After insall'g SAP can a backup be restored from another server?

[MPGraziano]

I have installed SAP onto Server B, and would like to use a backup (third part vendor 'commvault') created by commvault on server A, to restore to Server B.

The SIDs are the same, and the same CDs were used to install SAP, the ONLY differneces are the IP addresses and the Server names

Will this work?

Maria

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Maria,

If the server names are different then, you cannot restore a backup.

In this case you have do a system copy.

Please go through sap help site for more details on system copy.

Best Regards

Raghu

[MPGraziano · Accepted solution]

Thanks R... I thought that was the case, but I was not sure of it.

Regards,

maria

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Provide more details

Source server and target server both running same OS and will be running same Database ??

Only ABAP or Dual Stack ??

Pravin

[MPGraziano · Accepted solution]

Yes to all questions...

Running only ABAP stack for both server A and B

[MPGraziano · Accepted solution]

clarification ... each will have separate databases, running on each machines

Server A = ABAP stack to SQL 2005 , Win 2003 64bit (DB and Applic. on server A)

Server B = ABAP stacc to SQL 2005, Win 2003 64bit (DB and Applic. on Server B)

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

In that case you should be able restore the database and do Post-Processing for a system copy.

Being windows you will have to install the Central(Dialog) Instance

Pravin