Select Full Backup to back up all the files that are
specified in the backup selections list for the policy. The full
backup backs up all eligible files, regardless of when they were
last modified or backed up.
Incremental Backup
An incremental backup can be one of two types.
Select one of the following types:
Differential
Differential incremental backups back up all files that are
specified in the backup selections list for the policy that changed
since the last successful incremental or full backup.
All files are backed up if no previous backup has been
performed. These backups occur automatically according to the
schedule criteria.
A complete restore from a differential incremental backup
requires the last full backup, the last cumulative incremental, and
all differential incrementals that have occurred since the last
full backup.
Cumulative
Cumulative incremental backups back up all the files that are
specified in the backup selections list that changed since the last
successful full backup.
All files are backed up if no previous backup has been
performed. These backups occur automatically according to the
schedule criteria.
A complete restore from a cumulative incremental backup requires
the last full backup and the last cumulative incremental.
User Backup
Select User Backup to initiate a user backup through
the client interface (Backup, Archive, and Restore interface). In a
user backup, the user can specify which files are to be backed
up.
Users can start backups
only during the times that the policy specifies.
The User Backup type does not apply to online, hot
catalog backups.
More information is
available on how to configure the backup type for database
agents:
