5 configuring backup software, Overview, Before you begin – HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for Microsoft SQL Licenses User Manual

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5 Configuring Backup Software

Overview

HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft SQL Server can be used with either Symantec
NetBackup or HP Data Protector to back up and restore the virtual copies created by Recovery
Manager.

If you are using backup software in the backup environment, you must install a backup master or
client on the backup server.

NOTE:

For information about the supported versions of Symantec NetBackup and HP Data

Protector, see the latest HP 3PAR InForm OS Configuration Matrix. To obtain a copy of this
documentation, go to

http://www.hp.com/go/3par/

, navigate to your product page, click Support

for your product, and then click Manuals.

Before You Begin

Ensure that you have set up a storage unit for storing virtual copy backups. For more information,
see the documentation for the backup software you are using.

Setting Up Symantec NetBackup

To set up your Symantec NetBackup software, see the Symantec NetBackup documentation.

To configure Symantec NetBackup to function with Recovery Manager for SQL, set the following
parameters during the configuration process:

Setting

Backup Policy Parameter

MS-Windows-NT

Policy type

Select the machine on which the Recovery Manager Backup
Server component is installed.

Clients

Ensure this option is unchecked.

Collect disaster recovery information for Bare Metal Restore

User backup

Type of backup

Activate all the time slots:

Starting times for backups

Modify Day: Mon

Start Time: 12:00:00AM

End Day: Sun

End Time: 12:00:00AM

Duration (days): 7

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Configuring Backup Software

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