About Database FlashSnap applications
The following are typical applications of Database FlashSnap:
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Database Backup and Restore: Enterprises require 24/7 online data availability. They cannot afford the downtime involved in backing up critical data offline. By creating a clone database or a duplicate volume snapshot of data, and then using it to back up your data, your business-critical applications can continue to run without extended down time or impacted performance. After a clone database or snapshot volume is created, it can be used as a source to back up the original database.
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Decision-Support Analysis and Reporting: Operations such as decision-support analysis and business reporting may not require access to real-time information. You can direct such operations to use a clone database that you have created from snapshots using Database FlashSnap, rather than allowing them to compete for access to the primary volume or database. When required, you can quickly resynchronize the clone database with the primary database to get up-to-date information.
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Application Development and Testing: Development or service groups can use a clone database created with Database FlashSnap as a test database for new applications. A clone database provides developers, system testers, and quality assurance groups with a realistic basis for testing the robustness, integrity, and performance of new applications.
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Logical Error Recovery: Logical errors caused by an administrator or an application program can compromise the integrity of a database. You can recover a database by restoring the database files from a volume snapshot or by recovering logical objects (such as tables, for example) from a clone database created from volume snapshots using Database FlashSnap. These solutions are faster than fully restoring database files from tape or other backup media.
