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5.1.6 Disaster Recovery Plan
With Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server you can create a Disaster Recovery Plan. This plan
provides all the necessary information about the server and databases in the form of step-
by-step instructions restoring the entire database in case of failure, disaster or data
corruption.
With the Disaster Recovery Plan any person, even non-DBAs, will be able to restore the
system in the shortest possible time. This plan helps to reduce issues during the recovery of
databases.
It is recommended to update and test the disaster recovery plan from time to time to be
sure that the company’s staff is able to recover lost or corrupted data efficiently.
See
Disaster Recovery Plan (p. 54) to learn how Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server can
help you to generate the disaster recovery plan.
5.1.7 Transaction Log Truncation
Log truncation frees space in the log file for reuse by the transaction log. It occurs
automatically before each backup process except in the following cases:
• under the simple recovery model;
• when you perform the transaction log backup;
• when you perform a differential backup of a filegroup;
• when Rolling Snapshots are enabled.
5.1.8 Backing up to Tape Libraries and Tape Drives
Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server supports tape libraries, autoloaders and SCSI tape
drives as storage devices.
Backing up to Tape Libraries and Autoloaders
A tape library is a high-capacity storage device consisting of one or more tape drives and a
loader, which automatically selects and loads multiple tape cartridges, using barcode
identification. Tape libraries with only one drive and loader are known as autoloaders.
Tape libraries are widely used as an efficient repository for long-term stored archival data.
Once the tape library is full, old data is progressively overwritten by new data. With tape
library support, Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server can store several backup chains from
different machines. Please review Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server User’s Guide
on how to backup to a tape drive in the network (section
3.8.3 “Setting up Backup to a Tape
or a Tape Library in the Local Network
” of the Echo User’s Guide).
Backing up to Tape Drives
SCSI tape drives are accessible both remotely using the Acronis ® Backup Server (shipped
with Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server) and locally when it is connected to the
computer that is being backed up.
The tape drive, connected to a computer being backed up, will appear in the list of backup
destination devices along with other available drives. For instructions on how to enable
backup to a tape drive connected to a remote computer, see Acronis True Image Echo
Enterprise Server documentation for instructions on how to enable backup to a tape drive in
the local network (
section 3.8.3 “Setting up Backup to a Tape or a Tape Library in the Local
Network”
of the User’s Guide).