In order to create application consistent storage snapshots for SAP HANA databases it is important to note that this operation requires the database instance, operating system, and storage system to all be synchronized during execution. SAP HANA using the naming convention "Data Snapshot" for application consistent storage snapshots.
Application consistent snapshots can be manually performed using SAP HANA Studio, a secure shell terminal (SSH) signed in with a user who has read/write and execute permissions to the SAP HANA data volume and the Everpure FlashArray web user interface. The process can also be automated using programmatic logic interfacing with HANA database SQL, secure shell bash commands, and Everpure Flash Arrays REST API or the associated software development kit (SDK).
The process for creating application consistent snapshots differs for systems deployed with multiple database containers (a system with a single tenant is still deployed as MDC), single containers, single host (scale up) and distributed host (scale out) systems.
Data snapshots are only supported by SAP from the SAP HANA 2.0 SPS04 release and onwards for systems with multiple tenants.