Use the BACKUP DATABASE statement to make a server-side backup

This topic describes a backup that leaves the transaction log untouched. For information about other transaction log management options when making a backup, see BACKUP statement.

The BACKUP statement makes an entry in the text file backup.syb. For information about the location of the backup.syb file, see SALOGDIR environment variable.

 Make an image backup
 Make an archive backup
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