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About This Book
About This Book
The VCM Backup and Disaster Recovery Guide describes recommendations to help you prepare and
implement a successful backup and disaster recovery plan for VMware vRealize Configuration Manager
(VCM). As a SQL database administrator, you are responsible for establishing your corporate backup,
recovery, and maintenance plans. This document describes the following suggested procedures:
n Backup
n Recovery
n Database restoration
Read this document and customize the procedures for your own disaster recovery plan according to your
environment and corporate policies. The VCM Backup and Disaster Recovery Guide is applicable to VCM
version 5.3 and later.
The example procedures in this guide are based on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, 2012, and 2014 versions.
Intended Audience
The information presented in this manual is written for experienced Windows administrators, VCM
system administrators, and SQL Server database administrators.
To use this information effectively, you must have a basic understanding of how to configure network
resources, install software, and administer SQLServer. You also need to fully understand your network’s
topology and resource naming conventions.
Document Feedback
VMware welcomes your suggestions for improving our documentation. If you have comments, send
your feedback to [e-mail].
VMware VCM Documentation
The vRealize Configuration Manager (VCM) documentation consists of the VCM Installation Guide, VCM
Administration Guide, VCM Foundation Checker User's Guide, VCM online Help, and other associated
documentation.
VMware, Inc.
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