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mikebird
Aged Yak Warrior
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 Posted - 2008-12-14 : 08:55:32
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| What's the difference between a snapshot and a full backup? |
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GilaMonster
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2008-12-14 : 10:58:36
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| A snapshot as in a database snapshot? (as opposed to snapshot replication)A backup is a full copy of the database (schema and data) at the time the backup was made.A snapshot is a point-in-time view of a database. All that's contained in the snapshot file is the original version of pages that have changed in the source DB since the snapshot was created. It's not a full copy of the DB.--Gail ShawSQL Server MVP |
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Snapshot & Backup