Deciding on whether to read the SnapCenter Data Protection Guide for SAP HANA Database

This information describes how to use SnapCenter to perform backup, restore, and clone operations on SAP HANA databases.

You should read this information if you want to use SnapCenter in the following ways:

• You want to create data protection policies and resource groups for SAP HANA databases
• You want to perform backup, restore, or clone operations on SAP HANA databases using the graphical user interface (GUI)
• You want to perform backup, restore, or clone operations on SAP HANA databases using Windows cmdlets

You should have already performed the following tasks:

• Installed SnapCenter Server and the SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Database
• Configured role-based access control (RBAC), storage system connections, and credentials
• Deployed the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere and registered the plug-in with SnapCenter, if you want to protect SAP HANA databases on virtual machines. The SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere documentation has more information.

  SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere Deployment Guide

  SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere Data Protection Guide

You can also use the following information to help accomplish your data protection goals:

• SnapCenter Server and plug-in installation and setup

  Installing and setting up SnapCenter

  Getting Started

• SnapCenter concepts, including architecture, features, and benefits

  Concepts

• Other SnapCenter Data Protection Guides for specific types of resources, such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Windows file systems, and custom plug-ins
• SnapCenter PowerShell cmdlets

  SnapCenter Software 4.4 Cmdlet Reference Guide

• SnapCenter administration, including dashboards, reporting capabilities, and REST APIs, and managing licenses, storage connections, and the SnapCenter Server repository

  Performing administrative tasks