Adding Protection

A platinum policy contains a Cloud Bank storage, a snapshot, Express Protect, and Catalyst Copy. A gold policy contains a snapshot, Express Protect, and Catalyst Copy. A silver policy contains a snapshot and an Express Protect. Whereas, a bronze policy contains only a snapshot. Based on the copy policy you have assigned for a database, the Add Protection page lists the resources contained in it.

Procedure
  1. Click main menu and then SAP HANA > Databases > Actions > Add Protection.
  2. To search and select a copy policy, click Copy Policy .
  3. Click Snapshot to view the set details of Frequency, Auto Delete After, and Prevent Deletion Until.
  4. Click Express Protect option to view and modify the required fields. To modify options for the current Express Protect, select View options that can be modified for current protection.
    1. Click Select to select and assign a copy repository from the list of storage devices.
    2. Select the optional settings like Storage System Transport (Auto, FC, or ISCSI), StoreOnce Replication Transport (Auto, FC, or Ethernet), and Backup Type (Auto or Full Backup) options as per requirement.
    3. Specify the Number of Streams as either Auto or a number from the numeric list.
  5. Click Catalyst Copy or Cloud Copy (based on the Copy Policy type) to view the details modify the required fields. To modify options for the current Catalyst Copy, select View options that can be modified for current protection to see the advanced options for Catalyst Copy that can be modified.
    1. Click Select to select and assign a copy repository from the list of storage devices.
    2. Select FC or Ethernet to specify the StoreOnce Replication Transport mechanism.
  6. To set up or modify the scheduler for the selected Protection job, select Effective From and set the required date and time.
  7. Click Ok.