Whether to take Offline (or) Online backup

Hi
      I am planning to apply support pack 14 now I am in SP13 before applying SP14 I am planning to take Database backup.
      What is recommended whether to take Offline or Online backup,
      Can any one explain which the best way to take backup is.

Hi,
Taking a successful backup is must(suggested) before Support pack implementation.
However online/offiline anything will be ok.
As online backup is taken to minimise the downtime for SAP application.
If you can get a downtime you can go for offline backup..
Say if you can not get downtime then go for online backup.Given you are running in archive log mode.During this performance will be little degraded.that is why suggested to run online backup in off -peak hours
You can go for a online backup before night(starting of SP implementation) and before starting the support packs do a log switch and then do a archive backup and make a note of that log number and start the SP implementation.
In case of problems when you have to restore the backup restore the backup and recover until the log number which we generated just before the SP implementation...
Thanks.
Edited by: Vani n on Jul 24, 2008 2:28 PM
Edited by: Vani n on Jul 24, 2008 2:30 PM

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brrecover is for recovering the database, not for restoring.
Take a look at here:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/88/cadaca94734ae5b8ea3491f615741b/content.htm
and here:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/0d/d3077b4a0c11d182b80000e829fbfe/content.htm
> My questions actually is, which option do I have to take if I want to apply the offline archive logs as far as possible ?
> "Complete database recovery" of "database point in time recovery" ?
In this case you have to do an incomplete database recovery or in other words called "point in time recovery". For the difference between these two restore types take a look at the oracle documentation:
http://download-uk.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/backup.102/b14192/intro004.htm#i1016863
After you have restored your archive logs you can perform the recovery manually:
> SQL> recover database using backup controlfile until cancel;
> SQL> cancel;
> SQL> alter database open resetlogs;
Btw.as you are using TDP for SAP you can use backfm to restore only some several files.
Regards
Stefan

Online backup given error while using brtools

Hello mates,
I am working on EP60,IBM-AIX, Oracle platform and tried to take online backup using brtools(triggering first time) but giving the below error:
BR0051I BRBACKUP 7.00 (24)
BR0055I Start of database backup: bdzqsemh.and 2009-01-08 16.35.35
BR0484I BRBACKUP log file: /oracle/EPP/sapbackup/bdzqsemh.and
BR0477I Oracle pfile /oracle/EPP/102_64/dbs/initEPP.ora created from spfile /oracle/EPP/102_64/dbs/spfileEPP.ora
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2009-01-08 16.35.39
BR0301W SQL error -1031 at location BrbDbLogOpen-5, SQL statement:
'INSERT INTO SAP_SDBAH (BEG, FUNCT, SYSID, OBJ, RC, ENDE, ACTID, LINE) VALUES ('20090108163535', 'and', 'EPP', ' ', '9999'
, ' ', 'bdzqsemh', '# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALL online
disk ---k-c 7.00 (24)')'
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
BR0324W Insertion of database log header failed
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2009-01-08 16.35.40
BR0319I Control file copy created: /oracle/EPP/sapbackup/cntrlEPP.dbf 7397376
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2009-01-08 16.35.41
BR0301W SQL error -1031 at location BrDbfInfoGet-32, SQL statement:
'DELETE FROM SAP_SDBAH WHERE BEG > '10000000000000' AND BEG < '20071205000000''
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2009-01-08 16.35.41
BR0301W SQL error -1031 at location BrDbfInfoGet-33, SQL statement:
'DELETE FROM SAP_SDBAD WHERE BEG > '10000000000000' AND BEG < '20071205000000''
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2009-01-08 16.35.41
BR0301E SQL error -1031 at location BrComprDurGet-1, SQL statement:
'OPEN curs_6 CURSOR FOR'
'SELECT FUNCT, POS, LINE FROM SAP_SDBAD WHERE BEG = '00000000000001' AND (FUNCT = 'CMP' OR FUNCT = 'CMP' OR FUNCT = 'DCS'
OR FUNCT = 'DCM') ORDER BY FUNCT'
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
BR0314E Collection of information on database files failed
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2009-01-08 16.35.41
BR0301W SQL error -1031 at location BrbDbLogOpen-5, SQL statement:
'INSERT INTO SAP_SDBAH (BEG, FUNCT, SYSID, OBJ, RC, ENDE, ACTID, LINE) VALUES ('20090108163535', 'and', 'EPP', ' ', '9999'
, ' ', 'bdzqsemh', '7.00 (24)')'
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
BR0324W Insertion of database log header failed
BR0056I End of database backup: bdzqsemh.and 2009-01-08 16.35.41
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2009-01-08 16.35.41
BR0054I BRBACKUP terminated with errors
Please suggest to correcdt it.
Regards,
AMS Team

