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
Replay Manager
Extension
Details
● Server/path location
● Affected volume mount point and volume label
● Disk serial number and product ID
SQL Databases For each selected database, Replay Manager lists the following:
● Server/path location
● Affected volume mount point and volume label
● Disk serial number and product ID
NOTE: Only the server/path location is displayed for components stored on SMB file shares.
Hyper-V Guests For each selected VM, Replay Manager lists the following:
● Server/path location
● Affected volume mount point and volume label
● Disk serial number and product ID
NOTE: Only the server/path location is displayed for components stored on SMB file shares.
VMware Datastores For each selected datacenter inventory path, Replay Manager lists the following:
● Host name
● Label
● Disk serial number and product ID
VMware Virtual
Machines
For each selected virtual machine, Replay Manager lists the following:
● Affected Datastore inventory path
● Label or raw device mapping (RDM) name
● Disk serial number and product ID
View Restore Point Details
The Restore Point Details tab provides the details for the restore point, including the scheduling information, backup type and
backup extension selected, and the status.
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. Select one or more volumes or storage components to display restore points.
4. Click the restore point to display details.
5. In the bottom of the display, click the Restore Point Details tab.
The following table describes the restore point details.
Item
Description
Name Name of the backup set to which the restore point belongs.
Backup Set ID Unique ID for the backup set.
Snapshot Set ID Unique ID for the backup job.
Created Date and time the backup set job was created.
Completed Date and time the backup set job was completed.
Time Taken Amount of time taken to complete the backup job.
Options Lists options used for the backup job.
Notes Displays the text of the restore point note if a user added notes. The field is not displayed
if the restore point does not have a note.
Components Lists components included in the restore point.
Extension Lists the backup extension by which the restore point was created.
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