Cloning a HANA database

Procedure
  1. Click the main menu and then click SAP HANA.
  2. On the master pane of the Databases screen, select a database.
  3. Select Clone/Restore from the Actions menu or from the Copies tab.
    Clone/Restore window appears.
  4. Select a type of clone from the following and click Next:

    • Virtual Clone from a new Snapshot

    • Virtual Clone from an existing Snapshot or Backup

    • Physical Clone

  5. Perform the corresponding steps based on the selection on the Clone/Restore page.
  6. Perform the following for Virtual Clone from a new Snapshot option:
    1. Click Next in the Clone/Restore screen.
    2. Specify a Name for the snapshot and click Clone.
  7. Perform the following for Virtual Clone from an existing Snapshot or Backup option:
    1. Click Next in the Clone/Restore screen.
    2. Pick a date (color coded) from the calendar that contains the copies summary for a selected month.
    3. Select a copy from the list of available copies for the selected date in the Copies for clone section and click Next. You can use the First, Previous, Next, and Last buttons to navigate among pages that contain the Copies for clone list.

      1. When the selected copy is a snapshot, clone of the selected snapshot gets created.

      2. When the selected copy contains an Express Protect, select the restore type from Auto, Full, or Express.

    4. Click Clone to proceed with database cloning or click Back to navigate to the Clone/Restore page.
  8. Perform the following for Physical Clone option:
    1. Click Next in the Clone/Restore screen.
    2. Pick a date (color coded) from the calendar that contains the copies summary for a selected month.
    3. Select a copy from the list of available copies for the selected date in the Copies for clone section and click Next. You can use the First, Previous, Next, and Last buttons to navigate among pages that contain the Copies for clone list.
    4. Perform the following in the Details related to Protect section:

      Select a Storage System name from the list.

    5. Perform the following in the Volume(s) section:

      1. Click Select Data Volumes to search and specify a data volume for the storage system.

      2. Click Remove Selection to remove the associated volume for the storage system.

      3. Click Clone.

    NOTE:

    You can create a physical clone only on one target array.