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Cloud Backup:DescribeHanaBackupSetting

Last Updated:Aug 27, 2026

Queries the backup parameters of an SAP HANA database.

Operation description

To query the backup retention period of a database, call the DescribeHanaRetentionSetting operation.

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RAM authorization

No authorization for this operation. If you encounter issues with this operation, contact technical support.

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

VaultId

string

No

The ID of the backup vault.

v-000css******za5uyqr

ClusterId

string

Yes

The ID of the SAP HANA instance.

cl-00068btz******oku

DatabaseName

string

No

The name of the database.

SYSTEMDB

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

Code

string

The HTTP status code. A value of 200 indicates that the request is successful.

200

Message

string

The returned message. If the request is successful, "successful" is returned. If the request fails, an error message is returned.

successful

RequestId

string

The ID of the request.

9D0DB5BC-5071-5ADF-BCD1-14EBB0C17C54

Success

boolean

Indicates whether the request is successful. Valid values:

  • true: The request is successful.

  • false: The request fails.

true

HanaBackupSetting

object

The backup settings.

DatabaseName

string

The name of the database.

SYSTEMDB

LogBackupUsingBackint

boolean

Indicates whether Backint is used to back up logs. Valid values:

  • true: Backint is used to back up logs.

  • false: Backint is not used to back up logs.

true

CatalogBackupParameterFile

string

The configuration file for catalog backup.

/usr/sap/SID/SYS/global/hdb/opt/hdbconfig/param

CatalogBackupUsingBackint

boolean

Indicates whether Backint is used to back up catalogs. Valid values:

  • true: Backint is used to back up catalogs.

  • false: Backint is not used to back up catalogs.

false

DataBackupParameterFile

string

The configuration file for data backup.

/usr/sap/SID/SYS/global/hdb/opt/hdbconfig/param

LogBackupTimeout

integer

The interval at which logs are backed up. Unit: seconds.

900

EnableAutoLogBackup

boolean

Indicates whether automatic log backup is enabled. Valid values:

  • true: Automatic log backup is enabled.

  • false: Automatic log backup is disabled.

true

LogBackupParameterFile

string

The configuration file for log backup.

/usr/sap/SID/SYS/global/hdb/opt/hdbconfig/param

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "Code": "200",
  "Message": "successful",
  "RequestId": "9D0DB5BC-5071-5ADF-BCD1-14EBB0C17C54",
  "Success": true,
  "HanaBackupSetting": {
    "DatabaseName": "SYSTEMDB",
    "LogBackupUsingBackint": true,
    "CatalogBackupParameterFile": "/usr/sap/SID/SYS/global/hdb/opt/hdbconfig/param",
    "CatalogBackupUsingBackint": false,
    "DataBackupParameterFile": "/usr/sap/SID/SYS/global/hdb/opt/hdbconfig/param",
    "LogBackupTimeout": 900,
    "EnableAutoLogBackup": true,
    "LogBackupParameterFile": "/usr/sap/SID/SYS/global/hdb/opt/hdbconfig/param"
  }
}

Error codes

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Release notes

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