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# createBackup

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                <td className="memname"><a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/classkinetica_1_1CreateBackupResponse">CreateBackupResponse</a> kinetica.Kinetica.createBackup </td>
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      <p>Creates a database <a href="/content/admin/backup_restore/#database-backup" target="_top">backup</a>, containing a snapshot of existing objects, at the remote file store accessible via the <a href="/content/concepts/data_sinks/" target="_top">data sink</a> specified by <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/classkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest#aa6c3e7f7106975f365824b2444388fda">datasink\_name</a>. </p>

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        <div className="dd">Response object containing the result of the operation. </div>
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      <p className="definition">Definition at line <a className="el" href="https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-cs/blob/master/Kinetica/KineticaFunctions.cs#L16892">16892</a> of file <a className="el" href="https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-cs/blob/master/Kinetica/KineticaFunctions.cs">KineticaFunctions.cs</a>.</p>
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      <p>Creates a database <a href="/content/admin/backup_restore/#database-backup" target="_top">backup</a>, containing a snapshot of existing objects, at the remote file store accessible via the <a href="/content/concepts/data_sinks/" target="_top">data sink</a> specified by <span className="em">datasink\_name</span> . </p>

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              <td className="paramname">backup\_name</td>
              <td>Name for this backup. If the backup already exists, only an incremental or differential backup can be made, unless <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#adcd1e0d0b2d97178234fa0b5ada760de">RECREATE</a> is set to <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a1f26993f6748e67ed8bd7b5ec87466a4">TRUE</a>.</td>
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              <td className="paramname">backup\_type</td>

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                Type of snapshot to create. Supported values:

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                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupType#a6a257f43c52bba6b1964702a605af43d">DIFFERENTIAL</a>: Snapshot of changes in the database objects and data since the last full snapshot. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupType#af4ed323ca72fa899c2353687bc77ca7b">FULL</a>: Snapshot of the given database objects and data. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupType#ad98f5868ffde7bb1fe043ca9bfe41d69">INCREMENTAL</a>: Snapshot of changes in the database objects and data since the last snapshot of any kind. </li>
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              <td className="paramname">backup\_objects\_map</td>

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                Map of objects to be captured in the backup; must be specified when creating a full snapshot and left unspecified when creating an incremental or differential snapshot.

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                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#ac95ce74b861714546db554d60d1cac38">ALL</a>: All object types and data contained in the given <a href="/content/concepts/schemas/" target="_top">schema(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#a65366a80770d0bdadfbdeb99f630cad0">CATALOG</a>: Data Lake catalog that is external to the database. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#aaae4a4d193ae0ba4131d0fab1348e10e">CONTEXT</a>: <a href="/content/sql-gpt/concepts/#sql-gpt-context" target="_top">Context(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#a801479e558717ced5a248abb2192aa04">CREDENTIAL</a>: <a href="/content/concepts/credentials/" target="_top">Credential(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#a75a53e4703210983fd3ccc4ce4c709a9">DATASINK</a>: <a href="/content/concepts/data_sinks/" target="_top">Data sink(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#aed2395508eaa53379020abec6fdf1157">DATASOURCE</a>: <a href="/content/concepts/data_sources/" target="_top">Data source(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#aa3421aa1d1f6a47407e42030200f3819">DIRECTORY</a>: KiFS <a href="/content/tools/kifs/" target="_top">File directory(ies)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#a9b65e4235d1a26d54df9d40377d8b07d">FUNCTION\_ENVIRONMENT</a>: <a href="/content/udf/python/writing/#udf-python-func-env" target="_top">Python UDF function environment(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#a8807936ce229486cd3c517ec91d232ac">GRAPH</a>: <a href="/content/graph_solver/network_graph_solver/" target="_top">Graph</a> definition(s). Source table(s), if applicable, are required in order to restore graph objects. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#a756fb3d8204f32d9eb1d7e5326847aa2">MONITOR</a>: <a href="/content/concepts/table_monitors/" target="_top">Table monitor(s)</a> / <a href="/content/sql/ddl/create-stream" target="_top">SQL stream(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#abfcd3f36ea5b1f04b7a42569c273b5fb">RESOURCE\_GROUP</a>: <a href="/content/rm/concepts/#resource-groups" target="_top">Resource group(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#adb7558b061bbf9efcc9fa2dbe11d98d0">ROLE</a>: <a href="/content/security/sec_concepts/#roles" target="_top">Role(s)</a>, role members (roles or users, recursively), and associated permissions. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#aed54cbd943a5bc7353191eabf00275d9">STORED\_PROCEDURE</a>: <a href="/content/sql/procedure/" target="_top">SQL procedure(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#aa6c28b5e22356b712f85be5141d49415">TABLE</a>: <a href="/content/concepts/tables/" target="_top">Table(s)</a> and <a href="/content/sql/ddl/create-view" target="_top">SQL view(s)</a>. Active subscriptions on any tables to be backed up will be temporarily suspended while the backup is active. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#a71462b14e46a77186c99fae88e668a7b">USER</a>: <a href="/content/security/sec_concepts/#security-concepts-users" target="_top">User(s)</a> (internal and external) and associated permissions. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#ab96e48c4fafe1ef65872217f79d0a6f4">USER\_DEFINED\_FUNCTION</a>: <a href="/content/udf_overview" target="_top">UDF(s)</a>. </li>
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                The default value is an empty Dictionary.
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              <td>Data sink through which the backup will be stored.</td>
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                Optional parameters.