I checked the initSID.sap file and changed the backuptype to online and from tape to disk but still same error:
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.21.44
BR0657I Input menu 15 - please check/enter input values
BRBACKUP main options for backup and database copy
1 - BRBACKUP profile (profile) ....... [initEPP.sap]
2 - Backup device type (device) ...... [tape]
3 ~ Tape volumes for backup (volume) . []
4 # BACKINT/Mount profile (parfile) .. []
5 - Database user/password (user) .... [/]
6 - Backup type (type) ............... [offline]
7 - Disk backup for backup (backup) .. [no]
8 # Delete disk backup (delete) ...... [no]
9 ~ Files for backup (mode) .......... [all]
Standard keys: c - cont, b - back, s - stop, r - refr, h - help
BR0662I Enter your choice:
2
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.21.47
BR0663I Your choice: '2'
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.21.47
BR0681I Enter string value for "device" (tape|tape_auto|tape_box|pipe|pipe_auto|pipe_box|disk|stage|util_file|util_file_on
line|rman_util|rman_disk|rman_stage) [tape]:
disk
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.21.49
BR0683I New value for "device": 'disk'
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.21.49
BR0657I Input menu 15 - please check/enter input values
BRBACKUP main options for backup and database copy
1 - BRBACKUP profile (profile) ....... [initEPP.sap]
2 - Backup device type (device) ...... [disk]
3 # Tape volumes for backup (volume) . []
4 # BACKINT/Mount profile (parfile) .. []
5 - Database user/password (user) .... [/]
6 - Backup type (type) ............... [offline]
7 # Disk backup for backup (backup) .. [no]
8 # Delete disk backup (delete) ...... [no]
9 ~ Files for backup (mode) .......... [all]
Standard keys: c - cont, b - back, s - stop, r - refr, h - help
BR0662I Enter your choice:
6
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.21.52
BR0663I Your choice: '6'
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.21.52
BR0681I Enter string value for "type" (offline|offline_force|offline_standby|offline_split|offline_mirror|offline_stop|onl
ine|online_cons|online_split|online_mirror|online_standby|offstby_split|offstby_mirror) [offline]:
online
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.21.55
BR0683I New value for "type": 'online'
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.21.55
BR0657I Input menu 15 - please check/enter input values
BRBACKUP main options for backup and database copy
1 - BRBACKUP profile (profile) ....... [initEPP.sap]
2 - Backup device type (device) ...... [disk]
3 # Tape volumes for backup (volume) . []
4 # BACKINT/Mount profile (parfile) .. []
5 - Database user/password (user) .... [/]
6 - Backup type (type) ............... [online]
7 # Disk backup for backup (backup) .. [no]
8 # Delete disk backup (delete) ...... [no]
9 ~ Files for backup (mode) .......... [all]
Standard keys: c - cont, b - back, s - stop, r - refr, h - help
BR0662I Enter your choice:
c
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.21.57
BR0663I Your choice: 'c'
BR0259I Program execution will be continued...
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.21.57
BR0657I Input menu 16 - please check/enter input values
Additional BRBACKUP options for backup and database copy
1 - Confirmation mode (confirm) ....... [yes]
2 - Query mode (query) ................ [no]
3 - Compression mode (compress) ....... [no]
4 - Verification mode (verify) ........ [no]
5 - Fill-up previous backups (fillup) . [no]
6 - Parallel execution (execute) ...... [0]
7 - Additional output (output) ........ [no]
8 - Message language (language) ....... [E]
9 - BRBACKUP command line (command) ... [-p initEPP.sap -d disk -t online -m all -k no -e 0 -l E]
Standard keys: c - cont, b - back, s - stop, r - refr, h - help
BR0662I Enter your choice:
3
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.21.59
BR0663I Your choice: '3'
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.21.59
