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Glo
Level 4
13 years ago

Can SYMCquiesce and NetBackup for VMware 7.x keep database files consistent?

Hello All, I'm looking at documentation for SYMCquiesce and NetBackup for VMware 7.x. I'd like to use them to back up an entire Linux VM that is running a database. The SYMCquiesce documentation im...
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  • Mark_Solutions's avatar
    Mark_Solutions
    13 years ago

    It should do just that for you - you just have to remember that it requires a total restore rather than just parts so that may not be what you require for a database

    If that is the case use the normal VM method and back the database up using the NBU agent to capture logs, checkpoints or what ever else you actually need from that database backup

    hope this helps

Mark_Solutions's avatar
Mark_Solutions
Level 6
13 years ago

It should do just that for you - you just have to remember that it requires a total restore rather than just parts so that may not be what you require for a database

If that is the case use the normal VM method and back the database up using the NBU agent to capture logs, checkpoints or what ever else you actually need from that database backup

hope this helps