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Organizing your SQL Server instances into related groups can help you verify the backup status of specific types of SQL Server instances. For example, you can categorize servers based on location, purpose, importance, platform, or any other logical category.
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What other options do you
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have available when registering an instance?
To
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see more available options for your instance, right-click the respective instance and
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select one of the following options:
- Backup Database(s) - opens the SQL Safe Backup Wizard. For more information about backups, go to perform a manual backup.
- Restore Database(s) - opens the SQL Safe Database Restore Wizard. For more information about restores, go to perform a manual restore.
- Restore Database(s) Files - opens the SQL Safe Database File Restore Wizard. For more information about restore database files, go to perform a manual restore.
- Browse TSM Backups - you must install the TSM client before browsing TSM Backups. For more information, go to integrate SQL Safe with TSM.
- Install SQL Safe Backup Agent / Upgrade SQL Safe Backup Agent - opens a dialog box to install or upgrade the Backup Agent. You can select the checkbox option to include to your installation the SQL Safe Extended Procedures or include the Backup Service Install log. For more information, go to install and configure the SQL Safe Backup Agent.
- Install SQL Safe Extended Stored Procedures - opens a dialog box to install SQL Safe Extended Stored Procedures. You can select the checkbox option to include to your installation the Backup Service Install log. For more information, go to deploy the SQL Safe Extended Stored Procedures.
- Enable/Disable SQL Safe InstantRestore - select this option to enable the InstantRestore and bring the database online quickly while the restore occurs in the background. You can also disable it by selecting this option. For more information, go to enable/disable SQL Safe InstantRestore.
- SQL Safe Agent Properties - opens a dialog box where you can edit the SQL Safe Agent properties. For more information, go to SQL Safe Backup Agent properties.
- Remove SQL Server - opens a dialog box where you can confirm you want to remove the SQL Server instance.
Keep in mind, in the Servers tree, the SQL Server Instances node lists all the SQL Server instances you have registered with SQL Safe. However, this list may not reflect all registered SQL Server instances across your environment. For example, when your backup or log shipping policy contains instances registered by other database administrators, SQL Safe lists these instances in the Discovered Instances node. Although you can delete this node, SQL Safe recreates the node after a policy status is refreshed. - Refresh SQL Server - automatically refreshes the SQL Server Instance Information page.
- Properties - use this option to edit general and advanced properties of a registered Instance.
The General tab, allows you set different credentials to connect to the SQL Server Instance. For more information about the credentials needed to monitor an instance, go to add new SQL Server instances.
The Advanced tab, allows you specify a Network Name to connect to the SQL Server Instance and/or the SQL Safe Agent Components.