The objective of this white paper is to provide guidance in developing a backup strategy for a JADE database. Hardware and operating system software selection and configuration are outside the scope of this article; however, we assume the requirements outlined in the
Consider the information presented in this white paper when you construct your disaster recovery strategy. We assume that you are familiar with the operational characteristics of the database, and the available backup and recovery mechanisms as described in the JADE Database Administration Guide.
Finally, Appendix A of this document includes a checklist of best practice actions to use to qualify your backup strategy and Appendix B contains considerations for your database backup strategy.
For details about developing a backup strategy, see the following subsections.