Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Data Management:
Database Administration

Creating a backup schedule

The backup schedule is a fundamental part of the recovery plan. It determines how frequently you must perform backups, assigns responsibility for making backups, and serves as a record of when backups are performed.

Ideally, you should perform a full backup of the database every day. However, depending on availability requirements and your recovery plan, a less frequent full backup and frequent incremental backups might be sufficient.

Several considerations impact the backup schedule:

Database integrity
Database size
Time
Unscheduled backups