Merge pull request #207383 from v-amallick/Aug-9-2022-HANAnSQL

HANA - On-demand backup types and retention updates

Author: PRMerger18

articles/backup/sap-hana-db-manage.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Manage backed up SAP HANA databases on Azure VMs
 description: In this article, learn common tasks for managing and monitoring SAP HANA databases that are running on Azure virtual machines.
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 07/22/2022
+ms.date: 08/09/2022
 author: v-amallick
 ms.service: backup
 ms.author: v-amallick
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Azure Backup shows all manually triggered jobs in the **Backup jobs** section in
 
 :::image type="content" source="./media/sap-hana-db-manage/backup-center-jobs-list-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Backup jobs section." lightbox="./media/sap-hana-db-manage/backup-center-jobs-list-expanded.png":::
 
-The jobs you see in this portal include database discovery and registering, and backup and restore operations. Scheduled jobs, including log backups aren't shown in this section. Manually triggered backups from the SAP HANA native clients (Studio/ Cockpit/ DBA Cockpit) also don't show up here.
+The jobs you see in this portal includes database discovery and registering, and backup and restore operations. Scheduled jobs, including log backups aren't shown in this section. Manually triggered backups from the SAP HANA native clients (Studio/ Cockpit/ DBA Cockpit) also don't show up here.
 
 :::image type="content" source="./media/sap-hana-db-manage/hana-view-jobs-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Backup jobs list." lightbox="./media/sap-hana-db-manage/hana-view-jobs-expanded.png":::
 
@@ -59,13 +59,17 @@ Azure Backup makes management of a backed-up SAP HANA database easy with an abun
 
 Backups run in accordance with the policy schedule. You can run a backup on-demand as follows:
 
-1. In **Backup center**, select **Backup Instances** from the menu.
-2. Select **SAP HANA in Azure VM** as the datasource type, select the VM running the SAP HANA database, anc then click **Backup now**.
-3. In **Backup Now**, choose the type of backup you want to perform. Then select **OK**. This backup will be retained for 45 days.
+1. In the vault menu, select **Backup items**.
+1. In **Backup Items**,  select the VM running the SAP HANA database, and then select **Backup now**.
+1. In **Backup Now**, choose the type of backup you want to perform. Then select **OK**.
 
-   By default, the retention of on-demand backups is set to 45 days.
+   The retention period of this backup is determined by the type of on-demand backup you have run.
 
-1. Monitor the portal notifications. To monitor the job progress, go to **Backup center** -> **Backup Jobs** and filter for jobs with status **In Progress**. Depending on the size of your database, creating the initial backup may take a while.
+   - *On-demand full backups* are retained for a minimum of *45 days* and a maximum of *99 years*.
+   - *On-demand differential backups* are retained as per the *log retention set in the policy*.
+   - *On-demand incremental backups* aren't currently supported.
+
+1. Monitor the portal notifications. You can monitor the job progress in the vault dashboard > **Backup Jobs** > **In progress**. Depending on the size of your database, creating the initial backup may take a while.
 
 ### HANA native client integration
 
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ Restores triggered from HANA native clients to restore to another machine are no
 #### Delete
 
 Delete operation from HANA native is **NOT** supported by Azure Backup since the backup policy determines the lifecycle of backups in Azure Recovery services vault.
-.
+
 ### Change policy
 
 You can change the underlying policy for an SAP HANA backup item.