Backup Job Design for SQL AAG Backups

[stede]

Hello,

we are runnning several virtual SQL AAG guest clusters.
We have started backing them up by configuring Hyper (S2D Clusters) VM Image Backups including Transaction Log Backups - it works.
In the Log for Transaction Log Backups one can see that VBR detects the SQL AAG and Log Backups are taken from only one SQL AAG node which is correct.

I wonder what is best practice:

1. Configuring one Backup Job for several SQL AAG Clusters oder
2. Creating one Backup Job for each SQL Cluster?

When adding several SQL Clusters to one Backup Job does the mechanism detecting AAG for Transaction Log Backups still work?

regards
Stede

[Dima P.]

Hello Stede,

It's up to you - both options are supported and work without any issues. Thanks!