Registering a SQL Server instance or availability replica
To protect SQL Server with an Intelligent Policy, you must register the SQL Server instances or availability replicas with credentials. Replicas must be registered individually; however, you can use an instance group to all the replicas with the same credentials.
Refer to Table: Options to register credentials to determine the best option for your environment.
To register a SQL Server instance or availability replica
- In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand NetBackup Management > Applications > Microsoft SQL Server.
- Select the instances or replicas, as follows:
To select instances, click All Instances.
The right pane displays a list of instances.
To select replicas, click Availability Groups > Availability group name.
The right pane displays a list of replicas for the availability group.
- Select the instances or replicas that you want to register. Any instances or replicas that have previously been registered show a date and time in the Registered column.
- Choose Actions > Register.
- Select the credentials you want to use.
When you register a cluster instance, NetBackup validates the credentials on the active node. The credentials must be valid for all nodes in the cluster.
See About credentials used with SQL Server Intelligent Policy.
- Click OK.
NetBackup requests detailed information about the instances or replicas from the NetBackup client and displays it in Applications node.