BR0681I Enter string value for "compress" (no|yes|hardware) [no]:
yes
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.22.01
BR0683I New value for "compress": 'yes'
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.22.01
BR0657I Input menu 16 - please check/enter input values
Additional BRBACKUP options for backup and database copy
1 - Confirmation mode (confirm) ....... [yes]
2 - Query mode (query) ................ [no]
3 - Compression mode (compress) ....... [yes]
4 - Verification mode (verify) ........ [no]
5 - Fill-up previous backups (fillup) . [no]
6 - Parallel execution (execute) ...... [0]
7 - Additional output (output) ........ [no]
8 - Message language (language) ....... [E]
9 - BRBACKUP command line (command) ... [-p initEPP.sap -d disk -t online -m all -k yes -e 0 -l E]
Standard keys: c - cont, b - back, s - stop, r - refr, h - help
BR0662I Enter your choice:
c
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.22.40
BR0663I Your choice: 'c'
BR0259I Program execution will be continued...
BR0291I BRBACKUP will be started with options '-p initEPP.sap -d disk -t online -m all -k yes -e 0 -l E'
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.22.40
BR0670I Enter 'c[ont]' to continue, 'b[ack]' to go back, 's[top]' to abort:
c
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.23.55
BR0257I Your reply: 'c'
BR0259I Program execution will be continued...
BR0051I BRBACKUP 7.00 (24)
BR0055I Start of database backup: bdzqwvxz.and 2009-01-09 15.23.55
BR0484I BRBACKUP log file: /oracle/EPP/sapbackup/bdzqwvxz.and
BR0477I Oracle pfile /oracle/EPP/102_64/dbs/initEPP.ora created from spfile /oracle/EPP/102_64/dbs/spfileEPP.ora
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.23.55
BR0301W SQL error -1031 at location BrbDbLogOpen-5, SQL statement:
'INSERT INTO SAP_SDBAH (BEG, FUNCT, SYSID, OBJ, RC, ENDE, ACTID, LINE) VALUES ('20090109152355', 'and', 'EPP', ' ', '9999'
, ' ', 'bdzqwvxz', '# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALL online
disk ---k-c 7.00 (24)')'
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
BR0324W Insertion of database log header failed
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.23.55
BR0319I Control file copy created: /oracle/EPP/sapbackup/cntrlEPP.dbf 7397376
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.23.55
BR0301W SQL error -1031 at location BrDbfInfoGet-32, SQL statement:
'DELETE FROM SAP_SDBAH WHERE BEG > '10000000000000' AND BEG < '20071206000000''
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.23.55
BR0301W SQL error -1031 at location BrDbfInfoGet-33, SQL statement:
'DELETE FROM SAP_SDBAD WHERE BEG > '10000000000000' AND BEG < '20071206000000''
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.23.55
BR0301E SQL error -1031 at location BrComprDurGet-1, SQL statement:
'OPEN curs_6 CURSOR FOR'
'SELECT FUNCT, POS, LINE FROM SAP_SDBAD WHERE BEG = '00000000000001' AND (FUNCT = 'CMP' OR FUNCT = 'CMP' OR FUNCT = 'DCS'
OR FUNCT = 'DCM') ORDER BY FUNCT'
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
BR0314E Collection of information on database files failed
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.23.55
BR0301W SQL error -1031 at location BrbDbLogOpen-5, SQL statement:
'INSERT INTO SAP_SDBAH (BEG, FUNCT, SYSID, OBJ, RC, ENDE, ACTID, LINE) VALUES ('20090109152355', 'and', 'EPP', ' ', '9999'
, ' ', 'bdzqwvxz', '7.00 (24)')'
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
BR0324W Insertion of database log header failed
BR0056I End of database backup: bdzqwvxz.and 2009-01-09 15.23.55
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.23.55
BR0054I BRBACKUP terminated with errors
BR0292I Execution of BRBACKUP finished with return code 3
BR0668I Warnings or errors occurred - you can continue to ignore them or go back to repeat the last action
BR0280I BRTOOLS time stamp: 2009-01-09 15.23.55
BR0670I Enter 'c[ont]' to continue, 'b[ack]' to go back, 's[top]' to abort:

