* bob944 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-08-11 00:09]:
> > That is correct. You MUST have the fulls and incs in the SAME
> > policy for the incs to work. Otherwise, they have nothing to
> > compare against and have no way to actually do an incremental
> > backup.
>
> Correct enough, in the context of explaining NetBackup to the neophyte
> as you and the previous poster were doing. But the advanced user should
> remember that this is the behavior of the cumulative incremental, not
> the differential incremental. By definition
> o full backs up everything
> o cum backs up everything modified since the last full
> o diff backs up everything modified since the last backup
That is an important distiction to keep in mind. Digging further, the
5.1 SAG defines a diff as everything since the last full or last diff
only, it does not include cumulatives (pg 147). Subtle, but just as
important.
So
many nuances...
--
David Rock
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