As a Market leader Netbackup provides a heterogeneous backup solution for large-scale data centers.
This includes Sybase database support, which provides a centralized backup and restore solution for all your Sybase database servers using the same storage used for all your other backups optimizing your backup storage usage.
Also, it provides a transparent "backup and restore" service for the Sybase database admin using their own tools: Isql or DBIsql.
There are many different ways to perform the backup of SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise on the market today.
If you want the freedom to see your backups using normal OS commands, such as "dir" or "ls" commands, and in the same way know that everything stored on this path is secured, and has retention policies, space-efficient, and fast than Spictera SPFS can be a good choice, where the DBA can use the preferred methods to backup their databases.
E.g.
# mount -t spfs /backup
SQL> DUMP DATABASE mydb TO '/backup/my.bkp'
SQL> GO
All file system operations that go via this mountpoint (/backup in the above example) will be translated to IBM Spectrum Protect Client API calls, so nothing is cached locally
Retention and versioning are managed via the IBM Spectrum Protect server, where one can control how many versions and/or retention of the backups, including how many copies, etc.
SPFS has also the ability to use encryptions using their own private encryption keys if needed.
SPFS has built-in data reductions using compression and de-duplication if needed.
SPFS has automatical failover and fallback for those who have that as a demand if replication services have been configured on the IBM Spectrum Protect server, and this data is configured to be replicated.
This solution is agentless and does not require any specific education to learn how an agent works (which literally sometimes hides the techniques inside the agent)
After all, it can't be more simple to use? as everyone probably already knows how to use a filesystem, right?
Commvault and Netbackup are at the top of the list: comprehensive and best features, full, inc, BMR, VM, end-user, any type of schedule even replication.
Commvault's protection provides complete protection for the Sybase server, which consists of system and user databases in different environments.
Regardless of what software I use for backups, I prefer to do database backups from within the database itself using a script as an extra measure of security.
Sybase ASE has built-in support with IBM Spectrum Protect.
Another way is to use SPFS (a file system for Spectrum Protect); where you can mount the IBM Spectrum Protect storage as a filesystem/mount point or drive letter on your server, and in this way have full control of both the methods used to take the backups and being able to browse your data using normal OS commands; such as ls / DIR.
As you have full control, you need fewer educations, no need to learn how a backup agent works.
Search for gsd + spfs +, and you will find the SPFS solution listed on the IBM site. Couldn't paste the linke here?
Eg # mount -t spfs /backup (or right click "My Computer" -> mount on Windows)
> DUMP DATABASE mydb TO DISK = '/backup/mydb.dmp' > GO
Another way to protect Sybase ASE is to use database consistent snapshot, where each snapshot is stored on the IBM Spectrum Protect server using progressive block level incremental forever (always incremental backup) techniques.
It quiece the database, take a local snapshot, release quiece, and send incremental changes of the local snapshot since last taken snapshot to the backup server.
This way, you have a backup time that is faster the more often you take it, as only incremental changes will be sent.
Restore is nearly instant, as the snapshot will be provisioned from the IBM Spectrum Protect backup server storage via the IBM Spectrum Protect Client API as a local snapshot disk, which can be assigned to a new empty or existing storage on the same or new server.
The operating system can then be reverted to the previous snapshot, which starts a "copy back" in the background.
The Sybase ASE database can be started immediately; while the operating system is reverting to the previous snapshot in the background.
The restore time will be only a few minutes regardless of the size of the database.
IT Officer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Jan 27, 2020
SAP ERP offers an integrated financial management system for real-time interactions between two separate but dependent financial bureaus to track cash flow management. The SAP system runs across four servers (Win Server 2008 R2) for development, testing and production purposes. All server are virtually hosted on vmWare EXSi server.
Executive Director at a non-profit with 1-10 employees
Jul 7, 2021
The database server is used for the operations of the entire company, both financials and operationals. I'm the executive director, and we are users of this solution.
If you were talking to someone whose organization is considering SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, what would you say? How would you rate it and why? Any other tips or advice?
