Tag Archives: Backup

How to configure a NetBackup policy to protect Microsoft SQL databases?

This post covers configuring NetBackup policy to backup/protect all databases on Microsoft SQL Server host. The configuration can be divided for two parts: Create a sql backup batch file on source (Microsoft SQL Server host). Create a NetBackup policy on Master Server. Before showing how to do above parts, let's discuss some basic terminology used… Read More: How to configure a NetBackup policy to protect Microsoft SQL… »

vCenter design considerations - ESXi hosts added via IP address or DNS/FQDN?

I was going to write this post a long time ago and I postponed it many times. Today during a configuration of VMware VMs backup by NetBackup for my customer, again I have met a situation where ESXi hosts were added using IP address. In this post let's discuss pros and cons of this design… Read More: vCenter design considerations - ESXi hosts added via IP address… »

What is Avamar Data Migration Enabler (ADMe)?

Avamar Data Migration Enabler ADMe is a utility (free) providing automation around the need for extending the retention of Avamar backup data by migrating their content to a different storage medium such as tape, disk (VTL or DDBoost as well), cloud based storage or just stand alone USB hard drives. Unfortunately, the migration has to… Read More: What is Avamar Data Migration Enabler (ADMe)? »