# Backing Up a MySQL Database

You can perform a full backup operation or an incremental backup operation of a MySQL database group.

You can perform a synthetic full backup operation only for Block-Level backups.

## Procedure

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

   The database Overview tab appears.

2. On the Instances tab, for the database instance you want to backup, click the action button , and then click Backup.

   Alternatively, click the database instance and then, in the upper-right corner of the page, click Backup.

   The Backup options dialog box appears.

3. Under Backup level, select the type of backup that you want to perform, either Full, Incremental or Synthetic full.

   Depending on whether you configure the database instance and/or configure the database group, the Truncate logs on source check box and the Purge binary logs check box might or might not appear, to run backup operations on a standby server.

   - If you configured one or neither of the entities to run backup operations on a standby server, then the Purge binary logs check box appears.

4. If the Purge binary logs check box appears, select it to purge binary logs after the backup.

   Note

   The Purge binary logs check box is honored as follows:

   - For user submitted backup jobs, it is honored based on the option selected in Backup options.

   - For scheduled full jobs, it is honored based on MySQL instance level Purge Binary logs check box.

   - For scheduled incremental backups, the logs are purged by default. To disable the purge of logs, you must disable the option in schedule incremental backup option or at the MySQL instance property level.

5. Select the Create a backup copy immediately to create a backup copy of the database group.

   Note

   The Create a backup copy immediately option is only available for MySQL IntelliSnap and Block level backups.

6. Click Submit.

## Related Topics

- Configuring an Instance to Use a Standby Server

- Configuring a Database Group to Use a Standby Server

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