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# Troubleshoot backup of SAP HANA databases on Azure
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This article provides troubleshooting information for backing up SAP HANA databases on Azure virtual machines. For more information about the backup process and limitations, see About SAP HANA backup in Azure VMs.
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This article provides troubleshooting information for backing up SAP HANA databases on Azure virtual machines. For more information on the SAP HANA backup scenarios we currently support, see [Scenario support](sap-hana-backup-support-matrix.md#scenario-support).
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## Prerequisites and Permissions
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Refer to the prerequisites and setting up permissions before configuring backups.
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Refer to the [prerequisites](tutorial-backup-sap-hana-db.md#prerequisites) and [setting up permissions](tutorial-backup-sap-hana-db.md#setting-up-permissions) sections before configuring backups.
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## Common user errors
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| UserErrorInOpeningHanaOdbcConnection | Failed to connect to HANA system | The SAP HANA instance may be down. <br> The required permissions for Azure backup to interact with the HANA database aren't set. | Check if the SAP HANA database is up. If the database is up and running, check if all the required permissions are set. If any of the permissions are missing run the pre-registration script to add the missing permissions. |
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| UserErrorHanaInstanceNameInvalid | The specified SAP HANA instance is either invalid or can't be found | Multiple SAP HANA instances on a single Azure VM can't be backed up. | Run the pre-registration script on the SAP HANA instance you want to back up. If the issue still persists, contact Microsoft support. |
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| UserErrorHanaUnsupportedOperation | The specified SAP HANA operation isn't supported | Azure backup for SAP HANA doesn't support incremental backup and actions performed on SAP HANA native clients (Studio/ Cockpit/ DBA Cockpit) | For more information, refer [here](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-azure-sap-hana-database#scenario-support). |
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| UserErrorHANAPODoesNotSupportBackupType | This SAP HANA database doesn't support the requested backup type | Azure backup doesn't support incremental backup and backup using snapshots | For more information, refer [here](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-azure-sap-hana-database#scenario-support). |
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| UserErrorInOpeningHanaOdbcConnection | Failed to connect to HANA system | The SAP HANA instance may be down. <br> The required permissions for Azure backup to interact with the HANA database aren't set. | Check if the SAP HANA database is up. If the database is up and running, check if all the required permissions are set. If any of the permissions are missing run the [preregistration script](https://aka.ms/scriptforpermsonhana) to add the missing permissions. |
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| UserErrorHanaInstanceNameInvalid | The specified SAP HANA instance is either invalid or can't be found | Multiple SAP HANA instances on a single Azure VM can't be backed up. | Run the [preregistration script](https://aka.ms/scriptforpermsonhana) on the SAP HANA instance you want to back up. If the issue still persists, contact Microsoft support. |
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| UserErrorHanaUnsupportedOperation | The specified SAP HANA operation isn't supported | Azure backup for SAP HANA doesn't support incremental backup and actions performed on SAP HANA native clients (Studio/ Cockpit/ DBA Cockpit) | For more information, refer [here](sap-hana-backup-support-matrix.md#scenario-support). |
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| UserErrorHANAPODoesNotSupportBackupType | This SAP HANA database doesn't support the requested backup type | Azure backup doesn't support incremental backup and backup using snapshots | For more information, refer [here](sap-hana-backup-support-matrix.md#scenario-support). |
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| UserErrorHANALSNValidationFailure | Backup log chain is broken | The log backup destination may have been updated from backint to file system or the backint executable may have been changed | Trigger a full backup to resolve the issue |
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| UserErrorIncomaptibleSrcTargetSystsemsForRestore | The source and target systems for restore are incompatible | The target system for restore is incompatible with the source | Refer to the SAP Note [1642148](https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/1642148) to learn about the restore types supported today |
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| UserErrorSDCtoMDCUpgradeDetected | SDC to MDC upgrade detected | The SAP HANA instance has been upgraded from SDC to MDC. Backups will fail after the update. | Follow the steps listed in the Upgrading from SAP HANA 1.0 to 2.0 section to resolve the issue |
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| UserErrorSDCtoMDCUpgradeDetected | SDC to MDC upgrade detected | The SAP HANA instance has been upgraded from SDC to MDC. Backups will fail after the update. | Follow the steps listed in the [Upgrading from SAP HANA 1.0 to 2.0 section](#upgrading-from-sap-hana-1.0-to-2.0) to resolve the issue |
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| UserErrorInvalidBackintConfiguration | Detected invalid backint configuration | The backing parameters are incorrectly specified for Azure backup | Check whether the parameters are set. If backint-based parameters are present in HOST, remove them. If parameters aren't present at HOST level but have been manually modified at a database level, revert them to the appropriate values as described earlier. Or, run **Stop protection and retain backup data** from the Azure portal, and then select **Resume backup**. |
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- Rerun [pre-registration script](https://aka.ms/scriptforpermsonhana) with correct details of (sid and mdc).
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about backing up SAP HANA databases on Azure VMs]

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