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- Back up to a single file on the local computer or a network share.
- Back up to tape using Tivoli Storage Manager.
- Back up to multiple striped files on the local computer or a network share.
- Back up to Data Domain.
- Back up to Amazon S3 Cloud.
- Back up to Microsoft Azure Cloud.
- Back up to tape using Tivoli Storage Manager Striped Files.
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When you perform a backup under the SQL Server format (native backup), the following location types are available:
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What do you do if you do not have an existing archive?
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Select Enable network resiliency and then click Configure to change the default settings. By default, SQL Safe will retry the backup operation every 10 seconds and fail after 5 minutes (300 seconds) of continuous errors. Over the course of the operation, SQL Safe allows a total of 60 minutes in which to retry the backup before stopping the operation.
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| This option is not available when backing up to tape using Tivoli Storage Manager or Amazon S3 Cloud. |
Can you change the default file locations?
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For a TSM backup, browse for or enter the high level directory for the tape file. Then, browse for or enter the location of the TSM configuration file.
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Keep in mind, the filename extension for all backups performed under the SQL Safe format are .safe and for all backups performed under the SQL server format are .bak. |
What does removing old files do?
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You can also configure SQL Safe to mark these files as inactive after a specified age.
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Note that SQL Safe accepts up to 260 characters for the TSM file path name. |
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SQL virtual database is not available when backing up to a TSM Server. |
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