Types of Virtual Backups

There are two types of virtual backup.

• Encapsulated virtual backup – A restore of the system-level backup followed by a restore of the IQ virtual backup results in a fully restored database.
• Decoupled virtual backup – A restore of the system-level backup followed by a restore of the IQ virtual backup followed by an incremental-since-full restore results in a fully restored database.

• Performing Encapsulated Virtual Backups
  For the system-level backup of table data to be consistent with the virtual backup without additional steps, the system-level backup must be made during the backup command and by the backup transaction.
• Restoring from Encapsulated Virtual Backup
  Follow these steps to restore from encapsulated virtual backup.
• Performing Decoupled Virtual Backups
  If the system-level backup is done outside the backup transaction, the IQ store backup will not be consistent with the IQ backup file.
• Restoring from a Decoupled Virtual Backup
  Follow these steps to restore from a decoupled virtual backup.