About the SAP Agent

The Backup Exec Agent for SAP Applications (SAP Agent) is a separate, add-on component of Backup Exec for Windows Servers. It supports multiple media servers that run on the same network. The SAP Agent lets you back up and restore individual files, entire databases, or individual tablespaces in online or offline mode. You can also archive offline redo logs.

The SAP Agent lets you back up, restore, and archive SAPĀ® for Oracle and MaxDB databases using one of the following:

To use RMAN to back up SAP for Oracle databases, you must have both the SAP Agent and the Symantec Backup Exec Agent for Oracle on Windows or Linux Servers (Oracle Agent).

To back up Oracle databases that are not managed by SAP, you can purchase the Oracle Agent. To back up SAP applications that are installed on Microsoft SQL Server, you can purchase the Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Agent for Microsoft SQL Servers.

The following features are available with the SAP Agent:

More Information

Configuring DBA-initiated job settings for SAP

About encrypting SAP data

Changing the backup network and security options for a job

General options for backup jobs and templates

About preserving the integrity of the SAP Agent catalog