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
Cmdlet Description
Get-RMBackupSet Gets backup set definitions.
Get-RMCommandSetVersion Gets the version of the Replay Manager command set currently in use.
Get-RMComponentInfo Gets the available components for use in a backup set.
Get-RMComponentRestoreOptions Gets an array of component options that can be passed into
Restore‐RMRestorePoint. These options include the ability to exclude
components from restore and perform restore with rename on SQL Server
Databases.
Get-RMEmailSettings Gets email notifications settings.
Get-RMExtension Gets a list of the application extensions installed on the Replay Manager
server. For each extension, the extension name (used with extension-
specific cmdlets) and a brief description are returned.
Get-RMHostAvailableDriveLetter Gets the available drive letters on the Replay Manager host that can be
used for exposing a restore point. Not available for VMware.
Get-RMHostPath Gets the directory path information from the Replay Manager host. The
path can be used along with the Test-RMIsValidMountPath to find an
available mount point for exposing a restore point. Not available for
VMware.
Get-RMLicenseInfo Gets the license state for the Replay Manager server.
Get-RMQueuedItem Gets a list of tasks and jobs currently queued up or running on the server.
This list includes the backup jobs in the queue, and other tasks like delete
and restore.
Get-RMRestorePoint Gets available restore points (successful backups).
Get-RMRestorePointReport Gets the report log of a restore point.
Get-RMServerDefinition Gets server definitions from a Storage Center for use in locating the
server definition to use in Add-RMSystemSettings cmdlet. Not available
for VMware.
Get-RMServerTime Gets the current time and time zone of the connected server.
Get-RMServiceOptions Gets service options for Replay Manager.
Get-RMSystemSettings Gets the configured or discovered Storage Center connections.
Get-RMVerificationSettings Gets verification settings for Replay Manager.
Get-RMVersion Gets the Replay Manager version installed on the server.
Get-RMVMwareDatastoreInfo Gets datacenter and datastore names.
Get-RMVMwareHostInfo Gets datacenter and host name with cluster info.
Import-RMRestorePoint Imports a transportable restore point on the server.
Mask-RMRestorePoint Undoes the import of a restore point that was previously imported,
exposed, or restored.
Mount-RMRestorePoint Exposes a component from an available restore point.
Move-RMRestorePoint Imports or exports a transportable restore point to or from another Replay
Manager server.
New-RMBackupSet Creates a backup set definition.
New-RMHostPath Creates a directory path to be used as a mount point for exposing a restore
point. If the requested path exists, the path information is returned. Not
available for VMware.
Remove-RMBackupSet Deletes a backup set definition.
Remove-RMBackupSetSchedule Deletes a backup set schedule.
66 Using Replay Manager Cmdlets