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      • Installation
        • What Snap Creator Framework does
          • Snap Creator architecture
        • Preinstallation requirements for Snap Creator
          • Creating a Snap Creator user for Data ONTAP
          • Configuring settings for the Domino plug-in
            • Configuring UNIX-specific settings: Creating symbolic links
        • Installing the Snap Creator Server
          • Installing the Snap Creator Server on a Windows host
        • Installing the Snap Creator Agent
          • Installing Snap Creator Agent on Windows
        • Upgrading Snap Creator
          • Upgrading from Snap Creator 3.6.x
          • Upgrading from Snap Creator 4.0.x
          • Upgrading from Snap Creator 4.1.x
        • Uninstalling Snap Creator
          • Uninstalling Snap Creator on UNIX
        • CLI reference
          • CLI commands for creating a role for a Snap Creator user in clustered Data ONTAP
      • IBM Domino Plug-in Operations
        • IBM Domino plug-in overview
        • Preparing for IBM Domino backup and restore
          • SnapMirror and SnapVault setup
        • Creating a backup and restore configuration
          • Adding commands to the backup and restore configuration
        • Backing up databases
        • Restoring databases
          • Performing a single-file restore in a SAN environment
        • Viewing job status and logs
      • SAP HANA Plug-in Operations
        • SAP HANA backup and restore solution overview
        • Installing and configuring required software components
        • Configuring data backups
          • Starting the SnapVault relationships
        • Configuring log backups
        • Executing database backups
        • SAP HANA File-Based Backup and Database Integrity Checks
        • Restoring and recovering SAP HANA databases
          • Resuming a SnapVault relationship after a restore
          • Restoring databases after primary storage failure
      • Administration
        • What Snap Creator Framework does
        • Snap Creator architecture
        • Managing Snap Creator Server
        • Managing Snap Creator Agent
          • Snap Creator Agent security
        • Backup and recovery workflow
          • Creating retention policies
          • Creating clones
          • Performing restore operations
        • Managing user access
        • Managing profiles
        • Managing configuration files
        • Managing retention policies
        • Managing backups
        • Managing scheduled jobs
        • Managing clones
        • Plug-in information required to configure Snap Creator
          • VMware VIBE plug-in
        • Troubleshooting Snap Creator issues
          • Types of error messages and troubleshooting logs
          • Troubleshooting Snap Creator GUI errors
          • Troubleshooting security issues
          • Troubleshooting Snap Creator Server or Snap Creator Agent issues
          • Troubleshooting CLI command errors
          • Error messages
        • Snap Creator configuration file variables, parameters, and commands
        • Guidelines for using the Snap Creator command-line interface 
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    • Home
    • Release notes
    • Installation
      • What Snap Creator Framework does
        • Snap Creator architecture
          • Snap Creator Server
          • Snap Creator Agent
          • Plug-ins for application integration
      • Preinstallation requirements for Snap Creator
        • Snap Creator installation and configuration requirements
        • Downloading the Snap Creator software
        • Creating a Snap Creator user for Data ONTAP
          • Creating a Snap Creator user for Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
          • Creating a Snap Creator user for clustered Data ONTAP
        • Installing Java on Snap Creator hosts
        • Synchronizing time on Snap Creator Server and Agent hosts
        • Configuring settings for the Domino plug-in
          • Configuring Windows-specific settings: Adding path to the environment variables
          • Configuring UNIX-specific settings: Creating symbolic links
            • Creating symbolic links for the Domino plug-in on Linux and Solaris hosts
            • Creating symbolic links for the Domino plug-in on AIX hosts
      • Installing the Snap Creator Server
        • Installing the Snap Creator Server on a Windows host
          • Starting the Server from a command prompt
        • Installing the Snap Creator Server on UNIX-based systems
      • Installing the Snap Creator Agent
        • Installing Snap Creator Agent on Windows
          • Starting the Agent from a command prompt
        • Installing the Snap Creator Agent on UNIX-based systems
        • Changing the Snap Creator Agent port after installation
      • Upgrading Snap Creator
        • Checking job monitor size
        • Upgrading from releases earlier than Snap Creator 3.6
        • Upgrading from Snap Creator 3.6.x
          • Upgrading the Snap Creator Server 3.6.x on Windows
          • Upgrading the Snap Creator Server 3.6.x on UNIX-based systems
          • Upgrading Snap Creator Agent 3.6.x on Windows
          • Upgrading the Snap Creator Agent 3.6.x on UNIX
        • Upgrading from Snap Creator 4.0.x
          • Upgrading Snap Creator Server 4.0.x on Windows
          • Upgrading Snap Creator Server 4.0.x on UNIX-based systems
          • Upgrading Snap Creator Agent 4.0.x on Windows
          • Upgrading the Snap Creator Agent 4.0.x on UNIX
        • Upgrading from Snap Creator 4.1.x
          • Upgrading Snap Creator Server 4.1.x on Windows
          • Upgrading Snap Creator Server 4.1.x on UNIX-based systems
          • Upgrading Snap Creator Agent 4.1.x on Windows
          • Upgrading Snap Creator Agent 4.1.x on UNIX-based systems
        • Upgrading from Snap Creator 4.3.x
      • Uninstalling Snap Creator
        • Uninstalling Snap Creator on Windows
        • Uninstalling Snap Creator on UNIX
          • Uninstalling Snap Creator Agent on UNIX
