# Backup Types

The following table lists the Agents supporting the IntelliSnap backup and provides information about the various options supported by each of these agents.

Agent | Full Backup | Incremental Backup | Differential Backup | Notes
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
DB2 |  |  |  | Backup of partial databases is not supported. Log files always use the traditional backup method.
DB2 Multinode |  |  |  | Backup of partial databases is not supported. Log files always use the traditional backup method.
Exchange Database |  |  |  | IntelliSnap backups are not supported on Exchange 2007 Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) Passive nodes. IntelliSnap Data Replicator snapshots are not supported on Exchange DAG clients.
Informix |  |  |  | The software uses the File System agent to perform snap backup operation of Informix data, and transaction log backups are performed using the Informix agent. For more information, see IntelliSnap for Informix.
Microsoft SQL Server |  |  |  | Transactional Log backups always use the traditional backup method. Log backups are stored in the Primary (classic) copy.
MySQL |  |  |  | Incremental backups are traditional MySQL log backups. Transactional Log backups always use the traditional backup method. Log backups are stored in the Primary (classic) copy.
NDMP |  |  |  |
Notes Database |  |  |  |
Oracle |  |  |  | Incremental backups are applicable for Backup copies.
Oracle RAC |  |  |  | Incremental backups are applicable for Backup copies.
PostgreSQL |  |  |  | Transactional Log backups always use the traditional backup method. Log backups are stored in the Primary (classic) copy. Incremental data backup is supported only for a block-level backup operation. Incremental log backup is supported for block-level backup, IntelliSnap backup, and streaming.
SAP for Oracle |  |  |  |
SAP HANA |  |  |  | For information on the supported platforms, see Snapshot Support - Platforms
Sybase |  |  |  |
UNIX File System |  |  |  | On-Demand Backup Set is not supported for IntelliSnap Backup. Raw partitions in UNIX are supported. Mirrored storage configurations (i.e., physical LUNs from separate filers) are supported for mirrored LVs on AIX LVM, Linux LVM, mirrored Solaris ZFS zpools, and mirrored VxVM volumes.
Virtual Server (Hyper-V) |  |  |  |
Virtual Server (VMware) |  |  |  | Before performing revert operations, ensure that all disks reside on the NetApp NFS data store. If the data does not reside on the NetApp NFS data store, you cannot perform revert operations. Backup of VM Templates is not supported. Virtual Server instances configured with ESX server are not supported. Instances should be configured using Virtual Center. IntelliSnap for VMware is not supported for virtual machines in vCloud Director.
Windows File System |  |  |  | On-Demand Backup Set is not supported for IntelliSnap Backup.

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