NBU 7.1 - SQL database backup on VMWare systems

I have VMWare backups working - Policy - ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES. Works well. vCentre - ESX servers - NBU

How do I do SQL backups if client software is not on servers?

Is there a tech note?

Marianne
Level 6
12 years ago
Nagalla is right.

NBU 7.1 still needs the agent to be installed in the VM in order to backup SQL.
Configure separate SQL agent backup.

NBU 7.5 can backup all-in-one with the VM backup method.
RamNagalla
Moderator
12 years ago
my understnding says.. needs to install client software and configure the DB agent..(i could be wrong)..

extracted form Netbackup for VmWare admin guide page 16

About the virtual machine backups that include database data

When NetBackup backs up a VMware virtual machine, database data in the virtual

machine is backed up with the rest of the virtual machine. A new feature in

NetBackup 7.5 allows the recovery of individual database files from the backup.

This feature supports Microsoft Exchange Server, SQL Server, and SharePoint

Server.

Note the following:

■ To enable restore of individual database files, a NetBackup Windows client

must be installed in the virtual machine during the backup.

■ NetBackup uses Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to quiesce the

database before it creates a snapshot of the virtual machine.

■ A full backup is performed of the database data with each backup job, even if

the policy schedule is incremental.
HEMANPR
Level 6
12 years ago
You need to install the client on the server if you want to backup sql databases.

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