PowerProtect Data Manager 19.15 SAP HANA User Guide

Enable the discovery of database application agent backups

To enable the PowerProtect Data Manager to discover the SAP HANA backups that were performed by the database application agent, you must update a specific configuration file.

1. In the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, ensure that the assets are visible.
2. In the directory /opt/dpsapps/dbappagent/saphana/brownfield, rename the file sap_hana_brownfield_ddbda.utl as brownfield.utl.
3. Open the file /opt/dpsapps/dbappagent/saphana/brownfield/brownfield.utl in an editor and complete the following settings:
   • Set the DDBOOST_USER parameter to the username of the protection storage Boost user configured on the protection storage system.
   • Set the DEVICE_HOST parameter to the hostname (as the fully qualified domain name) of the protection storage system where the backups are stored.
   • Set the DEVICE_PATH parameter to the top-level directory name of the storage unit (without the /data/col1 prefix) on the protection storage system.
   • Set the DISCOVERY_DAYS parameter to the number of days to be used for discovery. The PowerProtect Data Manager will discover the database application agent backups that were performed within the specified past number of days.
   • Set the RETENTION_DAYS parameter to the number of days that the PowerProtect Data Manager will keep the database application agent backups after discovery.
4. Save the file /opt/dpsapps/dbappagent/saphana/brownfield/brownfield.utl.
   NOTE:Ensure that the RETENTION_DAYS parameter is set correctly. When RETENTION_DAYS is set to 0 or is unspecified, all copies from the database application agent that are discovered in PowerProtect Data Manager will have the retention value set to 30 days from the backup creation date. For copies from the database application agent that PowerProtect Data Manager discovers, the retention value is set based on the copy creation date, not on the date when the copies are discovered.