IT Officer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Jan 27, 2020
We're using a whole package of software from SAP. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. There's nothing the solution needs to improve, although no solution is perfect. There are just minor technical bugs that we need to contend with occasionally. We also need some things that were not part of the original design. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. The solution is very good. We do have a few problems here and there, but technical support is right there to assist whenever anything arises.
Executive Director at a non-profit with 1-10 employees
Jul 7, 2021
It's important to make sure the product fits your requirements, otherwise it's a waste of money. We needed to solve workflow management issues, that was very, very critical. There might be cheaper applications out there that can solve other issues. I rate this solution a seven out of 10.
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As a Market leader Netbackup provides a heterogeneous backup solution for large-scale data centers.
This includes Sybase database support, which provides a centralized backup and restore solution for all your Sybase database servers using the same storage used for all your other backups optimizing your backup storage usage.
Also, it provides a transparent "backup and restore" service for the Sybase database admin using their own tools: Isql or DBIsql.
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There are many different ways to perform the backup of SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise on the market today.
If you want the freedom to see your backups using normal OS commands, such as "dir" or "ls" commands, and in the same way know that everything stored on this path is secured, and has retention policies, space-efficient, and fast than Spictera SPFS can be a good choice, where the DBA can use the preferred methods to backup their databases.
E.g.
# mount -t spfs /backup
SQL> DUMP DATABASE mydb TO '/backup/my.bkp'
SQL> GO
All file system operations that go via this mountpoint (/backup in the above example) will be translated to IBM Spectrum Protect Client API calls, so nothing is cached locally
Retention and versioning are managed via the IBM Spectrum Protect server, where one can control how many versions and/or retention of the backups, including how many copies, etc.
SPFS has also the ability to use encryptions using their own private encryption keys if needed.
SPFS has built-in data reductions using compression and de-duplication if needed.
SPFS has automatical failover and fallback for those who have that as a demand if replication services have been configured on the IBM Spectrum Protect server, and this data is configured to be replicated.
This solution is agentless and does not require any specific education to learn how an agent works (which literally sometimes hides the techniques inside the agent)
After all, it can't be more simple to use? as everyone probably already knows how to use a filesystem, right?
https://www-50.ibm.com/partner...
https://www.spictera.com
Regards,
Tomas
Commvault and Netbackup are at the top of the list: comprehensive and best features, full, inc, BMR, VM, end-user, any type of schedule even replication.
Commvault's protection provides complete protection for the Sybase server, which consists of system and user databases in different environments.
Regardless of what software I use for backups, I prefer to do database backups from within the database itself using a script as an extra measure of security.
For Sybase, I found this useful link.:
SyBooks Online (Archive) (sybase.com)
Full link:
https://infocenter-archive.syb...
Sybase ASE has built-in support with IBM Spectrum Protect.
Another way is to use SPFS (a file system for Spectrum Protect); where you can mount the IBM Spectrum Protect storage as a filesystem/mount point or drive letter on your server, and in this way have full control of both the methods used to take the backups and being able to browse your data using normal OS commands; such as ls / DIR.
As you have full control, you need fewer educations, no need to learn how a backup agent works.
Search for gsd + spfs +, and you will find the SPFS solution listed on the IBM site. Couldn't paste the linke here?
https://www-356.ibm.com/partne...;solution=56435
Eg
# mount -t spfs /backup
(or right click "My Computer" -> mount on Windows)
> DUMP DATABASE mydb TO DISK = '/backup/mydb.dmp'
> GO
Another way to protect Sybase ASE is to use database consistent snapshot, where each snapshot is stored on the IBM Spectrum Protect server using progressive block level incremental forever (always incremental backup) techniques.
It quiece the database, take a local snapshot, release quiece, and send incremental changes of the local snapshot since last taken snapshot to the backup server.
This way, you have a backup time that is faster the more often you take it, as only incremental changes will be sent.
Restore is nearly instant, as the snapshot will be provisioned from the IBM Spectrum Protect backup server storage via the IBM Spectrum Protect Client API as a local snapshot disk, which can be assigned to a new empty or existing storage on the same or new server.
The operating system can then be reverted to the previous snapshot, which starts a "copy back" in the background.
The Sybase ASE database can be started immediately; while the operating system is reverting to the previous snapshot in the background.
The restore time will be only a few minutes regardless of the size of the database.