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
3. Select the components to include in the backup set. Right‐click the name of a server and select Select All to select all
components listed for a server or Select All Children to select all components that are children of the selected item. Verify
backup selections by viewing the Component Details.
4. In the Backup area of the action pane, click Create Backup Set.
The Create Backup Set dialog box opens.
5. In the User Defined Name field, type in a name or use the name suggested.
6. Select backup set options.
7. In the Backup Type area, select Schedule for later, and click Modify to set up the schedule.
The Backup Schedule dialog box opens.
8. Set up a schedule. The time scheduled for a backup is based on server time, which is shown in the upper right of the dialog
box. In the Schedule Type area, specify the schedule type:
● One Time: Select this option to schedule one occurrence of the backup job, and then specify the date and time for the
backup job in the One-Time Occurrence area.
● Recurring: Select this option to set up a recurring schedule for the backup job. For recurring backups, select the
frequency options for the backup schedule.
9. When you have finished setting up the schedule, click OK.
10. Click Submit.
The job is listed in the Backup Sets navigation area, under Jobs. When the backup is finished, a summary report is listed in the
Reports display.
NOTE: To set up overnight schedules, click Exclude Time Range and then specify the range of time to exclude from the
schedule. For example, to create an overnight schedule that runs from 5 PM to 8 AM, click Exclude Time Range and then
specify 8 AM as the Starting at time and specify 5 PM as the Ending at time. The backup schedule begins at 5 PM of the
current day and stops at 8 AM the following day.
Related references
Summary of Backup Set Options on page 31
Managing Existing Backup Sets
After a backup set is created, Replay Manager lists it in the Replay Manager Explorer main display and the Replay Manager Jobs
display. The backup set settings and schedules can be managed from either display.
Related concepts
Working with Backup Set Jobs on page 49
Run an Existing Backup Set Now
Use this procedure to immediately run a backup set job.
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 explorer pane, select an existing backup set to run.
4. In the Backup Set area of the action pane, click Run Now. If warned that the action will execute the current backup
outside of a schedule, click Yes.
A backup set job is created and immediately submitted to the queue for execution.
Modify Settings for an Existing Backup Set
Use the Modify Backup Set dialog box to modify the options for a selected backup set.
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. Select an existing backup set to modify.
4. In the Backup Set area of the action pane, click Modify Settings.
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