Flashbackup - Windows vs Snapshot
I was wondering if someone could possibly explain the difference between a flashbackup - windows policy vs the ms-windows with snapshot enabled?
I am currently using the ms windows with snapshots on ...
Extract from Snapshot Client Admin Guide:
"Flashbackup Combines the speed of raw-partition backups with the ability to restore individual files."
This option is aimed at file systems that contain millions of small files. This reduces 'walking the file system' overhead during backup.
The entire raw device is backed up, even if file system is near empty. So - this option works better for file systems that are close to full.
Hope this helps?
