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Difference between Backup and Snapshot

Since this can concern filesystems, databases, version control systems, and other things, I'll just use the term "data" for whatever it is you're backing up or snapshotting, and "system&...
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Difference between Backup and Snapshot

You have to be very specific about the terminology used. SQL Server Database Backups Backing up your SQL Server database is essential for protecting your data. This discussion covers backup types, ...
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Difference between Backup and Snapshot

Just want to point something for snapshot usage. Both snapshot and backup will let you recover database when needed but the ways that they are stored and used are quite different. Backup, I mean full ...
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Difference between Backup and Snapshot

Everything is made in a point in time. That's just how physics work. Unless you live in a black hole where time does not exist or something. That phrase just makes no sense to me. The back up is made ...
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Reading data from PostgreSQL backup directory

Edit pg_hba.conf and add this line on top: local all all trust After reloading the server, you should be able to establish a local (domain socket) connection without entering a password. To avoid ...
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Merging old backup in current database mysql

There is a solution to this, but you may not be able to employ it. The solution is to use the binary logs, which contain serial events that updated data. The idea is that you would restore your backup,...
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Get postgres snapshot from Amazon RDS

Navigate to the snapshot list in AWS RDS console Select a desired snapshot with a checkbox In the "Actions" dropdown button in the top right corner select "Export to S3" Download ...
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how percona hot backup works / innodb crash recovery works?

The LSN (Log Sequence Number) is analogous to binary log position, but the redo log is a different log. It applies only to InnoDB pages, and it contains physical diffs of the pages affected. During ...
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RMAN backup restoration

Try using these init parameter file settings in the destination: *.DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT = "/u01/app/oracle/oradata/db1/datafile","/u01/app/oracle/oradata/db2/datafile" *....
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maintaing backup log sequence after executing BACKUP DATABASE databasename command manually

Is supposed in my scenario a break did occur in my log backup chain , how can I restore normal flow Differential backup let you jump over gaps in log backup chain.
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maintaing backup log sequence after executing BACKUP DATABASE databasename command manually

If you use the COPY_ONLY option, the new backup does not interrupt (or otherwise take part in) your normal backup chain.
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What sql statements is mysqldump executing and how does it affect database performance?

Yes, mysqldump runs long-running queries like SELECT * FROM <table> WHERE .... Mysqldump is single-threaded, so it will do one table at a time. You could create a distinct MySQL user to run ...
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Does a SQL Server Log Backup Include Log Records Backed Up in a Previous Full or Differential Backup?

A log backup taken after a full or differential backup will include any log records created between the time of the last log backup and the time of the current log backup. A full backup includes ...
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