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DOCSP-48695 -- Added consideration about openfiles limit for incremental backups (#829)
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.. include:: /release-notes/release-advisories/advisories-v4.2-backup.rst
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Incremental Backups
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|mms| creates handles for each file in the database during incremental backups. Ensure
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that the :manual:`open file limit
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</reference/ulimit/#std-label-recommended-ulimit-settings>` is greater than the number of
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files before taking an incremental backup. Alternatively, take a full backup instead of an
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incremental backup.
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Shared File System
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.. [#] |mms| requires a full backup for your first backup, after a
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snapshot has been deleted, and if the blockstore block size has
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been changed. Incremental backups reduce network transfer and
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storage costs.
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This feature works with:
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