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Backups for any client start with a full backup. For Agents that support non-full backups, the full backup becomes a baseline to which subsequent backup types are applied. For example, if an agent supports incremental backups, a full backup must be performed before an incremental backup can be initiated.
A full backup contains all the data that comprises a subclient's contents. If a client computer has multiple agents installed, then the subclients of each agent require a full backup in order to secure all of the data on that client. Backups can also be performed at the backup set or instance level, and will apply to all of the subclients within the selected backup set or instance.
For Oracle and Oracle RAC iDataAgents, refer to Level 0 backups in the Oracle Backup and Recovery Guide from Oracle Corporation. Also refer to Backup - Oracle for more information on this special type of full backup.
See Backup Data for an overview of all backup operations.