Unexpected Daily Backup in HANA DB – Where Else Could It Be Scheduled?

[Skylark]

Hello,

A previous consultant scheduled a backup in our HANA DB, but I can't find where it's coming from. I checked DB13 and backint, but there's no scheduled backup there. There's also no dedicated backup user created in HANA DB.

I found a data backup schedule in HANA Cockpit and canceled it, yet backups are still being taken under the name "Daily Backup." Even after disabling HANA Cockpit scheduling, the backup continues. I suspected XS Engine, but in the HANA DB configuration, the scheduler under xsengine is set to "false." I also checked the crontabs on Linux, and they are empty.

Where else could this data backup be scheduled? Any help would be appreciated!

[HakanHaslaman]

If backups are still running despite disabling schedules in HANA Cockpit, DB13, and crontabs, so please check the following:

- HANA Database Configuration (global.ini) – Look for backup settings under [backup] in global.ini.
- HANA SQL Backup Schedules – Run:
SELECT * FROM M_BACKUP_CATALOG WHERE ENTRY_TYPE_NAME = 'data backup';
This might reveal if backups are triggered by an internal job.
- SAP Basis Jobs (SM37) – Check if any background job in SAP triggers backups.
- 3rd-Party Backup Tools – Some external backup tools (e.g., NetBackup, Commvault) may be triggering backups outside SAP.

If none of these help, enable audit logging to trace backup triggers.