Administrator Guide

Backup Option Description
• For SQL Server: You cannot take a full backup of a read-only database such as a
replica database. Microsoft SQL Server only supports copy-only backups of read-
only databases.
Run Exchange Verification Select this option only when using the Exchange Server data verification service. Then select from
the following:
• Verify Mailbox Databases and Transaction Logs: Select this option to verify mailbox
databases and transaction logs.
• Verify Transaction Logs Only: Select this option to verify only the mailbox transaction logs. If
the component to be verified is not a Storage Center volume, the verification and corresponding
backup operation will fail.
• Throttling IO for Database Verification: Select this option to specify the number of IOs at
which to throttle (one-second pause) IO.
Include virtual machine memory
in vSphere snapshot
For VMware backup extensions only. Select this option to include a dump of the internal state of the
virtual machine in the backup.
NOTE: Opting to include virtual machine memory in the backup can cause backups to
take more time to complete.
Create Storage Center Replay of
physical RDMs
For VMware virtual machines only. Select this option to include physical mode raw device mappings
(pRDMs) in the backup.
NOTE: Because vSphere cannot create a VMware snapshot of physical RDMs, the
physical RDM Replays are unlikely to be consistent with the Replay containing
the .vmdk file for the same virtual machine.
NOTE: Windows guest virtual machines that store data for VSS aware applications (like
SQL Server or Exchange) on physical RDMs, or iSCSI volumes mapped directly to the
guest, may fail to create snapshots when using the VMware Virtual Machines backup
extension. This is a known issue with Windows VSS snapshot integration and VMware
snapshot creation. If a failure occurs, use the vSphere Client to change the value of the
disk.EnableUUID parameter to FALSE. For further instructions, see: HTTP://
KB.vmware.com/KB/1031298
Backup Type Select from the following:
• Run now: Creates a backup set without a schedule and immediately submits a backup job.
• Schedule for later: Creates a backup set and allows you to schedule the backup for a later time.
Click Modify to define a schedule for the backup set.
• Not Scheduled: Creates a backup set without a schedule. This option can be used to create a
placeholder backup set to be configured later.
Related concepts
Guidelines for Scheduling and Expiring Replays on page 28
Creating and Running Backups
This section provides the procedures for creating and scheduling backup sets, and running backup jobs. Backups can be set to run once,
scheduled for recurrence at the frequency specified during backup set creation, or using the Not Scheduled option, can be created as a
place holder for future scheduling.
Related concepts
Guidelines for Backup Jobs on page 27
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Backing Up and Restoring Data