This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish database backup and restore procedures in accordance with organisational requirements, and consistent with the database architecture.

It applies to individuals who are technical support personnel, such as help desk supervisors, information and communications technology (ICT) support technicians, database support technicians and user-support specialists.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Observation Checklist

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Examine architecture of database file systems and determine likely risk and failure scenarios
Determine methods for database backup and restore to mitigate likely risk and failure scenarios
Prepare backup maintenance schedules according to organisational backup and restore policy
Prepare contingency plans according to organisational backup and restore policy
Complete full off-line backups with acceptable downtime according to organisational backup and restore policy and procedure
Complete online file backups with acceptable downtime according to organisational backup and restore policy and procedure and organisational data security plan
Deploy redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) configuration aligned with the organisational backup and restore policy
Arrange off-site copies of backup files consistent with organisational back and restore procedure and organisational data protection plan
Determine and document database recovery points based on backup methods, according to organisational backup and restore policy and procedure
Test restore process to ensure database can be restored to given recovery points with acceptable down time as specified in organisational backup and restore policy
Complete and document restoration of databases to point of failure, without loss of committed transactions
Create and deploy standby databases to support critical organisational functions according to organisational back and restore policy and procedure
Prepare documentation for standby databases that meet requirements of organisational backup and restore policy

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