Administrator Guide

Action Description
Resync Allows for a fast recovery for a restore point. Not available for Hyper-V, or for restore points
containing SQL system databases or Cluster Shared Volumes (CSVs).
If the resync fails with the message VSS restore completed with failure and the disk
appears offline:
1. Open Server Manager and select Disk Management.
2. Right-click on the disk that is offline and select Online.
3. From a command-line interface type the following commands:
DISKPART> select disk <DISK NUMBER>
DISKPART> attributes disk clear readonly
DISKPART> online Disk
NOTE: For a resync failure with Exchange databases or volumes having an Exchange
database, mount the Exchange database from Exchange Admin Center.
Expose Exposes the selected restore point to the specified target and mount path.
Unexpose Removes the mount points (access paths) from the server.
Unimport Unmaps the view volumes related to that restore point from the Storage Center to the server.
Delete Restore Point Removes the selected restore points from Replay Manager and the corresponding Replays from
Storage Center.
Force Keep Ensures that the selected restore points are not deleted automatically, regardless of the backup set’s
retention policy.
Add Notes Adds a note to a restore point. The note text is displayed on the Restore Point Details tab. This field is
limited to 256 or fewer characters.
Transfer Restore Points
Transport to Server Moves the restore point and its metadata to a compatible Replay Manager server.
Summary of Backup Set Options
This table lists the backup options displayed when you create a backup set.
Summary of Backup Set Options
Backup Option
Description
User Defined Name Enter a name for the backup set, or accept the default. The user‐defined name is displayed as the
Replay description in Storage Center. However, on the Storage Center, the name is truncated to 31
characters in length. In Replay Manager Explorer, the name is truncated and limited to 256 characters.
Selected Items Available inside the Modify Settings dialog box. Displays components included in the backup set. By
highlighting the components, the remove option becomes available.
Delete Old Restore Points Select this option to determine when old restore points are deleted. Restore points can be deleted
based on the number of restore points to retain or the number of days to retain a restore point. Old
restore points are deleted when the backup set is run based on the selected criteria.
NOTE: Because Replays (old backup sets) may consume LUNs and storage, make sure
you set the Delete Old Restore Points option such that Replays are removed from the
Storage Center.
VSS Full Backup When available, select this option to create a VSS full backup. During a VSS full backup, transaction
logs may be truncated and may be deleted after the backup completes depending on the application.
The default is to create a VSS copy backup.
NOTE:
• For SQL Server: Transaction logs are not flushed.
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