"A complete point-in-time backup of a database." (Allan Hirt et al, "Microsoft SQL Server 2000 High Availability", 2004)
"A backup of the entire hard drive or array." (Tom Petrocelli, "Data Protection and Information Lifecycle Management", 2005)
"This is a type of backup that backs up the entire database, but not the transaction logs." (Joseph L Jorden & Dandy Weyn, "MCTS Microsoft SQL Server 2005: Implementation and Maintenance Study Guide - Exam 70-431", 2006)
"A backup of the entire database that includes the database files, the locations of those files, and the portions of the transaction log (from the LSN recorded at the start of the backup to the LSN at the end of the backup). This is the first type of backup you will need to do in any backup strategy because all the other backup types depend on the existence of a full backup. A full backup is sometimes called a baseline in a backup strategy." (Marilyn Miller-White et al, "MCITP Administrator: Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Optimization and Maintenance 70-444", 2007)
"A full backup backs up the complete database. This includes all data, all objects, and all files. A full backup also backs up the transaction log, but does not truncate it. Both differential and transaction log backups need to have a full backup done first." (Darril Gibson, "MCITP SQL Server 2005 Database Developer All-in-One Exam Guide", 2008)
"As its name implies, this type of backup archives all information within a database. Should the database be lost or damaged, you can restore it to its state as of the time you created the full backup. See also full differential backup; partial backup; restore." (Robert D Schneider & Darril Gibson, "Microsoft SQL Server 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies", 2008)
"A backup of an entire database." (SQL Server 2012 Glossary, "Microsoft", 2012)
"A backup operation that backs up all files and sets their archive attribute to Off." (Faithe Wempen, "Computing Fundamentals: Introduction to Computers", 2015)
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