The Provision VDB wizard includes the following steps: Source, Provision Point, Target Environment, Target Configuration, Policies, Masking, Hooks, and Summary.

Steps

  1. Navigate to Data > Data Management > VDBs.
  2. On the VDBs page, select Actions in the top-right corner.

  3. Select Provision VDB.

    Create Empty VDB creates a VDB without any source data — it is an empty HANA database. Provision VDB creates a VDB from an existing dSource or VDB snapshot.

  4. Source

    Select whether to provision from a dSource or a VDB.

    • dSources tab – Select an existing dSource to provision from.
    • VDBs tab – Select an existing VDB to provision from.

    Select the desired source and click Next.

  5. Provision point

    Select the point in time from which the VDB will be provisioned.

    • Select Provision Point – Choose a snapshot from the timeline.
    • Bookmarks – Choose a named bookmark instead of a snapshot.

    Both flows — provisioning from a dSource or from a VDB — use the same remaining steps. The only difference is the Source step.

    Click Next.

  6. Target environment

    Select the environment where the VDB will be provisioned.

    • Environment
    • OS user
    • SAP HANA installation
      A VDB Group should not contain more than one VDB provisioned from the same parent dataset (dSource). Attempting to add such VDBs to the same group results in error in certain operations. For example, group refresh or rollback operations. DCT have no reliable way to determine which snapshot maps to which VDB within the group.

    Click Next.

  7. Target configuration

    Provide VDB-specific configuration details, including:

    • VDB name
    • NFS mount location (no spaces)
    • SAP HANA tenant database name
    • Target group
    • SystemDB credentials
    • Optional tenant service port
    • Optional encryption parameters
    • Optional tags

    Click Next.

  8. Policies

    Review or update snapshot and retention policies for the VDB. Click Next to continue.

  9. Masking

    Optionally enable data masking during provisioning. Click Next.

  10. Hooks

    Optionally configure hook scripts to run during VDB lifecycle events. Click Next.

  11. Summary

    Review the complete configuration and click Submit.

Last updated
Oct 9, 2026