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What Is Flash Backup?

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Flash backup is like a raw backup where it does the backup at the block level--the main difference is that it can do differentials.

The major advantage however, and the place where Veritas/Symantec recommends USING Flash Backups, is when you have a large number (millions) of SMALL files. Flash backup will BACK up these files MUCH faster since it's doing a block level backup rather than trying to pick up each file from the file SYSTEM.

Flash backup is like a raw backup where it does the backup at the block level--the main difference is that it can do differentials.

The major advantage however, and the place where Veritas/Symantec recommends using Flash Backups, is when you have a large number (millions) of small files. Flash backup will back up these files much faster since it's doing a block level backup rather than trying to pick up each file from the file system.



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