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What is the difference between cold backup and hot backup

  
Total Answers and Comments: 2 Last Update: September 12, 2008     Asked by: Sridhar 
  
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Submitted by: ttparavindh
 
Cold Backup- We can take the Backup while DB(eg. Oracle) is down.
Hot Backup-We can take the Backup while DB(eg. Oracle) is running.

Cold backup is a physical backup. During a cold backup the database is closed and not available to users.  All files of the database are copied (image copy).  The datafiles do not change during the copy so the database is in sync upon restore.
Used when:
Service level allows for some down time for backup
Hot backup is a physical backup.  In a hot backup the database remains open and available to users. All files of the database are copied (image copy).  There may be changes to the database as the copy is made and so all log files of changes being made during the backup must be saved too.  Upon a restore, the changes in the log files are reapplied to bring the database in sync.
Used when:A full backup of a database is needed
Service level allows no down time for the backup


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June 19, 2007 07:47:21   #1  
ttparavindh Member Since: June 2007   Contribution: 6    

RE: What is the difference between cold backup and hot...
Cold Backup- We can take the Backup while DB(eg. Oracle) is down.
Hot Backup-We can take the Backup while DB(eg. Oracle) is running.

Cold backup is a physical backup. During a cold backup the database is closed and not available to users.  All files of the database are copied (image copy).  The datafiles do not change during the copy so the database is in sync upon restore.
Used when:
Service level allows for some down time for backup
Hot backup is a physical backup.  In a hot backup the database remains open and available to users. All files of the database are copied (image copy).  There may be changes to the database as the copy is made and so all log files of changes being made during the backup must be saved too.  Upon a restore, the changes in the log files are reapplied to bring the database in sync.
Used when:A full backup of a database is needed
Service level allows no down time for the backup

 
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September 12, 2008 01:57:54   #2  
lanka_satya Member Since: January 2008   Contribution: 17    

RE: What is the difference between cold backup and hot backup
both are inverse...if we take the case with cold back we copy the all the physical files of the database i.e control files,data files,redo logs.this w3e do in non peak hours

hot back up is somthing which is used to tabke backup of logical database that is our tablespaces....

 
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