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                    <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a9fce05b5f394dcb6c34dca91e2753daf">BLOCK\_TABLE\_MUTATIONS</a>: Whether or not to block all mutations on target tables while they are being backed up. Supported values:

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                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a1f26993f6748e67ed8bd7b5ec87466a4">TRUE</a>: Block all mutations on target tables while they are being backed up. </li>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>: Only block mutations on a target table at the point a disk eviction is necessary. </li>
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                    The default value is <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>.
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                    <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#afeacc7d5fe68974f91a837ba217af171">CHECKSUM</a>: Whether or not to calculate checksums for backup files. Supported values:

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                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a1f26993f6748e67ed8bd7b5ec87466a4">TRUE</a> </li>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a> </li>
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                    The default value is <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>.
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                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a2036da2fb9ee830c0c9b542a145b99fe">COMMENT</a>: Comments to store with this backup. </li>

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                    <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a743f1b391739e0209cba7c5eff3d25e4">DDL\_ONLY</a>: Whether or not, for tables, to only backup DDL and not table data. Supported values:

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                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a1f26993f6748e67ed8bd7b5ec87466a4">TRUE</a>: For tables, only back up DDL, not data. </li>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>: For tables, back up DDL and data. </li>
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                    The default value is <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>.
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                    <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a28d2d52d90444f87c025e2ff7431da29">DELETE\_INTERMEDIATE\_BACKUPS</a>: Whether or not to delete any intermediate snapshots when the <span className="em">backup\_type</span> is set to <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupType#a6a257f43c52bba6b1964702a605af43d">DIFFERENTIAL</a>. Supported values:

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                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a1f26993f6748e67ed8bd7b5ec87466a4">TRUE</a> </li>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a> </li>
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                    The default value is <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>.
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                    <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#aaa5ee74a65f48d875028ee86ff675869">DRY\_RUN</a>: Whether or not to perform a dry run of a backup operation. Supported values:

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                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a1f26993f6748e67ed8bd7b5ec87466a4">TRUE</a> </li>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a> </li>
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                    The default value is <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>.
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                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a566390d9e2bb930447e77c618f3a0e42">MAX\_INCREMENTAL\_BACKUPS\_TO\_KEEP</a>: Maximum number of incremental snapshots to keep. The default value is '-1'. </li>

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                    <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#adcd1e0d0b2d97178234fa0b5ada760de">RECREATE</a>: Whether or not to replace an existing backup object with a new backup with a full snapshot, if one already exists. Supported values:

