Best practice PDW database backup strategy/plan

Hello All,
We are ready with PDW infra , appliance is almost ready. we are planning for implementation.
but before that , I have to document best practice for PDW database backup strategy/plan.
since PDW environment is pretty new . Please help me with best backup strategy/plan which can
be followed to implement in my proposed PDW solution.
your suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Regards,
Anish.S
Asandeen

Hi Anish.S,
According to your description, you want to backup SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) database.
Before we get to the backup and restore syntax, it’s worth noting that the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) appliance architecture offers an environment that greatly enhances backup times (due to dedicated storage and network interfaces, see the following post
for more information -
https://saldeloera.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/lesson-1-of-parallel-data-warehouse-basic-architecture-overview/).
For more details how to backup and restore database on PDW, please refer to the following blog:
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/useful-information-and-case-studies-covering-data-warehousing-data-modeling-and-business-intelligence/2012/10/04/parallel-data-warehouse-pdw-how-to-using-backup-and-restore-database-on-pdw/
Thanks,
Katherine Xiong
Katherine Xiong
TechNet Community Support

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