About instance actions (NetBackup for SQL)
Table: Instance actions describes the actions or operations that you can perform on SQL Server instances from the Actions menu.
Table: Instance actions
Action | Description |
|---|---|
New > Instance | Manually adds an instance to instance management. See Manually adding a SQL Server instance in instance management. |
Properties | Displays the instance properties. |
Register | Registers an instance. |
Delete | Deletes an instance from instance management. You cannot delete an instance that is part of a policy. First, delete the instance from the Instances and Databases tab in the policy. |
Activate | Makes an instance that you deactivated in NetBackup available for backup. |
Deactivate | Makes an instance inactive in NetBackup so it is excluded from a backup. For example, if the instance is under maintenance. |
Remove from Group | Removes an instance from the instance group to which it was added. The instance is registered individually with the same credentials it had when it was a member of the instance group. |
New Group with Instances | Adds one or more instances to a new group. If you previously registered an instance, the group credentials are applied to the instance and replace the previous credentials that you configured. |
Auto Registration | See About instance group actions (NetBackup for SQL Server). |
Discover Instances | Immediately discovers any new instances that you added to your environment since the last discovery process. |
Instance Cleanup | This option lets you configure NetBackup to automatically clear orphaned instances from instance management. Orphaned instances are the instances that were discovered at one time but were never registered. To enable instance cleanup, select . Then select how often () that you want NetBackup to perform instance cleanup. |