Online backup by DB13 ended with error not by BRTOOLS

Dear Friends,
I am trying to take online backup by DB13 of my CRM Dev system but it is ended with error , but when i check in SM37 it show finished.
By using BRTOOLS it work proparly but not by DB13.
Other Details :-
OS :- Win 2003 server
DB :- Oracle 10g
error message is :-
Detail log: bdxbnwwr.ant
BR0051I BRBACKUP 7.00 (26)
BR0055I Start of database backup: bdxbnwwr.ant 2008-01-19 10.48.21
BR0484I BRBACKUP log file: F:\oracle\CD1\sapbackup\bdxbnwwr.ant
BR0252W Function remove() failed for 'f:\oracle\cd1\102\database\sap.ora' at location BrInitOraCreate-1
BR0253W errno 13: Permission denied
BR0252W Function remove() failed for 'f:\oracle\cd1\102\database\sap.ora' at location BrInitOraCopy-7
BR0253W errno 13: Permission denied
BR0166I Parameter 'control_files' not found in file f:\oracle\cd1\102\database\initCD1.ora - default assumed
BR0252E Function CreateFile() failed for 'G:\ORACLE\CD1\SAPDATA3\TEMP_1\TEMP.DATA1' at location BrFileStatGet-2
BR0253E errno 5: Access is denied.
BR0273E Determination of file status for G:\ORACLE\CD1\SAPDATA3\TEMP_1\TEMP.DATA1 failed
BR0314E Collection of information on database files failed
BR0056I End of database backup: bdxbnwwr.ant 2008-01-19 10.48.45
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2008-01-19 10.48.45
BR0054I BRBACKUP terminated with errors
So please help on this issue and reply ASAP.
Thanks,
Regards,
Sachin Jadhav
BASIS