          • Uninstalling Snap Creator Server on UNIX
      • CLI reference
        • CLI commands for creating a role for a Snap Creator user in clustered Data ONTAP
          • CLI commands for creating cluster roles
          • CLI commands for creating SVM roles
    • IBM Domino Plug-in Operations
      • IBM Domino plug-in overview
        • Understanding IBM Domino plug-in backup operations
        • Understanding IBM Domino plug-in restore operations
      • IBM Domino backup and recovery workflow
      • Preparing for IBM Domino backup and restore
        • Storage layout requirements
        • SnapMirror and SnapVault setup
          • Preparing storage systems for SnapMirror replication
          • Preparing storage systems for SnapVault replication
      • Creating a backup and restore configuration
        • Logging in to the Snap Creator GUI
        • Creating a configuration file
        • Adding commands to the backup and restore configuration
          • Allowing supplemental commands on the Snap Creator Agent
          • Adding supplemental commands to the configuration
        • Cleaning up archived copies of Domino transaction logs
        • Backing up the changeinfo directory
      • Backing up databases
        • Backing up databases on demand
        • Scheduling backups
      • Restoring databases
        • Performing a volume restore
        • Performing a single-file restore
        • Performing a single-file restore in a SAN environment
          • Using SnapDrive to mount a Snapshot copy
          • Copying the file to the Data Restore Directory
          • Using a Snap Creator custom action to complete restore processing
          • Disconnecting the Snapshot Copy
      • Viewing job status and logs
        • Viewing job status and logs in the Job Monitor
        • Viewing logs in the Reports pane
        • Using scdump to gather logs in a compressed format
      • Troubleshooting Domino plug-in-specific errors
      • Where to go next
    • SAP HANA Plug-in Operations
      • SAP HANA backup and restore solution overview
        • Considerations for backing up SAP HANA systems
        • The NetApp solution
        • Backup solution components
        • SAP HANA plug-in overview
        • Requirements
      • Installing and configuring required software components
        • Setup assumptions in this guide
        • Setup used with clustered Data ONTAP
      • Configuring data backups
        • Configuring the backup user and hdbuserstore
        • Configuring SnapVault relationships
        • Starting the SnapVault relationships
          • Starting the SnapVault relationships with Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
          • Starting the SnapVault relationships with clustered Data ONTAP
        • Configuring the Snap Creator Framework and SAP HANA database backup
      • Configuring SAP HANA for SAN environments
      • Configuring log backups
        • Housekeeping of log backups
        • Modifying the housekeeping of log backups
      • Executing database backups
        • Overview of database backups
        • Backing up the database with the Snap Creator GUI
        • Backing up the database with Snap Creator command line
        • Reviewing available backups in SAP HANA Studio
      • SAP HANA File-Based Backup and Database Integrity Checks
        • Modifying configuration for File-Based Backup
        • Modifying configuration for Database Integrity Checks
        • Scheduling file-based backup
        • Scheduling database integrity checks
        • Performing File-Based Backup from the Snap Creator GUI
        • Performing File-Based Backup from Snap Creator command line
        • Performing Database Integrity Checks from Snap Creator GUI
        • Performing Database Integrity Checks from Snap Creator command line
      • Restoring and recovering SAP HANA databases
        • Restoring and recovering databases from primary storage
        • Restoring and recovering databases from secondary storage
        • Resuming a SnapVault relationship after a restore
          • Resuming a SnapVault relationship with Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
          • Resuming a SnapVault relationship with clustered Data ONTAP
        • Restoring databases after primary storage failure
          • Restoring databases after a primary storage failure with Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
          • Restoring databases after a primary storage failure with clustered Data ONTAP
      • SAP HANA plug-in parameters
      • Troubleshooting
      • Where to go next
    • Administration
      • What Snap Creator Framework does
        • Benefits of using Snap Creator
      • Snap Creator architecture
        • Snap Creator Server overview
        • Snap Creator Agent overview
        • Plug-ins for application integration
      • Managing Snap Creator Server
        • Starting, verifying, and stopping Snap Creator Server on Windows
        • Starting, verifying, and stopping Snap Creator Server on UNIX
        • Changing the Snap Creator Server port after installation
        • Setting Snap Creator Server credentials
      • Managing Snap Creator Agent
        • Starting, verifying, and stopping Snap Creator Agent on Windows
        • Starting, verifying, and stopping Snap Creator Agent on UNIX
        • Changing the Snap Creator Agent port after installation
        • Snap Creator Agent security
          • Managing Snap Creator Agent security
          • Customizing the default keystore
      • Backup and recovery workflow
        • Creating profiles
        • Creating global configuration files
        • Creating configuration files
        • Creating backups
        • Monitoring jobs
        • Monitoring logs
        • Creating scheduled jobs
        • Creating retention policies
          • Guidelines to define Snap Creator policies
          • Creating backup types
          • Creating policy schedules
          • Creating policies
          • Assigning policies
        • Creating clones
