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What is CxLink Backup backint?

Backint is a standardized API and tool provided by SAP to facilitate database backup and recovery operations. It acts as a bridge between SAP-supported databases and third-party storage systems, enabling seamless integration for data protection and disaster recovery. Backint allows businesses to perform:

  • Full backups: Safeguard entire database systems.
  • Incremental backups: Save only the data that has changed since the last backup.
  • Log backups: Save only the log records that have changed since the last backup.
    • Restore operations: Recover database systems efficiently when needed.

Why is Backint Important?​

SAP landscapes host critical business data, making robust backup and recovery processes essential for business continuity. Backint ensures compliance with SAP standards, offering reliability and efficiency while working across various SAP-supported database environments.

Some of the databases commonly supported by Backint include:

  • SAP HANA
  • SAP ASE
  • MaxDB
  • Oracle
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • IBM Db2

Our Product’s Backint Implementation​

Our product provides a fully integrated and certified Backint implementation for all SAP-supported databases. It’s designed to simplify and enhance your data management operations by offering:

  1. Seamless Compatibility: Supports all SAP-certified databases, ensuring smooth operation in diverse environments.
  2. High Performance: Optimized for large-scale data handling to minimize impact on system performance.
  3. Flexible Storage Options with Hyperscaler Support: • Full support for Amazon Web Services (Amazon S3), Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, and Google Cloud Storage, enabling you to use any of the three major hyperscalers as the storage target for your backups. • Hybrid storage options combining on-premises systems with cloud targets for greater flexibility.
  4. Compliance and Certification: Adheres to SAP’s strict Backint standards, ensuring reliability and trustworthiness.
  5. Ease of Use: Offers an intuitive interface and tools to streamline backup and restore processes.

Key Benefits​

  • Simplified setup and configuration for backup and restore operations.
  • Enhanced data security with support for encrypted backups.
  • Cost-effective storage options with cloud-based integration.
  • Enterprise-grade support to meet complex SAP landscape needs.

Who Can Benefit?​

Our Backint implementation is ideal for:

  • Enterprises running SAP systems: Ensuring seamless data protection and recovery.
  • IT Administrators: Simplifying database backup and restore operations.
  • Cloud-first Organizations: Leveraging cloud-based storage for scalable and flexible backups.