MaxDB database systems can be backed up and restored with MaxDB programs.
MaxDB programs enable both complete and incremental data backups to be made to tapes, files, named pipes, autoloaders, and external backup tools. Backups can be performed in both the ONLINE and OFFLINE operational states of the database system.
Actions for backing up and restoring data are controlled with the Database Manager tool, which is shipped together with the MaxDB software package.
The
Database Manager consists of a server part (the DBM Server) and a
client part.
The DBM Server creates the connection to the database instance
and can access its environment using operating system resources.
There are three different clients: Database Manager GUI, Database Manager CLI
and Web DBM. They create a connection to the DBM Server and exchange data with
the DBM Server using a request-response mechanism.
The Database Manager GUI is downwards-compatible, which means that you can use it to manage older database versions.