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Configure the init<SID>.sap File

The init<SID>.sap configuration file for SAPDBA is part of the SAP environment. It contains all backup and archive parameters. To configure this file for use with Arcserve Backup, set these parameters as follows:

To configure the init<SID>.sap file

1. Open the file with Notepad or a similar text editor.
2. Edit the file as required:
   • For an offline backup, set backup_dev_type = util_file
   • For an online backup, set backup_dev_type = util_file_online
   • Set util_par_file= parameter_file_name
3. Save the file.

With these changes, SAPDBA now calls the BACKINT interface instead of CPIO and assumes that BACKINT is located in the directory:

c:\usr\sap\SID\sys\exe\run

You can also change the settings for the above parameters on the SAPDBA or BR* Tools Backup menu.