Type of Backup

The Type of Backup specifies the type of backup that a schedule will control. Click the button at the right of the field and select from the drop-down list. The list displays only the backup types that apply to the policy you are configuring.

If the schedule is a relocation schedule, created as part of configuring a disk staging storage unit, there is no backup type selection to be made.

The following is a list of possible selections:

• Full Backup

Backs up all the files that are specified in the backup selections list for the policy, regardless of when they were last modified or backed up. These backups occur automatically according to the criteria in the schedule. If you use incremental backups, you must also schedule full backups to perform a complete restore. If you're performing a raw partition backup, you must select Full Backup.

• Cumulative Incremental Backup

Backs up all files that are specified in the backup selections list that have changed since the last successful full backup. All files are backed up if no prior backup has been done. These backups occur automatically according to the criteria in the schedule. A complete restore in this instance requires the last full backup and the last cumulative incremental.

For more information on configuring a Vault policy, see More on Incremental Backups.

• Differential Incremental Backup

Backs up all files that are specified in the backup selections list for the policy that have changed since the last successful incremental or full backup. All files are backed up if no prior backup has been done. These backups occur automatically according to the criteria in the schedule. A complete restore in this instance requires the last full backup, the last cumulative incremental, and all differential incrementals that have occurred since the last full backup.

For more information on configuring a Vault policy, see More on Incremental Backups.

• User Backup

Initiated by the user through the client interface (Backup, Archive, and Restore interface) and backs up all files that the user specifies. Users can start backups only during the times that you specify in the schedule Start Window tab.

If the schedule is to be used for a catalog archive, User Backup must be selected for the backup type.

For more information on configuring a policy for catalog archiving, see Creating a Catalog Archiving Policy.

• User Archive

Initiated by the user through the interface on the client and archives all files that the user specifies. An archive is a special type of backup that first backs up the file and then deletes it from the local disk if the backup is successful. This frees local disk space while still keeping a copy for future use (until the retention period expires). Users can start archives only during the times that you specify in the schedule Start Window tab.

• Application Backup

A backup type that applies to all database agent clients. For more information on configuring schedules for this type of backup, see the NetBackup guide that came with the product.

• Automatic Backup

An automatic backup for all database agent clients, except NetBackup for Informix and Oracle. For more information on configuring schedules for this type of backup, see the NetBackup guide for the database product.

• Automatic Incremental Backup

An automatic incremental backup that applies only to NetBackup for Informix clients. For more information on configuring schedules for this type of backup, see the NetBackup for Informix System Administrator's Guide.

• Automatic Cumulative Incremental Backup

An automatic cumulative incremental backup that applies only to NetBackup for Oracle clients. For more information on configuring schedules for this type of backup, see the NetBackup for Oracle System Administrator's Guide.

• Automatic Differential Incremental Backup

An automatic differential incremental backup that applies only to NetBackup for Oracle clients. For more information on configuring schedules for this type of backup, see the NetBackup for Oracle System Administrator's Guide.

• Automatic Full Backup

An automatic full backup that applies only to NetBackup for Informix and for Oracle clients. For more information on configuring schedules for this type of backup, see the NetBackup for Informix System Administrator's Guide or NetBackup for Oracle System Administrator's Guide.

• Automatic Vault

An automatic Vault session. Applies only to Vault policies. This does not run a backup, but instead runs the vault command specified in the Vault policy's backup selections list. In this way it starts an automatic, scheduled vault session or vault eject operation.

For more information on configuring a Vault policy, see Creating a Vault Policy.