Continuous Backups on Helios Workspace

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How can I verify if Continuous Backups are enabled?

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Introduction

Continuous Backups asynchronously save all customer data in unlimited storage (also called bottomless storage), making sure every change (inserts, updates, and deletes) is safely stored with 99.9999% reliability.

This article offers guidance on verifying if Continuous Backups are enabled for your Workspace Group (WSG).

Steps to Verify if Continuous Backups Are Enabled

1. Connect to your Helios workspace using a SQL editor or the SingleStore Helios portal.

2. Run the following SQL query to check the value of the bottomless_gc_retention_period_minutes variable:

SELECT @@bottomless_gc_retention_period_minutes;

3. Interpret the result:

• A value of 0 indicates that Continuous Backups are disabled for the workspace.
• A non-zero value means Continuous Backups are enabled. For example, a value of 10080 means backups are enabled with a retention period of 10080 minutes (7 days).

For more information, refer to the official documentation:
Continuous Backups in SingleStore

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