BE 15 does not exclude SQL DB files from backups
- 9 years ago
For SDR enabled backup, is the Microsoft SQL instance selected in the backup job ?
Also, is this key present on the BE server - https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.TECH92375
Lastly, verbatim from https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.HOWTO24057
For example, .MDF and .IDF files should not be part of the backup because they are opened for exclusive use by the SQL system. These files will be automatically excluded for backup by a feature called Active File Exclusion. If this exclusion did not happen during a non-snapshot backup, these files would appear as in use - skipped. If this exclusion did not happen during a snapshot backup, the files would be backed up in a possible inconsistent state, which could create restore issues.
As per the last 2 lines, exclusion may not happen.