Many of the tablespace names are very similar, i.e. the names vary by a
single character (e.g. psapBtabd and psapStabd).   Double check your
logs.   The first time I viewed our backint logs, I thought I was seeing
duplicate entries.   If you do indeed have multiple entries for the same
tablespace, you have a serious problem.

We are current using backint to do online backups of our SAP databases.
All of our tablespaces are switched into backup mode once at the
beginning of the backup.   After the backup is complete, they are
switched back.   We are still in the testing stage with ADSM, so we
haven't tested the restores yet.   I'll let you know if the restores are
successful.

Backint 2.1.2.7
SAP 30F
Oracle 7.3.3
ADSM Client 2.1.0.6
ADSM Server 2.1.5.13
AIX 4.1.5

Tracey

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>From:  Kauffman, Tom[SMTP:KauffmanT AT NIBCO DOT COM]
>Reply To:      ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
>Sent:  Tuesday, December 23, 1997 6:45 AM
>To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject:       SAP/R3 online backup with backint & ADSM
>
>Our DBA looked at the log file generated by BRBackup for an on-line
>backup and got quite nervous -- sveral tablespaces had been switched
>into and out of backup mode more than once. Based on previous experience
>and Oracle documentation, he has a strong feeling that the online
>backups are not valid.
>
>Have any of you used BRBackup, Backint, and ADSM to do an on-line backup
>(type=util_file_online) followed by a restore? If so, did the backup put
>any tablespace in backup mode more than one time during the run? Did you
>have any problems?
>
>We're running SAP/R3 3.0F with the 3.1H kernel upgrade, Oracle 7.3.3
>(the reason for the kernel upgrade), ADSM 2.1.5.13 (server) and 2.1.5.6
>(client); we've seen this behavior with Backint 2.1.2.1, 2.1.2.7, 2.1.3,
>and 2.2.0.
>
>So far, the response from Oracle has been that this is not valid; SAP
>indicates that this is a Backint issue, and the Backint support group
>indicates that Backint is working as designed and has been SAP certified
>for some time.
>
>Us? We're a bit nervous-like, and will be until we get a chance to run
>tests of our own.
>
>TIA -
>
>Tom Kauffman
>Sr. Technical Analyst
>NIBCO, Inc
>
>kauffmant AT nibco DOT com
>