US 11,748,213 B2
Multiple operation modes in backup operator
Kathrin Mao, Berlin (DE); Martin Brunzema, Berlin (DE); Paul Beck, Berlin (DE); Henrik Hempelmann, Havelberg (DE); Anne Roessiger, Berlin (DE); and Florian Geckeler, Berlin (DE)
Assigned to SAP SE
Filed by SAP SE, Walldorf (DE)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/453,933.
Prior Publication US 2023/0147133 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 11/14 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 9/48 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 11/1469 (2013.01) [G06F 9/4881 (2013.01); G06F 11/3017 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system to manage database management system backups, comprising:
a plurality of database services of a database management system;
a stateless backup operator of the database management system;
a computer processor; and
a computer memory, coupled to the computer processor, storing instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the stateless backup operator to:
execute a first mode of operation for each of the plurality of database services to reconfigure a current backup state of each database service with an associated desired backup state information for each respective database service, and
in response to a request to execute a first backup operation for a specific one of the plurality of database services, switch the stateless backup operator to and execute a second mode of operation for the specific one of the plurality of database services, the stateless backup operator executes the first mode of operation for the plurality of database services other than the specific database service while the stateless backup operator executes the second mode of operation for the specific one of the plurality of database services in response to the request to execute the first backup operation for the specific database service.