Frequent Recovery Point backup operation

A Frequent Recovery Point backup copy operation backs up new transaction logs and is performed after a full backup operation. You can restore data up to a recovery point that you select. SnapManager combines the restore operation of a full backup copy and the required transaction logs to restore to the selected recovery point.

How the Frequent Recovery Point feature works
Frequent Recovery Point backs up transaction logs at a frequency that you determine to meet the Recovery Point Objective (RPO). Frequent Recovery Point backs up the most recent transaction logs created after the last full backup copy or the previous Frequent Recovery Point backup copy.
Frequent Recovery Point backup operations
There are various operations that you can perform with Frequent Recovery Point backups.
Frequent Recovery Point backup operation on clustered configurations
The Frequent Recovery Point backup operation that SnapManager performs on clustered configurations depends on the type of clustered configuration you use.
Frequent Recovery Point backup operation in a DAG
You can perform a Frequent Recovery Point (FRP) backup operation in a Database Availability Group (DAG) by connecting either to the DAG or to a member server.
Verification of Frequent Recovery Point backup copies
SnapManager does not perform transaction log verification when it creates Frequent Recovery Point backup copies. When you verify a full backup copy, SnapManager verifies all its previous Frequent Recovery Point backup copies.
Deletion of Frequent Recovery Point backup copies
When you delete a full backup without enabling up-to-the-minute restore functionality, SnapManager deletes all the subsequent Frequent Recovery Point (FRP) backup copies up to the next full backup. You cannot delete FRP backup copies independent of full backups.
Frequent Recovery Point backup reports
SnapManager creates a separate folder in which to save Frequent Recovery Point backup reports and names it using the naming convention "FRP Backup [server]". The naming convention for the file names of reports does not change.
Performing a Frequent Recovery Point backup operation
You can either create a Frequent Recovery Point backup or schedule Frequent Recovery Point backups.

Parent topic: Database backup using SnapManager