Backup Contents

When we perform a backup using "BRBACKUP" command that means we are performing a databackup of SAP server.

The BRBACKUP backs up the following files during the backup

a. Data files ( All data files of Table spaces except the table spaces Temporary , ROLLBACK/SAPUNDO)

b. Parameter files (init.sap, init.dba, init.ora , back.log , . and or .afd files

c. Control files

Backup Log:

After running backup , you want to check the backup log whether it was successfully completed or not

a. use tcode DB12 at SAP level to check the backup log status

b. at OS level opens the file from /oracle//sapbackup/.and and read the whole file or at the end of the file to see the backup log status

There are two files updated at Os level in /oracle//sapbackup directory

a. back.log which shows the only status of backup

b. *.and or *.afd file which gets created for each backup and contains the whole details about the backup

DB12 reads *.and or *.afd files from Os level when we check at SAP level.

Backup Return Codes

0000: Backup Completed successfully

0001: Backup Completed successfully with Warnings

0003: Backup terminated due to errors (check the log detail to find out detail of error)

0005: Backup terminated due to errors (check the log file detail to find out the detail of error)

9999: Backup is currently running or in progress

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