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
Managing Restore Points and Restoring Data
When a backup job is successfully finished, a new restore point is listed for the backup set in the Replay Manager Explorer. A
restore point is an instance of a backup. It is a point in time from which data can be exposed or restored.
NOTE: Storage Center controls access to volumes based on user groups and corresponding volume folders. When restoring
a volume or component, make sure to restore it to a location that maintains data security.
Summary of Restore Point Actions
This table lists actions for managing restore points and restoring data from a restore point.
Summary of Restore Point Actions
Restore Point Action Description
Restore Restores a component to its original location.
● Rename and relocate database: For SQL Server databases only, the Restore action
includes an option to rename and relocate database components. If the database
component is stored on an SMB file share, it can be renamed within the original SMB
file share location, but cannot be relocated.
● Do Not Recover Database: For SQL Server databases only, the Restore action includes
an option to restore without recovering the database.
NOTE: Restore is not available for restore points for Local Volumes, VMware Datastores,
or Physical RDMs for VMware.
NOTE: Each time the Restore action restores backup set data, Replay Manager maps
the backup data to the number of LUNs required for the restore. When the restore is
completed, the volumes remain mapped until the Replays expire or the restore point is
unimported.
NOTE: (VMware Virtual Machines restore points only) Under some conditions, restore
operations do not retain the thin‐provisioned state of the component; that is, a restore
operation may allocate all virtual disk space, resulting in greater than expected space
consumption.
Resync Allows for a faster recovery from a restore point by resetting the Storage Center volumes to
the appropriate Replay.
Make Writable For Windows extensions only. Makes an exposed restore point writable. Making a restore point
writable removes it from Replay Manager control. Replays corresponding to restore points that
have been made writable must be managed using Storage Center.
Unmanage For VMware extensions only. Removes an exposed restore point from management by Replay
Manager Explorer. Unmanaged Replays must be managed by Storage Center.
Expose
● For Windows: Exposes the restore point to the specified drive or mount path. If the
component is stored on an SMB file share, the SMB expose path is automatically generated
by Replay Manager and cannot be changed.
● For VMware: Exposes the restore point to the specified datacenter, host, and name.
Unexpose
● For Windows: Unexposes a non‐writable exposed restore point.
● For VMware: Unexposes a restore point that has not been removed from management.
Add Notes Add a note to a restore point. The note text is displayed on the Restore Point Details tab.
Edit Notes Edit a note for a restore point. The note text is displayed on the Restore Point Details tab.
Unimport Removes the import of a previously Restored or Exposed transportable restore point. The
restore point can then be restored or exposed to the same server or transported to another
server.
Delete Restore Point Deletes the selected restore point and removes the corresponding Replays from the Storage
Center.
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