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Backup and Restore

Backup and restore involve creating copies of important data to recover it in case of loss or damage. Backups protect against data loss from hardware failures, cyber threats, and human errors, while recovery is the process of restoring lost or corrupted data. Key differences include that backups require additional storage and are not automatically created, whereas recovery is an internal process that does not need extra storage.

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Backup and Restore

Backup and restore involve creating copies of important data to recover it in case of loss or damage. Backups protect against data loss from hardware failures, cyber threats, and human errors, while recovery is the process of restoring lost or corrupted data. Key differences include that backups require additional storage and are not automatically created, whereas recovery is an internal process that does not need extra storage.

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What is Backup and Restore?

Backup and restore refer to the process of creating copies of important


files and data, and then using those copies to recover the original data
in case of loss, corruption, or damage.

Why Do We Need to Backup and Restore Files?

There are several reasons why backing up and restoring files is


important:

1. Data Loss: Hardware failures, software crashes, and user errors can
result in data loss. Backing up files ensures that you can recover your
data in case of such events.
2. Security: Backing up files can help protect against data theft,
ransomware, and other cyber threats. If your system is compromised,
you can restore your data from a backup.
3. Disaster Recovery: Natural disasters, fires, and other catastrophic
events can destroy your data. Backing up files offsite or in the cloud
ensures that you can recover your data even if your physical location
is affected.
4. Human Error: Accidental deletion, modification, or overwrite of
files can result in data loss. Backing up files ensures that you can
recover your data in case of human error.

Features of Backup
There are various features of Backup. Some of the backup features are
as follows:
1. It is generally a data replica that is utilized to restore the actual
data in the case of data loss/damage.
2. It makes the process of data recovery simple and easy.
3. It is commonly utilized in manufacturing environments.
4. It provides data security to the users.
5. It is a cost-effective process to retrieve the data.

Types of Backup

There are several types of backup:

1. Full Backup: A full backup involves backing up all files and data.
This type of backup is time-consuming and requires a large amount of
storage space.
2. Incremental Backup: An incremental backup involves backing up
only the files that have changed since the last backup. This type of
backup is faster and requires less storage space than a full backup.
3. Differential Backup: A differential backup involves backing up all
files that have changed since the last full backup. This type of backup
is faster than a full backup but slower than an incremental backup.

What is Recovery?
A database recovery system is an essential component of a Database
Management System that assures data consistency even after a
system failure. The process of restoring lost data is referred to as
recovery. Even if the data was backed up, it could still be recovered
by employing various recovery procedures. When a database fails,
there is a risk of data loss. Therefore, the recovery procedure aids in
improving the database's reliability. Moreover, if any of the
transactions fails in the process of some activities, data recovery
becomes a critical task and the only option to save the lost data.

Features of recovery

1. It is a process for restoring lost, damaged, or corrupted data to


its original state.
2. The process of recovering is expensive.
3. When there is a failure, it refers to recovering the lost data.
4. It increases the database's reliability.
5. It is rarely utilized in production environments.

Key differences between Backup and Recovery


1. A backup is a replication of data that is utilized to recover the
original data in the event of a data loss. In contrast, recovery is
the process of restoring inaccessible, damaged, lost, corrupted,
or formatted data to its original state.
2. A backup is a data replication. On the other hand, recovery is the
process of storing the database.
3. Backup necessitates additional storage space. On the other hand,
Recovery does not require additional external storage space
because restoring is done internally.
4. Backup simplifies the recovery process. On the other hand,
recovery plays no role in data backup.
5. Backups are not automatically produced. On the other hand,
recovery is the automatic creation of restore points by your
computer system.
6. Backup stores the copy of the file in an external location. On the
other hand, a restoration is performed internally on your
computer system.
7. The cost of backup is less expensive. On the other hand,
Recovery is costly.

Difference Between Backup and Recovery

Backup Recovery

Backup refers to storing a copy of Recovery refers to restoring


original data separately. the lost data in case of failure.

So we can say Backup is a copy So we can say Recovery is a


of data which is used to restore process of retrieving lost,
original data after a data corrupted or damaged data to
loss/damage occurs. its original state.

In simple backup is the replication In simple recovery is the


of data. process to store the database.

The prior goal of backup is just to The prior goal of recovery is


keep one extra copy to refer in retrieve original data in case of
case of original data loss. original data failure.

It helps in improving data It helps in improving the


protection. reliability of the database.

Backup makes the recovery Recovery has no role in data


process more easier. backup.
Backup Recovery

The cost of recovery is


The cost of backup is affordable.
expensive.

It’s production usage is very It’s production usage is very


common. rare.

Example of Backup can be Snap Example of Recover can be


Manager makes a backup of Snap Manager recovers the
everything in database. data to the last transaction.

There is automatic generation


Backup is not created
of restore points by your
automatically
computer.

A backup stores copies of the files A restore is carried out


in a location that is external to it. internally on your computer.

Restore is internal so it does


Backup requires extra storage
not require extra external
space.
storage space.

Backup Tools in Linux


Linux provides several backup tools, including:
1. tar: The tar command is used to create archives of files and
directories. It can be used to create full, incremental, and differential
backups.
2. dump: The dump command is used to backup file systems. It can be
used to create full and incremental backups.
3. rsync: The rsync command is used to synchronize files and
directories between two systems. It can be used to create incremental
backups.
4. dd: The dd command is used to create bit-for-bit copies of files and
partitions.

Backup Commands in Linux


Here are some common backup commands in Linux:

1. tar -cvf backup.tar /path/to/directory: Creates a full backup of the


specified directory using tar.
2. dump -0uf backup.dump /dev/hda1: Creates a full backup of the
/dev/hda1 partition using dump.
3. rsync -avz /path/to/source /path/to/destination: Synchronizes the
source directory with the destination directory using rsync.
4. dd if=/dev/hda1 of=backup.img: Creates a bit-for-bit copy of the
/dev/hda1 partition using dd.

Restore Commands in Linux


Here are some common restore commands in Linux:

1. tar -xvf backup.tar: Restores the backup created using tar.


2. restore -rf backup.dump: Restores the backup created using dump.
3. rsync -avz /path/to/destination /path/to/source: Restores the
synchronized files and directories using rsync.
4. dd if=backup.img of=/dev/hda1: Restores the bit-for-bit copy of the
partition created using dd.

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