What you can do with the SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server

When the SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server is installed in your environment, you can use SnapCenter to back up, restore, and clone SQL Server databases and their resources.

You can perform the following tasks that support backup operations, restore operations, and clone operations of SQL Server databases and database resources:

• Back up SQL Server databases and associated transaction logs

  You cannot create a log backup for msdb system databases. You can create log backups for master system databases and model system databases.

• Restore database resources, including databases, instances, or Availability Groups

  You can restore master system databases, msdb system databases, and model system databases.

  You cannot restore to an alternate path for system databases.

• Create point-in-time clones of production databases

  You cannot perform clone from backup operations and clone lifecycle operations on tempdb system databases.

• Verify backup operations immediately or defer verification until later
• Schedule backup operations and clone operations
• Monitor backup operations, restore operations, and clone operations