NetBackup for SQL Server terms

The table describes the important terms that might be new to a SQL Server database administrator or a NetBackup administrator.

Table: NetBackup for SQL Server terms

Term	Definition
Full backup	A complete backup of the database that contains all of the data files and the log file. (Note that a full backup does not truncate the transaction log.)
Incremental backup	A backup of the changed blocks since the last full backup.
Transaction log	An ongoing record of updates that were made to a database.
Transaction log backup	Backs up the transactions that have occurred since the last transaction log backup. After a successful backup, the log is cleared so that new transactions can be written to the file. A transaction log backup can only be performed against a database that is configured to run in the full recovery model.
Restore	To copy data back to a SQL Server object.
Recovery	To bring a database online as a result of a restore.
SQL Server host	The host machine on which SQL Server resides. It may also refer to the virtual name of a cluster that supports a SQL Server installation.
SQL Server instance	A SQL Server installation. If an instance is not specified, it is considered the default SQL instance for the SQL host.