About configuring SQL Server backups with SQL Server Intelligent Policy

This topic describes the steps to configure your environment so you can perform SQL Server backups with a SQL Server Intelligent Policy.

Table: Steps to configure SQL Server backups that use a SQL Server Intelligent Policy

Step	Action	Description
Step 1	Verify that you have a supported SQL Server configuration.	See the Application/Database Agent Compatibility List.
Step 2	Ensure that requirements are met for the NetBackup server and the SQL Server software.	See NetBackup server and client requirements.
Step 3	Configure the NetBackup services for SQL Server backups and restores.	See Configuring the NetBackup services for VMware backups that protect SQL Server.
Step 4	Configure the local security privileges for SQL Server	See Configuring local security privileges for SQL Server.
Step 5	Register the SQL Server instances.	See About Instance management for a SQL Server Intelligent Policy. See Registering a SQL Server instance.
Step 7	Configure a SQL Server Intelligent policy.	See Adding a new SQL Server Intelligent Policy.
Step 8	If your SQL Server is clustered, you must configure the mappings for distributed application restores.	Configure these mappings in the Distributed Application Restore Mapping host property on the master server. See Configuring mappings for restores of a distributed application, cluster, or virtual machine .
Step 9	If your SQL Server is clustered, you must review the auto-discovered mappings for the hosts in your environment.	Approve each valid Auto-Discovered Mapping that NetBackup discovers in your environment. Perform this configuration in the Host Management properties on the master server. See Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings in Host Management.