Standard backup media are backup devices that are locally connected to the database server.

• Only back up a production database to a remote host if the database is not too large, and the network is stable.
• You should be able to back up a test database to a remote host without any major problems. You may want to back up the test database to backup devices that are connected to the host on which the production database is running.

Of course, you can also back up the database to disk, when you have enough storage space available.