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
Backing Up and Restoring Data
This section provides an overview of the backup types, describes how to create and run backups, and identifies the steps for
restoring data.
Topics:
• 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
• Advanced Recovery Scenarios for SQL Server
• Locating Replays on a Storage Center
Using the Replay Manager Explorer
Use the Replay Manager Explorer to define backup sets, create and run backups, view and manage available restore points, and
restore component data from an available restore point.
Display Storage Components and Restore Points
Replay Manager Explorer displays storage components and restore points for selected data sources.
1. In the Server Connections area of the navigation pane, connect to a server or host.
2. In the Backup Extensions area of the navigation pane, click the backup extension to view its storage components and
restore points.
View Component Details
Replay Manager Explorer presents the details of the selected components in tabular format on the Component Details tab.
1. In the Server Connections area of the navigation pane, connect to a server or host.
2. In the Backup Extensions area of the navigation pane, click the backup extension to view its storage components and
restore points.
3. In the center pane, check the box to the left of one or more components.
4. In the details pane, click the Component Details tab. Component details display.
The following table describes the content in the Component Details tab.
Replay Manager
Extension
Details
Local Volumes For each volume selected for backup in the Local Volumes area, Replay Manager displays the
following:
● Drive/mount point
● OS disk label
● Storage Center volume serial number
● Disk ID
Exchange Stores For each selected mailbox database, Replay Manager lists the following:
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