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                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a1f26993f6748e67ed8bd7b5ec87466a4">TRUE</a> </li>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a> </li>
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                    The default value is <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>.
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      <p className="definition">Definition at line <a className="el" href="https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-cs/blob/master/Kinetica/KineticaFunctions.cs#L17261">17261</a> of file <a className="el" href="https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-cs/blob/master/Kinetica/KineticaFunctions.cs">KineticaFunctions.cs</a>.</p>
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      <p>Creates a database <a href="/content/admin/backup_restore/#database-backup" target="_top">backup</a>, containing a snapshot of existing objects, at the remote file store accessible via the <a href="/content/concepts/data_sinks/" target="_top">data sink</a> specified by <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/classkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest#aa6c3e7f7106975f365824b2444388fda">datasink\_name</a>. </p>
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      <p className="definition">Definition at line <a className="el" href="https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-cs/blob/master/Kinetica/KineticaFunctions.cs#L16914">16914</a> of file <a className="el" href="https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-cs/blob/master/Kinetica/KineticaFunctions.cs">KineticaFunctions.cs</a>.</p>
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              <td className="paramname">backup\_name</td>
              <td>Name for this backup. If the backup already exists, only an incremental or differential backup can be made, unless <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#adcd1e0d0b2d97178234fa0b5ada760de">RECREATE</a> is set to <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a1f26993f6748e67ed8bd7b5ec87466a4">TRUE</a>.</td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td className="paramname">backup\_type</td>

              <td>
                Type of snapshot to create. Supported values:

                <ul>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupType#a6a257f43c52bba6b1964702a605af43d">DIFFERENTIAL</a>: Snapshot of changes in the database objects and data since the last full snapshot. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupType#af4ed323ca72fa899c2353687bc77ca7b">FULL</a>: Snapshot of the given database objects and data. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupType#ad98f5868ffde7bb1fe043ca9bfe41d69">INCREMENTAL</a>: Snapshot of changes in the database objects and data since the last snapshot of any kind. </li>
                </ul>
              </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td className="paramname">backup\_objects\_map</td>

              <td>
                Map of objects to be captured in the backup; must be specified when creating a full snapshot and left unspecified when creating an incremental or differential snapshot.

                <ul>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#ac95ce74b861714546db554d60d1cac38">ALL</a>: All object types and data contained in the given <a href="/content/concepts/schemas/" target="_top">schema(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#a65366a80770d0bdadfbdeb99f630cad0">CATALOG</a>: Data Lake catalog that is external to the database. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#aaae4a4d193ae0ba4131d0fab1348e10e">CONTEXT</a>: <a href="/content/sql-gpt/concepts/#sql-gpt-context" target="_top">Context(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#a801479e558717ced5a248abb2192aa04">CREDENTIAL</a>: <a href="/content/concepts/credentials/" target="_top">Credential(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#a75a53e4703210983fd3ccc4ce4c709a9">DATASINK</a>: <a href="/content/concepts/data_sinks/" target="_top">Data sink(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#aed2395508eaa53379020abec6fdf1157">DATASOURCE</a>: <a href="/content/concepts/data_sources/" target="_top">Data source(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#aa3421aa1d1f6a47407e42030200f3819">DIRECTORY</a>: KiFS <a href="/content/tools/kifs/" target="_top">File directory(ies)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#a9b65e4235d1a26d54df9d40377d8b07d">FUNCTION\_ENVIRONMENT</a>: <a href="/content/udf/python/writing/#udf-python-func-env" target="_top">Python UDF function environment(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#a8807936ce229486cd3c517ec91d232ac">GRAPH</a>: <a href="/content/graph_solver/network_graph_solver/" target="_top">Graph</a> definition(s). Source table(s), if applicable, are required in order to restore graph objects. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#a756fb3d8204f32d9eb1d7e5326847aa2">MONITOR</a>: <a href="/content/concepts/table_monitors/" target="_top">Table monitor(s)</a> / <a href="/content/sql/ddl/create-stream" target="_top">SQL stream(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#abfcd3f36ea5b1f04b7a42569c273b5fb">RESOURCE\_GROUP</a>: <a href="/content/rm/concepts/#resource-groups" target="_top">Resource group(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#adb7558b061bbf9efcc9fa2dbe11d98d0">ROLE</a>: <a href="/content/security/sec_concepts/#roles" target="_top">Role(s)</a>, role members (roles or users, recursively), and associated permissions. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#aed54cbd943a5bc7353191eabf00275d9">STORED\_PROCEDURE</a>: <a href="/content/sql/procedure/" target="_top">SQL procedure(s)</a>. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#aa6c28b5e22356b712f85be5141d49415">TABLE</a>: <a href="/content/concepts/tables/" target="_top">Table(s)</a> and <a href="/content/sql/ddl/create-view" target="_top">SQL view(s)</a>. Active subscriptions on any tables to be backed up will be temporarily suspended while the backup is active. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#a71462b14e46a77186c99fae88e668a7b">USER</a>: <a href="/content/security/sec_concepts/#security-concepts-users" target="_top">User(s)</a> (internal and external) and associated permissions. </li>
                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupObjectsMap#ab96e48c4fafe1ef65872217f79d0a6f4">USER\_DEFINED\_FUNCTION</a>: <a href="/content/udf_overview" target="_top">UDF(s)</a>. </li>
                </ul>

                The default value is an empty Dictionary.
              </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td className="paramname">datasink\_name</td>
              <td>Data sink through which the backup will be stored.</td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td className="paramname">options</td>

              <td>
                Optional parameters.

