NetBackup™ for Microsoft SQL Server Administrator's Guide
- Introducing NetBackup for SQL Server
- Installation
- Host configuration and job settings
- Managing SQL Server objects for use with SQL Server Intelligent Policies
- About discovery of SQL Server objects
- About registering SQL Server instances and availability replicas
- Registering instances or availability replicas with an instance group
- Configuring backups with SQL Server Intelligent Policy
- About tuning parameters for SQL Server backups
- Performing restores of SQL Server
- Redirecting a SQL Server database to a different host
- Protecting SQL Server data with VMware backups
- About protecting an application database with VMware backups
- Configuring backups with Snapshot Client
- Using copy-only snapshot backups to affect how differentials are based
- About SQL Server agent grouped snapshots
- Protecting SQL Server availability groups
- Protecting SQL Server availability groups with intelligent policies
- Protecting SQL Server availibility groups with legacy policies
- About protecting the preferred replica in a SQL Server availability group (legacy backup policies)
- About protecting a specific node in a SQL Server availability group (legacy backup policies)
- About protecting the preferred replica in a SQL Server availability group (legacy backup policies)
- Protecting SQL Server in a cluster environment
- Configuring backups with legacy SQL Server policies using clients and batch files
- About using batch files with NetBackup for SQL Server
- About schedule properties
- Performing user-directed backups of SQL Server databases
- Performing user-directed backups of read-only filegroups
- Using NetBackup for SQL Server with multiple NICs
- Performance and troubleshooting
- About debug logging for SQL Server troubleshooting
- About disaster recovery of SQL Server
- Appendix A. Other configurations
- About SQL Server backups and restores in an SAP environment
- About NetBackup for SQL Server with database mirroring
- Appendix B. Register authorized locations
Overview of NetBackup for SQL Server
NetBackup for SQL Server provides the capability for backups and restores of SQL Server databases. NetBackup offers the following types of SQL Server backup policies:
SQL Server Intelligent Policies. A single policy protects multiple SQL Server instances that are spread over multiple clients. You select instances for a policy from a list of instances that are automatically discovered in the NetBackup environment.
Legacy policies, using clients and batch files. These policies include a list of SQL database clients and a batch file. The batch file contains SQL Server backup commands to run when the backup is scheduled.
The NetBackup MS SQL Client lets you perform the following operations:
View discovered instances, databases, or availability groups.
Restore databases and database components.
Configure restore options.
Monitor restore operations.
(SQL Server legacy policies) Backups of databases and database components and configuration of backup options.
In this guide, Microsoft SQL Server is referred to as SQL Server. NetBackup for Microsoft SQL Server is referred to as NetBackup for SQL Server.