# Backing Up an Informix Instance

You can perform a full or incremental backup of an Informix instance on demand.

If you want to perform log backups at a greater frequency, you can use disk caching of log backups. For more information, see Serverless Log backup.

Note

Serverless log backup is not supported when BACKUP_FILTER is configured in the ONCONFIG file and Informix-side compression is enabled.

## Procedure

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

   The database Overview page appears.

2. Go to the Instances tab.

3. In the row for the database instance to backup, click the action button , and then click Back up.

   Alternatively, click a instance and select the Backup option on the instances overview page.

   The Backup options dialog box appears.

4. For Backup level, select the type of backup that you want to perform:

   - For a full backup, select Full.

   - For an incremental backup, select Incremental.

5. Click Submit.

## What to Do Next

To view the application logs of the jobs, see Viewing the Application Logs.

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