                <ul>
                  <li>
                    <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a9fce05b5f394dcb6c34dca91e2753daf">BLOCK\_TABLE\_MUTATIONS</a>: Whether or not to block all mutations on target tables while they are being backed up. Supported values:

                    <ul>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a1f26993f6748e67ed8bd7b5ec87466a4">TRUE</a>: Block all mutations on target tables while they are being backed up. </li>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>: Only block mutations on a target table at the point a disk eviction is necessary. </li>
                    </ul>

                    The default value is <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>.
                  </li>

                  <li>
                    <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#afeacc7d5fe68974f91a837ba217af171">CHECKSUM</a>: Whether or not to calculate checksums for backup files. Supported values:

                    <ul>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a1f26993f6748e67ed8bd7b5ec87466a4">TRUE</a> </li>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a> </li>
                    </ul>

                    The default value is <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>.
                  </li>

                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a2036da2fb9ee830c0c9b542a145b99fe">COMMENT</a>: Comments to store with this backup. </li>

                  <li>
                    <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a743f1b391739e0209cba7c5eff3d25e4">DDL\_ONLY</a>: Whether or not, for tables, to only backup DDL and not table data. Supported values:

                    <ul>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a1f26993f6748e67ed8bd7b5ec87466a4">TRUE</a>: For tables, only back up DDL, not data. </li>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>: For tables, back up DDL and data. </li>
                    </ul>

                    The default value is <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>.
                  </li>

                  <li>
                    <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a28d2d52d90444f87c025e2ff7431da29">DELETE\_INTERMEDIATE\_BACKUPS</a>: Whether or not to delete any intermediate snapshots when the <span className="em">backup\_type</span> is set to <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1BackupType#a6a257f43c52bba6b1964702a605af43d">DIFFERENTIAL</a>. Supported values:

                    <ul>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a1f26993f6748e67ed8bd7b5ec87466a4">TRUE</a> </li>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a> </li>
                    </ul>

                    The default value is <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>.
                  </li>

                  <li>
                    <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#aaa5ee74a65f48d875028ee86ff675869">DRY\_RUN</a>: Whether or not to perform a dry run of a backup operation. Supported values:

                    <ul>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a1f26993f6748e67ed8bd7b5ec87466a4">TRUE</a> </li>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a> </li>
                    </ul>

                    The default value is <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>.
                  </li>

                  <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a566390d9e2bb930447e77c618f3a0e42">MAX\_INCREMENTAL\_BACKUPS\_TO\_KEEP</a>: Maximum number of incremental snapshots to keep. The default value is '-1'. </li>

                  <li>
                    <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#adcd1e0d0b2d97178234fa0b5ada760de">RECREATE</a>: Whether or not to replace an existing backup object with a new backup with a full snapshot, if one already exists. Supported values:

                    <ul>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a1f26993f6748e67ed8bd7b5ec87466a4">TRUE</a> </li>
                      <li> <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a> </li>
                    </ul>

                    The default value is <a className="el" href="/content/api/cs/structkinetica_1_1CreateBackupRequest_1_1Options#a557d201007642c254de93261df29306c">FALSE</a>.
                  </li>
                </ul>

                The default value is an empty Dictionary.
              </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td className="paramname">cancellationToken</td>
              <td>Cancellation token to cancel the operation.</td>
            </tr>
          </table>
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        <div className="dt">Returns</div>
        <div className="dd">Task that returns the response object containing the result of the operation.</div>
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      <p className="definition">Definition at line <a className="el" href="https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-cs/blob/master/Kinetica/KineticaFunctions.cs#L17613">17613</a> of file <a className="el" href="https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-cs/blob/master/Kinetica/KineticaFunctions.cs">KineticaFunctions.cs</a>.</p>
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