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In the Configuration user menu, you can, among other things, display and configure backup templates.

Prerequisites

In accordance with the authorization concept, the user was assigned one of the roles SAP_BC_LVC_ADMINISTRATOR or SAP_BC_LVC_SUPERUSER. You are in the user menu of the user with the authorizations that correspond to this role.

The liveCache database instance is in the ONLINE or the ADMIN operational state.

Procedure

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       1.      In the user menu, choose liveCache Assistant(transaction LC10).

       2.      Enter the name of the database connection.
You can select the name from the list of existing names. You can restrict the search for the required name.

       3.      Choose liveCache → Monitoring.

       4.      Choose Administration→Configuration → Backup Templates.

       5.      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.

       6.      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:
Concepts of the Database System, Using Backup Tools from Other Providers
Installation Manual, Connecting Backup Tools from Other Providers.

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: If you backup the log area to a file, backup files are generated automatically.

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
Complete (data): complete data backup
Incremental (pages): incremental data backup
Log: interactive log backup
AutoLog: automatic log 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.
If you do not select Block Size, the value of the database parameter BACKUP_BLOCK_CNT is used.

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 Entries

 

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