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
Item Description
Last Success Date and time of the last successful job for the backup.
Last Run Date and time of the last job for the backup.
Options Lists options for the backup set.
Components Lists components included in the backup set.
Extension Lists the backup extension of the backup set: Local Volumes, Exchange Stores, SQL Databases,
Hyper-V guests, VMware Datastores, or VMware Virtual Machines.
Extensions are displayed as follows:
● Local Volumes = Volumes
● Exchange Stores = ExchangeServer
● SQL Databases = SQLServer
● Hyper-V Guests = HyperV
● VMware Virtual Machines = VMwareVM
● VMware Datastore = VMwareDS
Backup Type Shows the backup type: Copy (the default) or Full.
Retention Policy Shows the retention policy for the backup set restore points.
Schedule If scheduled, shows a brief description of the schedule.
View General Information for the Restore Point
The General tab of the Reports Explorer provides summary information on the selected 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, select a data source.
3. In the Backup Sets area of the navigation pane, click Reports.
4. Click a restore point and click the General tab in the lower portion of the window. The following information is displayed for
the extension:
NOTE: The restore point report is generated on the server and reflects the system time and date format set on the server.
Item Description
Name Name of the backup set to which the restore point belongs.
Backup Set ID Unique ID for the backup set.
Snapshot 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 for the backup job.
Notes Displays the text of the restore point note if a note was created. 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 of the backup set: Local Volumes, Exchange Stores, SQL Databases,
Hyper-V guests, VMware Datastores, or VMware Virtual Machines.
Extensions are displayed as follows:
● Local Volumes = Volumes
● Exchange Stores = ExchangeServer
● SQL Databases = SQLServer
● Hyper-V Guests = HyperV
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