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
Configure a snapshot policy for SQL Server
These instructions describe how to configure a Snapshot Client policy. Optionally you can choose to perform an off-host backup. This topic only covers what is necessary to configure snapshot backups for a MS-SQL-Server policy.
You can also configure a protection plan with snapshot backups.
See Create a protection plan to protect SQL Server assets.
See the NetBackup Snapshot Client Administrator's Guide for details on how to select the snapshot method and how to configure an alternate client.
To configure a snapshot policy for SQL Server
- For SQL Server legacy policies, create a backup script (.bch file) using the NetBackup MS SQL Client.
- Create a policy.
- Click the Attributes tab.
- From the Policy type list, select MS-SQL-Server.
- Select the Policy storage.
If database differentials, filegroup differentials, or transaction logs are included in the Backup selections list of a policy that uses Snapshot Client, then NetBackup performs a stream-based backup. The selected storage unit is used. If a storage unit is not provided, then NetBackup uses the default storage unit for the server.
- Select Perform snapshot backups.
- Choose to have NetBackup select the snapshot method or select the snapshot method manually.
Perform one of the following:
By default, NetBackup chooses a snapshot method for you. If you have changed this setting and want NetBackup to choose the method automatically, click Snapshot options. Then from the Snapshot method list, select auto.
To use a specific snapshot method, click Snapshot options. From the Snapshot method list, select the method you want to use for this policy.
(Optional) To use an alternate client to reduce the processing load on the client, perform the following steps:
The alternate client must be the client that shares the disk array. This option may require additional configuration.
Select Perform off-host backup.
In the Use list, select Alternate client. Then in the Machine list, select the client name.
Note:
Use data mover is not a supported option for NetBackup for SQL Server.
- On the Instances and databases tab, choose how you want to protect SQL Server:
(SQL Server Intelligent Policy) Choose Protect instances and databases or Protect instance groups.
If you choose the instances option, you can select either individual instances or databases.
(SQL Server legacy policies) Choose Clients for use with batch files.
(SQL Server Intelligent Policy) Add other policy information as follows:
Add schedules.
(Optional) Select specific filegroups or files that you want to back up. By default, NetBackup backs up an entire database.
(Optional) Make changes to any tuning parameters.
(SQL Server legacy policies) Add other policy information as follows:
Add schedules.
Add clients.
Add batch files to the backup selections list.
- Click Create to save the policy.