When you make a log backup, you copy the contents of the log area into version files or back them up using an external backup tool. After the log backup, the space originally occupied by the backed up log entries in the log area is released again for overwriting.
See also:
· Concepts of the Database System, Log Backup
· Database Manager GUI, Backing Up Data
· Database Manager CLI, Commands for Backing Up and Archiving
·
Database Administration in CCMS:
Log
Backups