Set application details and settings for SAP HANA databases

After setting the staging disk format and backup method, you must enter the details and settings you want to apply to your backup plans:

  1. In the management console, go to App manager and click Applications.

  2. Right-click the SAP HANA database and click Manage backup configuration.

  3. At the top of the page, click Details & Settings.

  4. In the Application details & settings window, configure database settings based on your host type.

    • Backup Capture Method: persistent disk
    • HANA DB User Store Key: This is the mandatory SAP HANA hdbuserstore key for the system database created earlier.
    • Ignore partial database failures: Applicable only for full+incremental backup. With this set to Yes, the backup job continues even if one of the tenant backups fails.
    • Retention of Production DB Logs in Hours: Production log backups will be deleted based on the number of hours passed. The default value is 2.
    • Retention of Production Catalog in Days: Retention of catalog logs in days.
    • Script Timeout: This value is applied to internal backup and recovery scripts called by the Backup and DR agent. Default value is recommended.

  5. Click Save changes.

The Backup and DR Service SAP HANA DBA guide

This page is one in a series of pages specific to protecting and recovering SAP HANA databases with Backup and DR Service. You can find additional information in the following pages: