Cesari and McKenna, LLP
System and method for snapshot full backup and hard recovery of a database
The present invention provides a method for generating a backup of a database file that is suitable for a hard recovery operation. A snapshot of the database file is generated and the log and/or patch files associated with the database are stored in a backup location. Additionally, the header and/or footer information of the database is stored, thereby enabling a restored snapshot of the database to be converted into a file suitable for a hard recovery operation.
NetApp, Inc.
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Michael D. Qing
Mankovsky Zhang