Veritas NetBackup™ for Microsoft SQL Server Administrator's Guide
- Introducing NetBackup for SQL Server
- Installation and host configuration
- Host configuration and job settings
- Managing SQL Server objects for use with SQL Server Intelligent Policies
- About discovery of SQL Server objects
- About registering SQL Server instances and availability replicas
- Registering instances or availability replicas with an instance group
- Configuring backups with SQL Server Intelligent Policy
- About tuning parameters for SQL Server backups
- Performing restores of SQL Server
- Redirecting a SQL Server database to a different host
- Protecting SQL Server data with VMware backups
- About protecting an application database with VMware backups
- Configuring backups with Snapshot Client
- Using copy-only snapshot backups to affect how differentials are based
- About SQL Server agent grouped backups (legacy SQL Server policies)
- Protecting SQL Server availability groups
- Protecting SQL Server availability groups with intelligent policies
- Protecting SQL Server availibility groups with legacy policies
- About protecting the preferred replica in a SQL Server availability group (legacy backup policies)
- About protecting a specific node in a SQL Server availability group (legacy backup policies)
- About protecting the preferred replica in a SQL Server availability group (legacy backup policies)
- Protecting SQL Server in a cluster environment
- Configuring backups with legacy SQL Server policies using clients and batch files
- About using batch files with NetBackup for SQL Server
- About schedule properties
- Performing user-directed backups of SQL Server databases
- Performing user-directed backups of read-only filegroups
- Using NetBackup for SQL Server with multiple NICs
- Performance and troubleshooting
- About debug logging for SQL Server troubleshooting
- About disaster recovery of SQL Server
- Appendix A. Other configurations
- About SQL Server backups and restores in an SAP environment
- Appendix B. Register authorized locations
Configuration requirements for SQL Server snapshot and Instant Recovery backups
Review the following requirements before you configure NetBackup for SQL Server with snapshot backups:
See the NetBackup Snapshot Client Administrator's Guide for details on the hardware requirements and software requirements for the snapshot method that you want to use.
Go to the Veritas Support website for details on the snapshot methods and platforms that are supported for NetBackup for SQL Server.
The volume(s) which contains the SQL Server databases and log files should be dedicated to SQL Server only. Other types of databases (e.g., Exchange) should not reside on the volume(s).
NetBackup Snapshot Client is installed and configured correctly and you have a the license for this option. See the NetBackup Snapshot Client Administrator's Guide for details.
Only one snapshot method can be configured per policy. If you want to use a different snapshot method different clients, then create a separate policy for each group of clients and the snapshot method you want to use. Then select one method for each policy.
NetBackup does not support Instant Recovery with availability groups.