The backup and restore system within Tungsten Replicator is handled entirely by the replicator. When a backup is initiated, the replicator on the specified datasource is asked to start the backup process.
The backup and restore system both use a modular mechanism that is used to perform the actual backup or restore operation. This can be configured to use specific backup tools or a custom script.
Note that the examples and procedures outlined in these sections relate to MySQL source and target databases only.