Hi
Incremental = Minimizes your backup window, as only changed files are
moved. However, you could activate subfile backup, which means that only
the changed part of the file is backed up. Incremental works best with
smaller files, as large files requires that the complete file is backed
up. Subfile cache would perhaps work good also with large files, as only
the changed part of the file is backed up. However, normlly a database
doesn't work as ordinary large file, as there is to much changes in the
"file".
Archive = Best for storing files for a specific amount of
days/month/years. However, archiving is like doing full backups all the
time, which makes a cost in backup time.
Normally for databases, you use a TDP to minimize the time required for
backup. Different types of TDP:s have different ways of backing up;
differential, incremental, log archiving, full backups and so on. But, if
you do hot backups, it's recommended to use TDP:s, as a file backup client
doesn't work 100%(some files may have been locked by the application
during the backup. This can be solved by using Dynamic setting, but this
doesn't automatically mean 100% consistency when trying to restore).
It would be easier to do a recommendation if you told us what kind of
application you are using. For some applications, doing
incremental/archiving works great, for some it's a disaster.
If you still insist on using file backup/archive client, I'd recommend
using cold backups, using archive. This could be done on perhaps a weekly
basis.
Best Regards
Daniel Sparrman
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I would like to get some advice on the advantages / disadvantages of
archive versus incremental backup types.
The files I am backing up are database files so in general are large and
need to be restorable to point in time for consistency.
Thanks
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