The steps in this workflow are condensed and simplified. Details about each step are included in the appropriate documentation.
Protecting Microsoft SQL Server databases
Protecting Microsoft Exchange Server databases
To create policies for... | Do the following... |
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SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere (for VM and datastore host-level backups) |
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All other plug-ins (for application-consistent backups) |
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To create resource groups for... | Do the following... |
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SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere (for VM and datastore host-level backups) |
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All other plug-ins (for application-consistent backups) |
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To run backups for... | Do the following... |
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SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere (for VM and datastore host-level backups) |
Note: You can only back up resource groups, not individual VMs.
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All other plug-ins (for application-consistent backups) |
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In the event of data loss, you can restore data from one or more backups to your active file system. File system restore operations copy data from a specified backup to the original location of the file system. Database restore operations copy data and logs to a specified database.