I was wondering if someone could provide some more details as to what exactly is backed up by the built in VBR 6.5 configuration backup utility. I ask because I had created a Powershell script to back up my VBR SQL database and noticed that the file resulting from the 6.5 utility is about 10 times smaller than the file created by my script. My guess is that a backup of the DB includes job history, stats, etc while the 6.5 utility is only backing up the configuration data - job settings, repositories, etc. If someone could clarify this for me, I would greatly appreciate it. In case it helps, here is the command that is being run by my script:
hello, do u run this script inside the guest VM or inside a Prescript that will initiate the sql script to Backup SQL? if its a SQL server why don't you run The backup using VSS ?
habibalby wrote:hello, do u run this script inside the guest VM or inside a Prescript that will initiate the sql script to Backup SQL? if its a SQL server why don't you run The backup using VSS ?
This is part of a larger Powershell script that I run on my VBR server. I do it this way so that the result is a single file that I can 1.) copy to a server that is backed up to tape and 2.) replicate to my DR site, which is where I would really need this backup. I am starting to do more with replication, so #2 might not be needed in the near future.
Vitaliy S. wrote:Hi Brian, the list of all exported properties and configuration data is described in our User Guide (page 297), please check it out. Hope this helps!