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SAPDBA

By using the SAPDBA menu, you can perform various database administration functions, including the following:

• Backing up, restoring, and recovering data
• Starting up and shutting down databases
• Extending tablespaces
• Monitoring and analyzing space on the database
• Reorganizing databases
• Recovering databases

SAPDBA uses BRBACKUP, BRARCHIVE, and BRRESTORE modules (which are embedded in the menu structure of SAPDBA) to integrate with the database backup, restore, and inquiry functions.

SAPDBA evaluates logs to decide if data can be recovered using the selected backups. SAPDBA evaluates the selected backup method and determines if it will prevent recovery between the time of the backup and the selected recovery end time (point in time). If SAPDBA cannot perform a recovery, it rejects the selected backup or recovery procedure.

Note: Although SAPDBA 6.20 is no longer developed by SAP, it is still available for Oracle 9i. For more information, see the SAP documentation.

Since SAPDBA is not supported by BR*Tools 6.4 or higher versions, you can use BR*Tools to perform backup and restore jobs. For more information about BR*Tools, see Using the Option with BR*Tools for Oracle.

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How SAPDBA Works