Introducing NetVault Backup Plug-in for SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise
NetVault Backup Plug-in for SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise: at a glance
Target audience
Recommended additional reading
Deploying, installing, and removing the plug-in
Deploying the plug-in
Installation prerequisites
Installing or upgrading the plug-in
Removing the plug-in
Configuring the plug-in
Backing up data
Important considerations
Selecting data for a backup
Setting backup options
Finalizing and submitting the job
Using other backup procedures
Restoring data
Selecting data for a restore
Setting restore options
Finalizing and submitting the job
Completing post-restore requirements
Using other restore procedures
Troubleshooting
Configuration prerequisites
Checking the status of the SAP ASE Server on Linux or UNIX
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Navigate to the directory containing the SAP ASE “showserver” utility. |
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From the command prompt, issue the command showserver. |
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After issuing the showserver command, note whether the “-s” argument for the data server is displayed at the beginning of the argument; for example, “r -srlgsw14…”, as shown in the last line of the example. |
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If the “-s” argument is displayed, the SAP ASE Server is ready for use with the Plug‑in for SAP ASE. |
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If the “-s” argument for the data server does not appear at the beginning of the argument, NetVault Backup cannot look up the server name. In this case, perform the following steps: |
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Locate the “RUN_<server name>” file, for example, RUN_rlgsw14, as shown in the following example, at: |
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Edit the content of the “RUN_<serverName>” file so that NetVault Backup can successfully locate the database server name from the [dataserver] command by adding the “-s” argument. |
By doing so, the command outputs the “-s” argument information first.
-srlgsw14 <----------- Note: This line was added here.
Setting the administrator's password
The SAP ASE administrator’s password must not be set to a null value, that is, an actual value must exist. In the following example, syntax is used to create a password for the “sa” account, which currently has no password it is set to the null value. The password is changed to “NetVault”. You can select any password, that is, the password does not have to be “NetVault.”
Configuring default settings
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In the Navigation pane of the NetVault Backup WebUI on the NetVault Backup Server, click Create Backup Job, and click Create New next to the Selections list. |
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In the selection tree, open the applicable client node, and select Plug‑in for SAP ASE. |
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On the Configure dialog box, complete the applicable fields: |
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Sybase Installation Directory: In this field, input the exact path to the local installation of the SAP ASE Server software. |
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Sybase SYBASE_OCS: Enter the name of the subdirectory in the SAP ASE installation directory that contains the SAP ASE library files, for example, files such as “libinsck” and “libtli.” For SAP ASE 15.0 or 15.5, enter OCS-15_0. |
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Sybase SYBASE_ASE: Enter the name of the subdirectory in the SAP ASE installation directory that contains the scripts used to run the SAP ASE service. For SAP ASE 15.0 or 15.5, enter ASE-15_0. |
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Default Account Name: Enter the appropriate account name in this field. Obtain this information from your SAP ASE DBA. |
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Sybase Severity to become a NetVault Error Message: Set the severity level in this box to filter SAP ASE error messages. The higher the value, the more likely that NetVault Backup records these items in the logs. For example, if the severity level is a 9, any SAP ASE errors with a severity level of 10 or higher would not be displayed. |
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Sybase Timeout uses by the Client Library APIs: Set the SAP ASE timeout period, in milliseconds in this box. The Client Library APIs will time out after the interval specified here. |
If you do not want the plug-in to wait for the result of the operations — results are handled when they are available — and to time out if the connection with the SAP ASE Server does not occur, enter a 0. Otherwise, use a value other than 0 to instruct the plug-in to wait for operations to finish.