Apart from the vbr.py
utility, we can also use database snapshot functions that let us create snapshots and remove snapshots. It is worth noting that database snapshot functions do not provide us with great flexibility as vbr.py
does. By using database snapshot functions, we are limited to creating a full image backup of the database on the respective nodes. For example, if we have a three-node cluster, then a backup of each node will be created on the respective nodes; this is unlike vbr.py
, where we have an option to migrate them to other nodes.
There are the following two types of snapshots that we can create using these functions: