HP B6960-96035 - Manual (Page 240)

The essence of the backup interface is that it provides the backup application with
consistent data (even if it may not be consistent on the disk) while at the same time
keeping the database operational.
Figure 69 Data Protector integration with databases
Figure 69 on page 240 shows how a relational database is integrated with Data
Protector. Data Protector provides a Database Library that is linked in to the database
server. The database server sends data to Data Protector and requests data from it.
Database utilities are used to trigger backup and restore operations.
A typical procedure to configure the backup of a database through the Data Protector
integration is as follows:
1. A database/application-specific agent is installed on the database system
2. The Data Protector integration is configured for each database. Data needed
for Data Protector to work with this database are stored on the database system
(into configuration files or registry entries). Typically, this includes pathnames
and user names/passwords.
3. The backup specification is prepared using the Data Protector user interface.
Besides the key advantage of the database being online all the time there are also
other benefits of using the Data Protector integrations with the databases:
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