Administrator Guide

Chapter 4: Backing Up and Restoring Data.................................................................................. 25
Using the Replay Manager Explorer............................................................................................................................. 25
Display Storage Components and Restore Points...............................................................................................25
View Component Details........................................................................................................................................... 25
View Restore Point Details........................................................................................................................................26
View a Restore Point Report.................................................................................................................................... 27
Understanding Backup Types......................................................................................................................................... 27
Windows Backup Types............................................................................................................................................. 27
VMware Backup Types.............................................................................................................................................. 28
Guidelines for Creating Backup Sets...................................................................................................................... 28
Guidelines for Backup Sets in VMware Datacenters.......................................................................................... 28
Guidelines for Backup Jobs.......................................................................................................................................29
Backing Up a Boot Volume (LUN 0).......................................................................................................................29
Guidelines for Scheduling and Expiring Replays...................................................................................................29
Extension-Specific Best Practices.......................................................................................................................... 29
Summary of Backup Set Actions...................................................................................................................................30
Summary of Backup Set Options................................................................................................................................... 31
Creating and Running Backups...................................................................................................................................... 32
Create and Run a Backup Now................................................................................................................................ 32
Create and Schedule a Backup................................................................................................................................ 32
Managing Existing Backup Sets.....................................................................................................................................33
Run an Existing Backup Set Now............................................................................................................................ 33
Modify Settings for an Existing Backup Set ........................................................................................................33
Modify Schedules for an Existing Backup Set......................................................................................................34
Delete a Backup Set................................................................................................................................................... 34
Prepare an Existing Backup Set for a Script........................................................................................................ 34
Managing Restore Points and Restoring Data........................................................................................................... 35
Summary of Restore Point Actions.........................................................................................................................35
Transport-to-Server Scenarios................................................................................................................................ 36
Restoring Data................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Display Restore Points for a Component...............................................................................................................38
Restore Data to its Original Location..................................................................................................................... 38
Restore SQL Server Components without Recovering the Database........................................................... 38
Rename and Restore SQL Server Components Stored on a Volume.............................................................39
Rename and Restore SQL Server Components Stored on an SMB File Share............................................39
Expose a Restore Point (Windows Extensions Only)......................................................................................... 40
Expose a Restore Point (VMware Extensions Only).......................................................................................... 40
Expose a Restore Point Stored on an SMB File Share.......................................................................................40
Resync a Restore Point (Windows Extensions Only)..........................................................................................41
Make an Exposed Restore Point Writable (Windows Extensions Only)......................................................... 41
Unmanage an Exposed Restore Point (VMware Extensions Only).................................................................42
Unexpose an Exposed Restore Point......................................................................................................................42
Add a Note to a Restore Point.................................................................................................................................42
Edit a Note for a Restore Point............................................................................................................................... 42
Unimport a Restore Point..........................................................................................................................................43
Delete a Restore Point............................................................................................................................................... 43
Prevent a Restore Point from Expiring (Force Keep)........................................................................................ 43
Allow a Restore Point to be Automatically Expired (Allow Auto-Deletion)................................................... 43
Transport a Restore Point ........................................................................................................................................43
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