Why is disk persistence alone insufficient for SAP HANA, making backups necessary?

What is a consolidated log backup in SAP HANA, and what is its default and maximum size?

When SAP HANA backs up via a third-party tool (Backint), how is the data passed, and can the destination path be changed?

What does the SAP HANA backup catalog contain, and what is the consequence of recovering without it?

How can you estimate the size needed for an SAP HANA file-system backup before running it?

What is the performance cost of SAP HANA backup encryption, and which parameter trades throughput for lower impact?

What is the difference between a database-aware and a database-unaware snapshot in SAP HANA?