Dump Levels For Daily, Discrete Backups

The following example shows a schedule where you capture only a day's work on different tapes. In this case, sequential dump level numbers are used during the week (3,4,5,6) with a lower number (2) on Friday.

In the following example, you could have used the sequence 6,7,8,9 followed by 2, or 5,6,7,8 followed by 3. Remember, the number themselves have no defined meaning; you attribute meaning by ordering them in a high/low sequence.

Figure 33-2 Incremental Backup: Daily Discrete