Database System,
Backup Templates and
Data Carriers,
Backup Data,
Backup Log
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