Understanding SAP HANA Backup and Recovery – Technical Scope, Dependencies, and Design Boundaries

Many SAP HANA backups are technically successful and still not recoverable.

This article explains, strictly based on SAP-documented mechanisms, why recoverability is not a property of individual backups but emerges only from a complete and consistent backup chain of data backups, log backups, and the backup catalog. It makes technical dependencies, design boundaries, and recovery realities explicit, supporting sound architecture decisions, reliable recovery validation, and technically precise discussions.

 

​ Many SAP HANA backups are technically successful and still not recoverable.This article explains, strictly based on SAP-documented mechanisms, why recoverability is not a property of individual backups but emerges only from a complete and consistent backup chain of data backups, log backups, and the backup catalog. It makes technical dependencies, design boundaries, and recovery realities explicit, supporting sound architecture decisions, reliable recovery validation, and technically precise discussions.   Read More Technology Blog Posts by SAP articles 

#SAP

#SAPTechnologyblog

You May Also Like

More From Author