Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Replay Manager Version 8.0 Administrator’s Guide
- About this Guide
- Overview
- Installing Replay Manager Components
- Licensing for Replay Manager
- Install Replay Manager Service for Windows
- Installing Replay Manager Service for VMware
- Install Replay Manager Management Tools
- Install Replay Manager Service for Windows on Windows Server Core
- Installing and Configuring the Verification Service for Exchange
- Using Replay Manager Service on Clustered Servers
- Configure an HTTP Proxy Service
- Getting Started
- Backing Up and Restoring Data
- Using the Replay Manager Explorer
- Understanding Backup Types
- Summary of Backup Set Actions
- Summary of Backup Set Options
- Creating and Running Backups
- Managing Existing Backup Sets
- Managing Restore Points and Restoring Data
- Restoring Data
- Display Restore Points for a Component
- Restore Data to its Original Location
- Restore SQL Server Components without Recovering the Database
- Rename and Restore SQL Server Components Stored on a Volume
- Rename and Restore SQL Server Components Stored on an SMB File Share
- Expose a Restore Point (Windows Extensions Only)
- Expose a Restore Point (VMware Extensions Only)
- Expose a Restore Point Stored on an SMB File Share
- Resync a Restore Point (Windows Extensions Only)
- Make an Exposed Restore Point Writable (Windows Extensions Only)
- Unmanage an Exposed Restore Point (VMware Extensions Only)
- Unexpose an Exposed Restore Point
- Add a Note to a Restore Point
- Edit a Note for a Restore Point
- Unimport a Restore Point
- Delete a Restore Point
- Prevent a Restore Point from Expiring (Force Keep)
- Allow a Restore Point to be Automatically Expired (Allow Auto-Deletion)
- Transport a Restore Point
- Advanced Recovery Scenarios for SQL Server
- Locating Replays on a Storage Center
- Working with Backup Set Jobs
- Viewing Backup Job Reports
- Replay Manager Best Practices
- Using Replay Manager Cmdlets
- Troubleshooting
Advanced Recovery Scenarios for SQL Server......................................................................................................... 44
Recover a Database Using Replay Manager and Transaction Log Backups................................................. 44
Recover System Databases...................................................................................................................................... 45
Recovering Databases in a Clustered Instance of SQL Server........................................................................ 45
Locating Replays on a Storage Center........................................................................................................................ 48
Locate a Replay on a Storage Center.................................................................................................................... 48
Locate Replay View Volumes on a Storage Center.............................................................................................48
Chapter 5: Working with Backup Set Jobs...................................................................................49
View the Backup Jobs Display....................................................................................................................................... 49
Summary of Backup Job Actions.................................................................................................................................. 49
Display the Backup Schedule Run Time Report.........................................................................................................49
Managing Job Schedules.................................................................................................................................................50
Suspend a Schedule....................................................................................................................................................50
Resume a Suspended Schedule............................................................................................................................... 50
Modify a Schedule.......................................................................................................................................................50
Delete a Schedule........................................................................................................................................................ 51
Viewing Queued Items...................................................................................................................................................... 51
View Queued Items......................................................................................................................................................51
Chapter 6: Viewing Backup Job Reports...................................................................................... 52
Using the Reports Explorer.............................................................................................................................................52
Open the Reports Explorer....................................................................................................................................... 52
Viewing Backup Set and Restore Point Information................................................................................................ 52
View General Information for the Backup Set..................................................................................................... 52
View General Information for the Restore Point................................................................................................. 53
View Restore Point Details........................................................................................................................................54
Chapter 7: Replay Manager Best Practices.................................................................................. 55
Backing Up Replay Manager Data.................................................................................................................................55
Backing Up Service Configuration and Database................................................................................................55
Backing Up Backup Set Data................................................................................................................................... 55
Recovering Data from a Remote Storage Center..................................................................................................... 55
Recover Data from a Remote Storage Center.....................................................................................................56
Local Volumes.................................................................................................................................................................... 57
VSS for Local Volumes...............................................................................................................................................57
VSS for Shared Folders..............................................................................................................................................57
Microsoft Exchange Server............................................................................................................................................ 57
General Guidelines for Exchange Servers............................................................................................................. 57
Recover a Mailbox.......................................................................................................................................................58
Replay Sizes and Storage Center Storage Profiles.............................................................................................59
Microsoft Hyper-V............................................................................................................................................................59
Creating Backup Sets in a Hyper-V Cluster......................................................................................................... 60
Support of Recovery with Pass-Through Disks...................................................................................................60
VSS Error Event ID 8194........................................................................................................................................... 60
Additional Information on Using Replay Manager with Hyper-V..................................................................... 60
Microsoft SQL Server...................................................................................................................................................... 60
General Guidelines for Microsoft SQL Server...................................................................................................... 60
Restoring a Microsoft SQL Server Database with No Recovery..................................................................... 61
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