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Back Up Your Full Database Regularly
Back up your full VCM database regularly to avoid loss of data.
Follow your own corporate policies and standards for the frequency and schedule to create full backups of
your databases. Depending on your corporate policy, you might need to perform a full backup of the
databases on a daily basis instead of weekly.
CAUTION The following procedure lists the VCM databases that you must back up. Customize the
procedure for your own environment, but make sure that you back up all of the databases listed.
This procedure is an example of performing a weekly full backup of each database. In this example, full
backups are retained for 28 days.
Prerequisites
Verify that the required disk space is available for the maximum number of backup sets when you adjust
the frequency or retention of your backup schedules.
Procedure
1. Launch SQL Server Management Studio.
2. Connect to the VCM Database Server using an account with SQL Administrative privileges.
3. In Object Explorer, navigate to the Maintenance Plans node.
4. Right-click Maintenance Plans, select Maintenance Plan Wizard and click Next.
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