Understanding SAP and Oracle integration

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Data Protection for SAP operates as an unseen link between Oracle and BR*Tools and the IBM Storage Protect™ server.

There are two adapters in the Data Protection for SAP product:
backint
This executable file is called directly by SAP. It is used for full online and offline database backups, and for backing up control and redo log files.
orasbt.dll
This shared media management library is dynamically linked by Oracle RMAN. When a backup is done and uses this shared library, SAP communicates through Oracle RMAN instead of Data Protection for SAP. Incremental backups are possible when RMAN is used with this shared library.

Both adapters share the initSID.utl profile file. This file contains information that describes how to do backup and restore operations, and can be customized for the Data Protection for SAP environment. Both adapters communicate with the IBM Storage Protect server through an API that is shared with other Data Protection components. These adapters require that the Data Protection for SAP ProLE background process is running.