Data back up and recovery includes implement, and manage a backup and recovery strategy. In general, the purpose of a backup and recovery strategy is to protect the database against data loss and reconstruct the database after data loss. Typically, backup administration tasks include the following:
Planning and testing responses to different kinds of failures
Configuring the database environment for backup and recovery
Setting up a backup schedule
Monitoring the backup and recovery environment
Troubleshooting backup problems
Recovering from data loss if the need arises