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- Back up to a single file on the local computer or a network share
- Back up to multiple striped files on the local computer or a network share
- Back up to tape using Tivoli Storage Manager
- Back up to Data Domain
- Back up to Amazon S3 Cloud
- Back up to Microsoft Azure Cloud
- Back up to tape using Tivoli Storage Manager Striped Files
What do you do if you do not have an existing archive?
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What accounts can you specify to access the backup files location?
Specify the account to access the filesystem when you select any of the following location types: Single File, Striped files, or Data Domain. Depending whether you selected the SQL Server Agent or the SQL Safe Backup Agent for your policy, you you will be able to choose between SQL Server Agent service account/SQL Safe Backup Agent service account respectively or a Windows account. Click Account and select your preferred option.
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How do you keep the backups running despite network errors?
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How do you backup to multiple stripes using TSM Servers?
You can also back up to tape using Tivoli Storage Manager Striped Files. If you select this option, provide the following information:
- The location of the TSM Client configuration file
- High level file path
- Management class
- The number of striped archives to use and the respective names for each low level file name
You can also configure SQL Safe to mark these files as inactive after a specified age.
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- Append/Overwrite - select if you want to append the backup archive to an existing one or if you prefer to overwrite it.
- Bucket Name - define the name of the Amazon S3 bucket where your backup will be stored
- Secret Key - specify the secret key generated in your security credentials of your Amazon S3 web console. For more information, click
.Newtablink alias here url http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/managing-aws-access-keys.html - Access Key - specify specify the access key generated in your security credentials of your Amazon S3 web console. For For more information, click
Newtablink alias here. url http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/managing-aws-access-keys.html - File size - File size is used to determine the minimal parts of the backup file in bytes that will be sent to the bucket simultaneously. The minimal value for File Size is 1 000 000 bytes. Note that when backing up to a cloud location, the network quality may affect performance.
- Region - select the region where your information will be stored. You can find more information about these regions
Newtablink alias here. url http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#s3_region - Filename - specify the name with which your information will be stored
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When Microsoft Azure Storage is selected, make sure you specify the following fields:
- Container name - the name of the Azure container where your backup will be stored. Every blob in Microsoft Azure storage must reside in a container. The container forms part of the blob name. For more information, click
Newtablink alias here. url https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/storage-dotnet-how-to-use-blobs/#create-a-container - Azure Storage Account Name - the account name of your storage account. Every object you store in Azure Storage has a unique URL address. The storage account name forms the subdomain of that address. You can find more information in the following
Newtablink alias link. url https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/storage-create-storage-account/#storage-account-endpoints - Azure Access Key - the access key to your Azure Storage Account. For more information about Azure Keys, click
Newtablink alias here. url https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/storage-create-storage-account/#view-and-copy-storage-access-keys - Filename - to be used as your primary backup archive
After defining your setting in this tab, click Next to Configure the schedule of your backup operations.
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