Protecting your data with IBM Storage Protect SnapshotEdit online Backing up dataCreate snapshot backups of your databases and applications with IBM® Storage Protect Snapshot. Integrated the product with IBM® Storage Protect clients to offload backups to an IBM® Storage Protect server. Restoring Oracle databases in an SAP environmentRestore databases with IBM® Storage Protect Snapshot for Oracle in an SAP environment by restoring from a snapshot on the storage subsystem, or restoring data from IBM® Storage Protect. Specific command entries are used when restoring Oracle databases.Cloning databasesIBM® Storage Protect Snapshot uses the FlashCopy® or snapshot function of the storage solutions for database cloning. This method eliminates downtime and minimizes the impact on the production database. Usability states of snapshot backup operationsTo view the usability states of a snapshot backup, use the -f inquire_detail command option with the fcmcli command. Parent topic: IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Oracle in an SAP environment