Zero Downtime Backup of MaxDB database with HP Data Protector

Figure 8. Overview of script-assisted backup
The
backup session
starts
DA starts
The ba
ckup session en
ds
Backup str ea
ms
to
tape
Backup objec
ts and stor age
volumes are re
solved
The b
ackup server is
prepared and
the replica
mounted o
nit
Application le
vel pre-exec sc
ript is executed
that
w
ill suspend Ma
xDB’s logwrite
rprocess.
Ap
plication level
post-exec scrip
tisexecutedth
at
will
resume* MaxD
B’s logwriter p
rocess
Timelin
e
E
VA creates a re
plica of the M
axDB data volu
me
Down tim
e
The
backup session
starts
DA starts
The ba
ckup session en
ds
Backup str ea
ms
to
tape
Backup objec
ts and stor age
volumes are re
solved
The b
ackup server is
prepared and
the replica
mounted o
nit
Applica
The
backup session
starts
DA starts
The ba
ckup session en
ds
Backup str ea
ms
to
tape
Backup objec
ts and stor age
volumes are re
solved
The b
ackup server is
prepared and
the replica
mounted o
nit
Application le
vel pre-exec sc
ript is executed
that
w
ill suspend Ma
xDB’s logwrite
rprocess.
Ap
plication level
post-exec scrip
tisexecutedth
at
will
resume* MaxD
B’s logwriter p
rocess
Timelin
e
E
VA creates a re
plica of the M
axDB data volu
m
tion le
vel pre-exec sc
ript is executed
that
w
ill suspend Ma
xDB’s logwrite
rprocess.
Ap
plication level
post-exec scrip
tisexecutedth
at
will
resume* MaxD
B’s logwriter p
rocess
Timelin
e
E
VA creates a re
plica of the M
axDB data volu
me
Down tim
e
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