Administrator Guide

Summary of Backup Set Options
This table lists the backup options displayed when you create a backup set.
Summary of Backup Set Options
Backup Option Description
User Defined Name Enter a name for the backup set or accept the default. The user‐defined name
is displayed as the Replay description in Storage Center. However, note that
on the Storage Center, the name is truncated to 31 characters in length. In
RMS, the name is truncated and limited to 256 characters.
Selected Items Displays components to be included in the backup set.
Delete Old Restore
Points
Select this option to determine when old restore points are deleted. Restore
points can be deleted based on the number of restore points to retain or the
number of days to retain a restore point. Old restore points are deleted when
the backup set is run based on the selected criteria.
NOTE: Because Replays (old backup sets) may consume LUNs and
storage, make sure you set the Delete Old Restore Points option such
that Replays are removed from the Storage Center.
VSS Full Backup When available, select this option to create a VSS full backup. Note that
during a VSS full backup, transaction logs may be truncated and may be
deleted after the backup completes depending on the application. The
default is to create a VSS copy backup.
Notes:
• For SQL Server: Transaction logs are not flushed.
• For SQL Server: You cannot take a full backup of a read-only database
such as a replica database. Microsoft SQL Server only supports copy-only
backups of read-only databases.
• For Exchange Server 2007: If you do not select VSS Full Backup,
Exchange generates Windows Event Log errors when the backup
completes successfully. The errors can be ignored.
Run Exchange
Verification
Select this option only when using the Exchange Server data verification
service. Then select from the following:
• Verify Mailbox Databases and Transaction Logs: Select this option to
verify mailbox databases and transaction logs.
• Verify Transaction Logs Only: Select this option to verify only the mailbox
transaction logs. If the component to be verified is not a Storage Center
volume, the verification and corresponding backup operation will fail.
• Throttling IO for Database Verification: Select this option to specify the
number of IOs at which to throttle (one-second pause) IO.
Include virtual machine
memory in vSphere
snapshot
For VMware backup extensions only. Select this option to include a dump of
the internal state of the virtual machine in the backup.
NOTE: Opting to include virtual machine memory in the backup can
cause backups to take more time to complete.
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