Setting up backup locations
Full and object-level backups reside on backup hosts, the computer systems on which backups and archives are stored.
Important
Inadequate security on backups can compromise overall database security. Be sure to secure backup locations and strictly limit access to backups only to users who already have permissions to access all database data.Full and object-level backups reside on backup hosts, the computer systems on which backups and archives are stored. On the backup hosts, Vertica saves backups in a specific backup location (directory).
You must set up your backup hosts before you can create backups.
The storage format type at your backup locations must support fcntl lockf (POSIX) file locking.