WHAT IS BACKUP?
Backup is an additional copy of data that can be used for restore and recovery
purposes
This Backup copy can be created by:
- Simply coping data (there can be one or more copies)
- Mirroring data (the copy is always updated with whatever is written to the
primary
WHY BACKUP?
Disaster Recovery
Restores production data to an operational state after disaster
Operational
Restore data in the event of data loss or logical corruptions that may occur during
routine processing
Archival
Preserve transaction records, email, and other business work products for
regulatory compliance
TYPES OF BACKUPS
Three basic types of backups:
Full Backups
Incremental Backups
Differential Backups
FULL BACKUP
Full and complete backup of entire system:
INCREMENTAL BACKUPS
Only archives data that have been modified that day.
INCREMENTAL BACKUPS
DIFFERENTIAL BACKUP
Storage of all files that have changed or been added since last full backup:
RESTORING FROM DIFFERENTIAL BACKUP
KEY FEATURES OF DIFFERENTIAL BACKUP
More files to be backed up therefore it takes more time to backup and uses
more storage space
Much faster restore because only the last full and the last cumulative backup
must be applied
BACKUP ARCHITECTURE AND PROCESS
BACKUP OPERATION
RESTORE OPERATION
BACKUP TOPOLOGIES
There are three basic backup topologies
Direct Attached Base Backup
LAN Based Backup
SAN Based Backup
DIRECT ATTACHED BACKUP
LAN BASED BACKUP
SAN BASED BACKUP (LAN FREE)
BACKUP TO TAPE
TAPE LIMITATIONS
Reliability
Sequential Access
Cannot be accessed by multiple hosts simultaneously
Control environment for tape storage
Wear and tear of tape
BACKUP TO DISK
Ease of Implementation
Fast access
More reliable
Random access
Multiple host access
Enhanced overall back and recovery performance
