PowerProtect Data Manager 19.17 Microsoft SQL Server User Guide

Configure protection policy options

On the Options page, select any additional options that are required for the policy.

1. Exclude Simple Database—Select this option to exclude the databases in simple recovery model from the transaction log backups.
2. Exclude System Databases—Select this option to exclude the Microsoft SQL Server system databases (including databases named master, model, and msdb) from the differential and transaction log backups.
3. Exclude Unprotectable Database—Select this option to exclude the databases in an unprotectable state from all backups.
4. Backup Promotion—Select one of the following backup promotion options to use for differential and transaction log backups:

   Option	Description
   ALL	Enables backup promotion. This setting is the default backup promotion setting.
   NONE	Disables backup promotion, without displaying a warning during backups.
   NONE_WITH_WARNINGS	Disables backup promotion, but displays a warning during a backup when a backup promotion would normally occur.

5. To enable the debug logs for troubleshooting purposes, select Troubleshooting.
6. Click Next.