Replay Manager Version 7.7 Administrator’s Guide

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Summary of Backup Set Options

This table lists the backup options displayed when you create a backup set.

Summary of Backup Set Options


Backup Option	Description
User Defined Name	Enter a name for the backup set, or accept the default. The user‐defined name is displayed as the Replay description in Storage Center. However, on the Storage Center, the name is truncated to 31 characters in length. In Replay Manager Explorer, the name is truncated and limited to 256 characters.
Selected Items	Available inside the Modify Settings dialog box. Displays components included in the backup set. By highlighting the components, the remove option becomes available.
Delete Old Restore Points	Select this option to determine when old restore points are deleted. Restore points can be deleted based on the number of restore points to retain or the number of days to retain a restore point. Old restore points are deleted when the backup set is run based on the selected criteria. NOTE:Because Replays (old backup sets) may consume LUNs and storage, make sure you set the Delete Old Restore Points option such that Replays are removed from the Storage Center.
VSS Full Backup	When available, select this option to create a VSS full backup. During a VSS full backup, transaction logs may be truncated and may be deleted after the backup completes depending on the application. The default is to create a VSS copy backup. NOTE: For SQL Server: Transaction logs are not flushed. For SQL Server: You cannot take a full backup of a read-only database such as a replica database. Microsoft SQL Server only supports copy-only backups of read-only databases.
Run Exchange Verification	Select this option only when using the Exchange Server data verification service. Then select from the following: Verify Mailbox Databases and Transaction Logs: Select this option to verify mailbox databases and transaction logs. Verify Transaction Logs Only: Select this option to verify only the mailbox transaction logs. If the component to be verified is not a Storage Center volume, the verification and corresponding backup operation will fail. Throttling IO for Database Verification: Select this option to specify the number of IOs at which to throttle (one-second pause) IO.
Include virtual machine memory in vSphere snapshot	For VMware backup extensions only. Select this option to include a dump of the internal state of the virtual machine in the backup. NOTE:Opting to include virtual machine memory in the backup can cause backups to take more time to complete.
Create Storage Center Replay of physical RDMs	For VMware virtual machines only. Select this option to include physical mode raw device mappings (pRDMs) in the backup. NOTE:Because vSphere cannot create a VMware snapshot of physical RDMs, the physical RDM Replays are unlikely to be consistent with the Replay containing the .vmdk file for the same virtual machine. NOTE:Windows guest virtual machines that store data for VSS aware applications (like SQL Server or Exchange) on physical RDMs, or iSCSI volumes mapped directly to the guest, may fail to create snapshots when using the VMware Virtual Machines backup extension. This is a known issue with Windows VSS snapshot integration and VMware snapshot creation. If a failure occurs, use the vSphere Client to change the value of the disk.EnableUUID parameter to FALSE.
Backup Type	Select from the following: Run now: Creates a backup set without a schedule and immediately submits a backup job. Schedule for later: Creates a backup set and allows you to schedule the backup for a later time. Click Modify to define a schedule for the backup set. Not Scheduled: Creates a backup set without a schedule. This option can be used to create a placeholder backup set to be configured later.