The document provides 7 steps for taking a backup from a HANA database: 1) Open the TightVNC Viewer file system, 2) Navigate to the BACKUPS folder, 3) Create a new folder by right clicking in the folder, 4) Rename the new folder, 5) Set permissions on the new folder to allow file creation and deletion, 6) Insert the backup folder name into an export query, 7) Execute the query to complete the backup.