Offline and online backups allow you to back up your system whether the system is being actively used or not. See your database platform documentation for specific commands and procedures to perform backups.
The following table lists the types of database backups that you can perform.
Type | Description |
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Offline backups (standard) | Perform offline database backups with all users logged out of the system and the database server down. Duplicates of the database made while the server is up and users are connected can result in unrecoverable backups. Shut down the application server and report server before you perform the backup. When the backup is complete, restart the database server, application server, and report server. |
Online backups | You can perform backups without bringing the database server down, which lets the users continue to use the software during the backup. This process is more time-consuming, but can be useful to minimize downtime in 24-hour operations. |