Hello,

we are actually testing TDP for SAP (the oracle flavour). We do this to
implement the backup process into the standard SAP environment.
>From my point of view this is the only benefit. All control and scheduling of
backups for the SAP instance can be done in the SAPDBA transaction. Doing it
in this manner allows reporting of backup processes out of the standard SAP
logs and all management of SAP backups moves to the SAP basic support group.

On Samstag, 21. Dezember 2002 04:52, Bill Zhang wrote:
> Sorry for the confusions. What happened is
> one of our clients use SAP, DB2 running on AIX.
> They use TSM as their backup software and I configured
> the DB2 to do online backup using TSM. They have been
> performinging their backups(40 - 50 GB daily) that
> way.
>
> They called me yesterday and told me they were made to
> purchase TDP for R/3 and they asked me how they can be
> benefited by using it. All I know about TDP for R/3 is
> from manual "Tivoli Data Protectio for R/3
> Installatio &User  s Guide for DB2 UDB". So I need
> somebody who has TDP for R/3 experience give me some
> points.
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Bill
>
> --- "Nelson, Doug" <DNelson AT CHITTENDEN DOT COM> wrote:
> > Sorry Bill, you've lost me there. I don't follow
> > either of your questions. -Doug
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bill Zhang [mailto:aicc_us AT YAHOO DOT COM]
> > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 11:48 AM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: Re: TDP R/3
> >
> >
> > Doug,
> >
> > Can a online backup backup open database files?
> >
> > Can parallel backup paths, multi-thread be one of
> > the
> > benefits?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > --- "Nelson, Doug" <DNelson AT CHITTENDEN DOT COM> wrote:
> > > TDP can backup open database files. In a 24x7
> > > environment, TDP is essential. If you have quiet
> > > periods where you can do a dynamic backup (and
> >
> > this
> >
> > > is appropriate), or an export and backup, then you
> > > don't need it.
> > >
> > > Douglas C. Nelson
> > > Distributed Computing Consultant
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> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bill Zhang [mailto:aicc_us AT YAHOO DOT COM]
> > > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 11:01 AM
> > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Subject: TDP R/3
> > >
> > >
> > > Can somebody explain me why use TDP for R/3 to
> > > backup
> > > SAP DB2 database while you can backup DB2
> > > offline/online directly to TSM?
> > > What are the binifits?
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot.
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
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