What is the main difference between backup and archive?

The correct answer is D. Backup provides versioning and archive does not. There are two copy groups that can be defined within a management class, the Backup copy group and the Archive copy group. The key difference between the two can be summarized in one word, versions. The backup feature keeps and maintains versions of backup data whereas the…

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ABackup is only for databases.
BBackup is run daily and archive is not.
CBackup goes to disk and archive goes to tape.
DBackup provides versioning and archive does not.

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There are two copy groups that can be defined within a management class, the Backup copy group and the Archive copy group. The key difference between the two can be summarized in one word, versions. The backup feature keeps and maintains versions of backup data whereas the archive feature retains a long term copy of data without storing or maintaining versions.

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