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Edit init<SID>.sap to Define Backup and Archive Parameters

The SAPDBA or BR*Tools configuration file, called init<SID>.sap, is part of the SAP environment and includes all of the backup and archive parameters. This configuration file provides the backup option integration module with critical parameters, including:

• backup_dev_type
• util_par_file

Use the following format when you specify these parameters:

• For an offline backup:

  backup_dev_type = util_file
  util_par_file= <par_file name>
  

• For an online backup:

  backup_dev_type = util_file_online
  util_par_file= <par_file name>
  

When specifying the value for the util_par_file parameter, you must specify the full path. For example:

backup_dev_type = util_file
util_par_file = /usr/sap/OR2/SYS/exe/run/initOR2.utl

Note: If you do not set the default for the backup_dev_type and util_par_file parameters in init<SID>.sap, you can change the default by using the BR*Tools.