Hello Friends,
I m facing one problem while taking backup form db13. can sombuddy help me to solve this problem following is the log file details
Job started
Step 001 started (program RSDBAJOB, variant &0000000000011, user ID BASIS)
Execute logical command BRBACKUP On host eccqa
Parameters:-u / -jid FLLOG20081015143102 -c force -t online -m full -p initIEQ.sap.wed -a -c force -p initIEQ.s
ap.wed -s
BR0051I BRBACKUP 7.00 (32)
BR0055I Start of database backup: bdzapxni.fnd 2008-10-15 14.31.02
BR0484I BRBACKUP log file: /oracle/IEQ/sapbackup/bdzapxni.fnd
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2008-10-15 14.31.02
BR0301E SQL error -27140 at location BrDbConnect-2, SQL statement:
'CONNECT /'
ORA-27140: attach to post/wait facility failed
BR0310E Connect to database instance IEQ failed
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2008-10-15 14.31.02
BR0301E SQL error -27140 at location BrDbConnect-2, SQL statement:
'CONNECT /'
ORA-27140: attach to post/wait facility failed
BR0310E Connect to database instance IEQ failed
BR0056I End of database backup: bdzapxni.fnd 2008-10-15 14.31.02
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2008-10-15 14.31.02
BR0054I BRBACKUP terminated with errors
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2008-10-15 14.31.02
BR0291I BRARCHIVE will be started with options '-U -jid FLLOG20081015143102 -d disk -c force -p initIEQ.sap.wed -s'
BR0002I BRARCHIVE 7.00 (32)
BR0006I Start of offline redo log processing: adzapxni.sve 2008-10-15 14.31.02
BR0484I BRARCHIVE log file: /oracle/IEQ/saparch/adzapxni.sve
BR0280I BRARCHIVE time stamp: 2008-10-15 14.31.02
BR0301W SQL error -27140 at location BrDbConnect-2, SQL statement:
'CONNECT /'
ORA-27140: attach to post/wait facility failed
BR0310W Connect to database instance IEQ failed
BR0280I BRARCHIVE time stamp: 2008-10-15 14.31.02
BR0301W SQL error -27140 at location BrDbConnect-2, SQL statement:
'CONNECT /'
ORA-27140: attach to post/wait facility failed
BR0310W Connect to database instance IEQ failed
BR0278W Command output of '/oracle/IEQ/102_64/bin/sqlplus /nolog < /oracle/IEQ/saparch/.adzapxni.spi':
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Production on Wed Oct 15 14:31:02 2008
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All Rights Reserved.
SQL> Connected to an idle instance.
SQL>
SQL> ORA-01034: ORACLE not available
SQL> Disconnected
BR0280I BRARCHIVE time stamp: 2008-10-15 14.31.02
BR0279W Return code from '/oracle/IEQ/102_64/bin/sqlplus /nolog < /oracle/IEQ/saparch/.adzapxni.spi': 0
BR0302W SQLPLUS call for database instance IEQ failed
BR0323W 'Archive log list' for database instance IEQ failed
BR0252E Function fopen() failed for '/oracle/IEQ/saparch/archIEQ.log' at location arch_last_get-1
BR0253E errno 13: Permission denied
BR0016I 0 offline redo log files processed, totalsize 0.000 MB
BR0280I BRARCHIVE time stamp: 2008-10-15 14.31.02
BR0301W SQL error -27140 at location BrDbConnect-2, SQL statement:
'CONNECT /'
ORA-27140: attach to post/wait facility failed
BR0310W Connect to database instance IEQ failed
BR0252W Function fopen() failed for '/oracle/IEQ/saparch/archIEQ.log' at location BrCleanup-8
BR0253W errno 13: Permission denied
BR0121W Processing of log file /oracle/IEQ/saparch/archIEQ.log failed
BR0007I End of offline redo log processing: adzapxni.sve 2008-10-15 14.31.02
BR0280I BRARCHIVE time stamp: 2008-10-15 14.31.02
BR0005I BRARCHIVE terminated with errors
BR0280I BRBACKUP time stamp: 2008-10-15 14.31.02
BR0292I Execution of BRARCHIVE finished with return code 3
External program terminated with exit code 3
BRBACKUP returned error status E
Job finished
it showing me above messege every time ..
Thanks
Vijay

DB13 Online Backup

Hi,
I am taking daily online backup from BRTOOLS on a disk(BACKUP SEVER).If I want to take the online backup through DB13 in the disk what is the procedure to be used(step by step)
Server ECC5.0
ORACLE 9.2.0.7.0
Regards
AAA

Hello All,
I have changed the follwing parameters in the initSID.sap profile
backup_dev_type = disk
backup_root_dir = <disk target>
stage_root_dir = <disk target>
After making changes, i schedule backup in DB13 and type
" disk " in place of tape name.
It is working fine in IDES but not working in Development system.
it is showing the below error log
Job started
Step 001 started (program RSDBAJOB, variant &0000000000013, user ID BASIS)
Execute logical command BRARCHIVE On host EFLTDS
Parameters: -u / -c force -p initEFD.sap -sd -v "DISK"
BR0002I BRARCHIVE 6.40 (15)
BR0282E Directory
Eflbackup\BACKUP\DEVBACKUP\sapbackup not found
BR0182E Checking parameter/option 'archive_copy_dir' failed
BR0007I End of offline redo log processing: adzbxsem.log 2008-10-22 11.30.36
But i am taking the backup by BRTOOLS in development system,it is working fine.
Waiting for reply.
Warm Regards
AAA

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