Supported Backup Types

MariaDB Cloud backup support reference: which backup types (full, incremental, dump, snapshot, PITR) are supported by each MariaDB Server version and deployment topology.

MariaDB Server Versions and Backup Support

Server Version	Full Backup	Incremental Backup	Dump(mariadb-dump) Backup	Snapshot Backup
11.4.x	✓	✓	✓	✓
10.11.x	✓	✓	✓	✓
10.6.x	✓	✓	✓	✓
10.5.x	✓	✓	✓	✓
11.6.2 (Vector Preview)	✗	✗	✗	✓
11.7.1 (Release Candidate)	✗	✗	✗	✓

Notes:

• Versions 11.6.2 and 11.7.1 support only snapshot backups

• All other versions support all backup types: Full, Incremental, Dump, and Snapshot

Backup Support by Topology

Topology	Full Backup	Incremental Backup	Dump(mariadb-dump) Backup	Snapshot Backup	Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR)
Single Node	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Replicated	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
MariaDB Enterprise Cluster	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗

Tech Preview Limitation: Snapshots Only

During the Tech Preview phase, MariaDB Enterprise Cluster supports only cloud-native snapshot backups. Full (physical) backups, logical backups, and Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR) are not currently supported.

Please contact us if you have any questions about backup support for specific MariaDB versions.

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