Administrator Guide

Item Description
Backup Type Shows the backup type: Copy (the default) or Full.
Retention Policy Shows the retention policy for the restore point.
Status Shows the status of the restore point:
● Available: Restore point is available for restore operations, including transporting the
restore point to another server. For Exchange components that were backed up with
the Verify Data option enabled, shows the verification status in parentheses. For
example, (Verified) or (Not Verified).
● Imported: Restore point has been accessed. When the status is Imported, the restore
point cannot be transported to another server.
● Imported and Exposed: Restore point is exposed as a local drive or mount point on
the server.
● Failed: Restore point has not been created because of an error.
Backup State Shows the state of the backup job: Successful or Failed.
Snapshot Type Shows Legacy - NonTransportable when target VM is created on SMB share.
Schedule If scheduled, shows a brief description of the schedule.
Related tasks
Add a Note to a Restore Point on page 42
Edit a Note for a Restore Point on page 42
View a Restore Point Report
The Restore Point Report shows the run time messages for the backup job that created the restore point.
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 a backup extension to view its storage components and restore
points.
3. Click the restore point to display a report.
4. In the bottom of the display, click the Restore Point Report tab.
Understanding Backup Types
A Replay Manager backup can be either a Windows VSS backup or a VMware backup.
Windows Backup Types
For Windows applications (Exchange, SQL Server, and Hyper-V), Replay Manager creates backups using the Microsoft Volume
Shadow Copy Services (VSS).
There are two types of VSS backups:
● Copy backup—Backs up all files, including all application and log files on the selected volumes. All information on which files
were changed or deleted is preserved; therefore, copy backups do not affect the sequence of incremental and differential
backups that might happen independent of the copy backup.
● Full backup—Might truncate transactional log files after the backup finishes depending on the application. Once all
transactions from a log are applied to the database, the database sets a checkpoint (or a marker) to the last committed
transaction. Once the checkpoint is set, the logs that have been applied may be truncated or deleted.
By default, Replay Manager Service for Windows takes VSS copy backups. SQL Server transaction logs are not truncated with
either a copy or full backup.
NOTE:
If backing up Exchange data and using a third‐party backup application such as Windows Backup, NetBackup, or
BackupExec, it is important to understand which application handles the transaction logs: Replay Manager, or the third
party backup application. If you currently use any type of incremental schedule within your backup application, remember
Backing Up and Restoring Data 27