8.4. Performing an Incremental Backup

Procedure

1. To perform a full offline backup, enter the following command:

   # satellite-maintain backup offline  /var/backup_directory

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2. To create a directory within your backup directory to store the first incremental back up, enter the satellite-maintain backup command with the --incremental option:

   # satellite-maintain backup offline --incremental /var/backup_directory/full_backup  /var/backup_directory

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3. To create the second incremental backup, enter the satellite-maintain backup command with the --incremental option and include the path to the first incremental backup to indicate the starting point for the next increment. This creates a directory for the second incremental backup in your backup directory:

   # satellite-maintain backup offline --incremental /var/backup_directory/first_incremental_backup  /var/backup_directory

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4. Optional: If you want to point to a different version of the backup, and make a series of increments with that version of the backup as the starting point, you can do this at any time. For example, if you want to make a new incremental backup from the full backup rather than the first or second incremental backup, point to the full backup directory:

   # satellite-maintain backup offline --incremental /var/backup_directory/full_backup  /var/backup_directory

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