September 2010
Intermediate to advanced
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111h 8m
English
When it comes to backup and recovery, special consideration must be given to very large databases, which are known as VLDBs. A VLDB has the following special requirements:
• Storage—Size might dictate the use of tape backups over the network or a disk.
• Time—As your time to backup increases, the frequency of backups might have to be adjusted.
• Method—How you back up your database is affected by its size. Differential or file and filegroup backups might have to be implemented.
• Recovery—Partial database recovery, such as restoring a file or filegroup, might be required due to the prohibitive time required to restore the entire database.
When designing a VLDB, you must integrate your backup plan with ...
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