Sometimes it happens your HANA DB backup might fail. Below is the procedure to troubleshoot the failed backup.
1. Failed System DB backup troubleshooting
For any failed backup you have to check the backup.log file available in the trace folder. To navigate into trace directory execute “cdtrace“ from os level /usr/sap/<SID>/HDB<instance_number>/<hostname>/trace
Look for backup.log in the folder it will contain the error details. Why your backup is failed.


2 Failed Tenant DB backup troubleshooting
To troubleshoot any failed tenant backup. Navigate to trace folder of tenant database. Execute “cdtrace“ and navigate to tenant DB folder from cdtrace.
Look for backup.log in the folder it will contain the error details. Why your backup is failed.
