Features of NetBackup for Sybase
Table: NetBackup for Sybase features and descriptions shows NetBackup for Sybase's main features and introduces some terms that are used in this documentation.
Table: NetBackup for Sybase features and descriptions
Feature | Description |
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Media and device management | All the devices Media Manager supports are available to NetBackup for Sybase. |
Scheduling facilities | NetBackup scheduling facilities on the primary server can be used to schedule automatic and unattended Sybase backups. This feature also lets you choose the times when these operations can occur. For example, to prevent interference with normal daytime operations, you can schedule your database backups to occur only at night. |
Multiplexed backups and restores | NetBackup for Sybase lets you take advantage of NetBackup's multiplexing capabilities. Multiplexing directs multiple data streams to one backup device, thereby reducing the time necessary to complete the operation. |
Transparent Sybase and regular file system backup and restore operations | All backups and restores run simultaneously and transparently without any action from the NetBackup administrator. The database administrator can run database backup and restore operations through NetBackup. An administrator or any other authorized user can use NetBackup to run database backups and restores. |
Sharing the same storage units that are used for other file backups | Devices and media can be shared for other backups or to you can give Sybase exclusive use of certain devices and media. NetBackup for Sybase can use Media Manager, disk, and Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP) storage units. |
Centralized and networked backup operations | From the NetBackup primary server, you can schedule database backups or start them manually for any client. The Sybase databases can also reside on any hosts that are different from the devices on which NetBackup stores the backups. |
User interfaces | NetBackup provides the NetBackup web UI for policy management and server-directed backups and restores.
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Parallel backup and restore operations | NetBackup for Sybase supports the parallel backup and restore capabilities of the Sybase backup server. For example, a user can run more than one tape device at a time for a single Sybase backup or restore, thereby reducing the time necessary to complete the operation. |
Compression | Compression increases backup performance over the network and reduces the size of the backup image that NetBackup writes to the storage unit. |