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SuffolkPunch
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restoring incremental backup created using simple operations

Post by SuffolkPunch »

I've run IfL v3.27 twice to backup an SSD. The first simple ops backup was a full backup, the second (automatically?) was incremental. So the Terabyte_TBI_Backup folder then essentially contains the following TBI files:
backup_full.tbi date 1
backup_inc.tbi date 2
Now my question: when I run IfL to do a restore, I see 2 backups are available, one with date 1, the other with date 2. If I choose to restore the backup at date 2, does it completely restore the drive to its state at date 2 (by combining the date 1 full backup with the date 2 incremental backup)?

Can simple operations backup be forced always to do a full backup, rather than an initial full backup followed by a series of incrementals?

Martin?
Bob Coleman
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Re: restoring incremental backup created using simple operat

Post by Bob Coleman »

I have no experience with simple operations, so I can't guarantee anything but I feel pretty confident that restoring the second backup would restore the target to its state on the date of the second backup essentially, as said, combining the two.
Brian K
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Re: restoring incremental backup created using simple operat

Post by Brian K »

SuffolkPunch wrote:
>
> Can simple operations backup be forced always to do a full backup, rather
> than an initial full backup followed by a series of incrementals?
>

Martin,

See page 151 in the IFW User Manual. Use this in the batch file...

/mi:0

Or you could add this to the [Options] section of ifw.ini...

MaxIncrementals=0
TeraByte Support
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Re: restoring incremental backup created using simple operat

Post by TeraByte Support »

correct.


"Bob Coleman" wrote in message news:17371@public.image...

I have no experience with simple operations, so I can't guarantee anything
but I feel pretty confident that restoring the second backup would restore
the target to its state on the date of the second backup essentially, as
said, combining the two.

db2man
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Re: restoring incremental backup created using simple operations

Post by db2man »

So, if not using Simple Operations all backups need to be restored manually? Full, then inc1, inc2, etc?
TeraByte Support
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Re: restoring incremental backup created using simple operations

Post by TeraByte Support »

no, you just restore what you want to restore and it automatically uses the other files.
db2man
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Re: restoring incremental backup created using simple operations

Post by db2man »

Excellent, thanks.
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