          • Creating clones from a new backup
          • Creating clones from an existing backup
        • Performing restore operations
          • Performing volume restore
          • Performing single file restore operations
          • Performing application-defined restore operations
      • Managing user access
        • Creating Snap Creator users
        • Assigning profiles to Snap Creator users
        • Viewing a list of Snap Creator users and assigned profiles by using the CLI
        • Creating Snap Creator roles
        • Assigning roles to Snap Creator users
        • Viewing a list of Snap Creator users and assigned roles
        • Viewing Snap Creator users assigned to a role by using the CLI
        • Creating Snap Creator permissions by using the CLI
        • Assigning permissions to Snap Creator roles
        • Creating a list of all Snap Creator permissions by using the CLI
        • Viewing Snap Creator permissions assigned to a role
      • Managing profiles
        • Creating profiles
        • Viewing profiles
        • Deleting profiles
      • Managing configuration files
        • Creating configuration files
        • Creating new configuration files by downloading existing configuration files
        • Creating new configuration files by copying existing configuration files
        • Viewing a list of configuration files assigned to a profile
        • Deleting configuration files from a profile
      • Managing retention policies
        • Creating backup types
        • Creating policy schedules
        • Creating policies
        • Assigning policies
        • Viewing retention policies
        • Deleting retention policies
      • Managing backups
        • What Snap Creator information should be backed up
        • Creating backups
        • Viewing a list of backup copies of a configuration file
        • Deleting backups
      • Managing scheduled jobs
        • Creating scheduled jobs
        • Running scheduled jobs
        • Viewing a list of scheduled jobs
        • Editing scheduled jobs
        • Deleting scheduled jobs
      • Managing clones
        • Creating clones from a new backup
        • Creating clones from an existing backup
        • Unmounting clones
      • Plug-in information required to configure Snap Creator
        • Archive log plug-in
        • Citrix XenServer plug-in
        • DB2 plug-in
        • IBM Domino plug-in
        • MaxDB plug-in
        • MySQL plug-in
        • Oracle plug-in
        • Red Hat KVM plug-in guidelines
        • SAP HANA plug-in
        • SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange plug-in
        • SnapManager for Microsoft SQL Server plug-in
        • Sybase ASE plug-in
        • VMware VIBE plug-in
          • Requirements for vCloud vApp backup and restore operations using the VMware plug-in
          • Virtual machine backup and restore by using the VMware plug-in
        • Using the plug-in framework to create custom plug-ins
        • Configuring Snap Creator for multilevel application quiesce operations when using hypervisor plug-ins
      • Troubleshooting Snap Creator issues
        • Types of error messages and troubleshooting logs
          • Performing a Snap Creator dump
        • Troubleshooting Snap Creator GUI errors
          • Cannot connect to the Snap Creator GUI
          • Error starting the Snap Creator GUI
        • Troubleshooting network issues
        • Troubleshooting security issues
          • Cryptographic flaws in Transport Layer Security
          • Self-signed SSL certificate not matching the URL
          • CA-signed SSL certificate is required for Snap Creator Framework
        • Troubleshooting Snap Creator Server or Snap Creator Agent issues
          • Snap Creator Server or Agent not starting
          • Snap Creator Agent not responding
          • Snap Creator password reset
        • Troubleshooting CLI command errors
          • CLI command results in 403 Forbidden error
          • CLI command results in 404 Not Found error
          • CLI command results in 500 Cannot locate object error
          • CLI command results in 500 Connect Failed error
        • cloneVol reports that aggregate does not exist
        • Error messages
          • Snap Creator Framework error messages
          • Snap Creator Agent error messages
          • Repository error messages
          • Storage error messages
          • Snap Creator GUI error messages
      • Snap Creator configuration file variables, parameters, and commands
        • Snap Creator variable and parameter descriptions
        • Parameters for configuring the Snap Creator Agent host client and Snap Creator Server
        • Parameters to connect to vFiler units and interfaces
        • Parameters to set up cloning operations
        • Parameters for setting up event management
        • Parameters to set up Operations Manager console
        • Parameters to set up OSSV
        • Parameters for setting up SnapMirror
        • Parameters for setting up Snapshot copies
        • Parameters to set up SnapVault
        • Parameters to set up the NetApp Management Console data protection capability
        • APP commands
        • Mount and unmount commands
        • PRE commands
        • POST commands
      • Snap Creator terminology
      • Guidelines for using the Snap Creator command-line interface
        • Snap Creator CLI commands for workflow actions
        • Commands used to manage Snap Creator user access
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    • Snap Creator Framework

    Backing up databases

    06/22/2023

    You can back up databases on demand or on a schedule. You can use either the Snap Creator GUI or the Snap Creator CLI to back up databases.

    Note You can use the GUI to back up databases. For information on how to use the CLI, see the Snap Creator Framework 4.1.2 Administration Guide.

    Related information

    • Backing up databases on demand

    • Scheduling backups

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