HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft SQL Server Licenses - Manual (Page 46)

Unmounting a Virtual Copy
1. In the node tree pane, right-click the timestamp for the virtual copy you want to unmount, and
select Unmount.
2. Recovery Manager displays a dialog box asking you to confirm the unmount. Click OK.
Recovery Manager:
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Removes the mounted virtual copy from the list view in the informational pane
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Displays Not Mounted in the Exposure column
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Displays the icon for the mounted virtual copy in blue
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Detaches the database and closes all the connections to the database
Backing Up a Virtual Copy
You can use Recovery Manager to back up virtual copies to media using HP Data Protector,
Symantec NetBackup, or Symantec Backup Exec.
To back up a virtual copy to media, you must first configure your backup software (Data Protector,
NetBackup, or Backup Exec) as described in
“Configuring Backup Software” (page 26) .
You can create a backup of an instance or a database on the instance or the database level or
at the timestamp level.
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When you create a backup on either the instance or the database level, Recovery Manager
creates a new virtual copy, and your backup software backs it up.
NOTE: If the windows user performing the backup operation at the instance or the database
level does not have mount privilege due to absence of administrative privilege, the backup
creation will fail.
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When you create a backup at the timestamp level, Recovery Manager mounts the existing
virtual copy, and your backup software backs it up using the same timestamp.
NOTE: If the windows user performing the backup operation at the timestamp level on an
unmounted virtual copy does not have mount priviledge due to absence of administrative
priviledge, the backup creation will fail.
You can also schedule Recovery Manager to automatically create backups of instances or databases
or both.
NOTE: You can configure Recovery Manager to automatically send email notifications when
backups are manually or automatically created. For more information, see “Configuring Email
Notifications” (page 39) .
NOTE: You can execute concurrent backup jobs through Recovery Manager GUI and multiple
Recovery Manager CLI instances.
Manually Creating Backups at the Instance or the Database Level
When you create a backup of a virtual copy for an instance or a database, Recovery Manager
automatically creates a virtual copy and mounts it, your backup software backs the virtual copy
up to media, and Recovery Manager unmounts the virtual copy. By default, Recovery Manager
deletes the created virtual copy when the backup is complete. You can also choose to have Recovery
Manager retain the newly created virtual copy.
To create a backup of a virtual copy at the instance or the database level:
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In the node tree pane, right-click the instance or the database you want to back up and select
Backup to Media.
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