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Systems & Data Center · Foundational

Backup Window

The period during which backups are allowed to run without disrupting production workloads.

Definition

Shrinking backup windows drive techniques such as incremental-forever, synthetic fulls, CBT, storage snapshots and deduplication at the source.

Example

Backups must finish between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. before business hours.

Exam tip

If backups exceed the window, switch to incrementals, synthetic fulls or snapshot-based backups.

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