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
Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012
R2
Windows Server 2012
NTFS with data
deduplication
Allowed Allowed Not Allowed Not Allowed
Windows Server 2016 Source
The following table defines the allowable Transport to Server scenarios for Windows Server 2016 source.
Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012
R2
Windows Server 2012
CSVFS Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
NTFS Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
ReFS Allowed Allowed Not Allowed Not Allowed
NTFS with data
deduplication
Allowed Allowed Not Allowed Not Allowed
Windows Server 2012 R2 Source
The following table defines the allowable Transport to Server scenarios for Windows Server 2012 R2 source.
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012
R2
Windows Server 2012
CSVFS Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
NTFS Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
ReFS Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
NTFS with data
deduplication
Allowed Allowed Allowed Not Allowed
Windows Server 2012 Source
The following table defines the allowable Transport to Server scenarios for Windows Server 2012 source.
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012
R2
Windows Server 2012
CSVFS Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
NTFS Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
ReFS Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
NTFS with data
deduplication
Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
Restoring Data
This section provides the procedures for restoring data.
NOTE: The Restore action is not available for the Local Volumes and VMware Datastores backup extensions.
Related concepts
Replay Manager Best Practices on page 55
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