What is the difference between online backup & offline backup?

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What is the difference between online backup & offline backup?..

Answer / suman

we have two types of backups that is inconsist backup and
consistent backup
online backup is inconsistent backup
offline backup is consistent backuup
1.when the database is up on running at that time we have to
take the online backup it means hot backup
2.when the database is shutdown stage at that time we have
to take the offline backup it means cold backup this is the diff

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What is the difference between online backup & offline backup?..

Answer / kittu_chintu2005

online backup: 1) inconsistent backup 2) database must be in archive log mode 3) database should be in upon running

offline backup: 1) consistent backup 2)database may be or may not be in archive log mode 3)database should in shut down state

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What is the difference between online backup & offline backup?..

Answer / mogal

as said above every thing is same but one more point. i.e
" in a hot backup it have fractured blocks and where as in
cold backup there is no fractured blocks"

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