NetBackup™ Web UI Microsoft SQL Server Administrator's Guide
- About NetBackup for SQL Server
- Installation and host configuration
- Planning the installation of NetBackup for SQL Server
- Configuring SQL Server hosts and user permissions
- Configuring the NetBackup services for SQL Server backups and restores
- Configure local security privileges for SQL Server
- Assign an RBAC role to the SQL Server administrator
- Configuring the primary server host name for the SQL Server agent
- Configure the number of jobs allowed for backup operations
- Configure the Maximum jobs per client setting
- Managing SQL Server discovery and credentials
- Managing protection plans for SQL Server
- About protecting SQL Server availability groups
- Create a protection plan to protect SQL Server assets
- Add SQL Server assets to a protection plan
- Customize protection settings for a Microsoft SQL Server asset
- Remove protection from SQL Server assets
- Protect a SQL Server availability group that crosses NetBackup domains
- Configuring backup policies with Snapshot Client
- About NetBackup Snapshot Client for SQL Server
- How SQL Server operations use Snapshot Client
- Snapshot methods
- Configuration requirements for SQL Server snapshot and Instant Recovery backups
- Configure a snapshot policy for SQL Server
- Configure a policy for Instant Recovery backups of SQL Server
- Using copy-only snapshot backups to affect how differentials are based
- About SQL Server agent grouped snapshots
- Viewing SQL Server asset details
- Restoring SQL Server
- Requirements for restores of SQL Server
- Perform a complete database recovery
- Recover a single recovery point
- Options for SQL Server restores
- Restore a database (non-administrator users)
- Select a different backup copy for recovery
- Restore a SQL Server availability database to a secondary replica
- Restore a SQL Server availability database to the primary and the secondary replicas
- Using instant access with SQL Server
- Prerequisites when you configure an instant access SQL Server database
- Things to consider before you configure an instant access database
- Configure Samba users for SQL Server instant access
- Configure an instant access database
- View the livemount details of an instant access database
- Delete an instant access database
- Options for NetBackup for SQL Server instant access
- NetBackup for SQL Server terms
- Frequently asked questions
- Protecting SQL Server with VMware backups
- Performance and troubleshooting
Protect a SQL Server availability group that crosses NetBackup domains
When you have an availability group that crosses NetBackup domains, you can use Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.) to replicate backup images to another NetBackup domain. The following configuration requirements exist:
Configure the storage in the NetBackup source and target domains:
For OpenStorage, a disk appliance of the same type in each domain. The disk appliance type must support NetBackup Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.).
For NetBackup deduplication, the storage that NetBackup can use for a Media Server Deduplication Pool in each domain.
Configure the domain where the backups occur as the source domain. Then configure the domain where you want to restore the backups as the target domain.
To create a protection plan to protect a SQL Server availability group that crosses domains
- On the left, click Protection > Protection plans and then click Add.
- In Basic properties, enter a Name and Description.
- From the Workload list, select Microsoft SQL Server.
- In Schedules and retention, click Add.
You can set up a full, differential, or transaction log backup.
In the Attributes tab:
Select the Backup type, how often it runs, and how long to keep the backup for this schedule.
Select Replicate this backup.
The backup storage must be a source in a targeted A.I.R. environment. The Replication target is configured in step 5.
For more information about replication, review About NetBackup Auto Image Replication in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I.
In the Start window tab:
Define a start window for this schedule using the options available on the screen. You can add multiple schedule windows for this schedule if needed.
Review the Backup schedule preview and verify that all schedules are set correctly.
- In Storage options, configure the storage type per schedule you configured in step 5.
A protection plan can only use the storage that a NetBackup 8.1.2 or newer media server can access.
Storage option
Requirements
Description
Backup storage
OpenStorage is required for this option. Tape, storage unit groups, and Replication Director not supported.
Click Edit to select the storage target. Click Use selected storage after selecting the storage target.
Replication target
The backup storage must be a source in a targeted A.I.R. environment.
Click Edit to select the replication target primary server. Select a primary server and then select a storage lifecycle policy. Click Use selected replication target to return to the storage options screen.
- In Backup options, select the options that you want.
From the Availability database backup preference list, choose one of the following:
Protect primary replica
Protect preferred replica
See Performance tuning and configuration options.
(Optional) Make any other changes to the tuning parameters.
- In Permissions, review the roles that have access to this protection plan.
- In Review, verify that the protection plan details are correct and click Finish.
NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I