Author: Dave Martini <martini1 AT MAIL.LLNL DOT GOV>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:56:08 -0700
Does a level 9 everynight backup more data than an incremental everynight? I do Level 1 through 4 on each consecutive Wednesday so the first Wednesday I do a level 1 and the next Wednesday I do a lev
Yes. Any data that changes prior to the first level 9 will be backed up by all subsequent 9s. Any data that changes prior to the first incremental will only be backed up by the first, and not later
Author: Dave Mussulman <mussulma AT CS.UIUC DOT EDU>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:42:05 -0500
Yes. If you run consecutive backups at the same level, the last backup will contain all the data that changed (meaning if you have to do a restore, only the last backup's tapes are needed.) Increment