Database backup and recovery using separate history files for database backup and audit backup

摘要

A database backup process and system are disclosed in various embodiments. A backup copy of the database is created and a timestamp indicating the time at which the backup copy was created is written to a first history file. A plurality of backup copies of a database audit file are concurrently created, and device identifiers referencing respective devices on which the backup copies of the audit file were created and timestamps indicating respective ranges of audit records in the backup copies of the audit file are written to a plurality of move-history files respectively associated with the plurality of backup copies of the audit file.