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cold backup

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cold backup
Backing up a database that is not in active use. The process is performed either on the second or third shift or from a copy of the data. Contrast with hot backup.


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A cold backup for the organization is one day, for example a Saturday, copying everything on the database, all the files, programs, applications, data.
Reduction of Data Loss Window: In cases of natural disasters and system failures, CYA works seamlessly with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, EMC NetWorker and Symantec Veritas NetBackup to reduce the total data loss window to within 15 minutes by rolling forward the repository from the point in time of the last cold backup.
A cold backup is when an application is taken off line, which means there's no user access to the data, and the data is backed up.
 
 
 
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