Protect Microsoft SQL Server assets
The following procedure describes how to subscribe an Microsoft SQL Server asset to a protection plan. When you subscribe an asset to a protection plan, you assign predefined backup settings to the asset.
Note the following:
The RBAC role that is assigned to you must give you access to the assets that you want to manage and to the protection plans that you want to use.
Databases only appear on the tabs if they meet one of the following criteria: A backup exists of the database, the database instance has validated credentials, or a manual discovery of databases was performed.
To protect Microsoft SQL Server assets
- On the left, click Workloads > Microsoft SQL Server.
- Choose the asset or assets that you want to protect.
All the databases in an instance
On the Instances tab, select the box for the instance that you want to protect.
An individual database
On the Instances tab, click on the instance that contains the database you want to protect.
On the Databases tab, click the box for one or more databases.
An availability group
On the Availability groups tab click the box for the availability group name.
An individual availability database
On the Availability groups tab click on the availability group name that contains the database that you want to protect.
On the Databases tab, click the box for one or more databases.
A SQL Server cluster
On the Instances tab, select the box for the instance that belongs to the cluster.
The Host name is the virtual name of the SQL Server cluster.
A SQL Server failover cluster instance (FCI)
On the Instances tab, select the instance name depending on if you want to protect the cluster or a node in the cluster:
The instance name, where the Host name is the cluster name of the FCI.
The backup is attempted on the active node. Both nodes must be hosts of the same master server and the instances must have valid credentials registered.
The instance name, where the Host name is one of the physical node names of the FCI.
For the backup to succeed, this node must be the active node in the cluster. The backup is cataloged under the cluster name.
A SQL Server host that uses multiple NICs
On the Instances tab, select the instance:
The instance name, where the Host name is the private interface name of the SQL Server host.
The instance name for a SQL Server cluster that uses multiple NICs, where the Host name is the private interface name of the virtual SQL Server.
- Click Add protection.
- Select a protection plan and click Next.
For a snapshot backup, look for a protection plan that lists Snapshot options and a Snapshot method.
See Snapshot methods.
For an availability group, select a protection plan that has a configured Availability database backup preference, either Protect primary replica or Protect preferred replica.
Do not subscribe an availability group to a protection plan that has a setting of None or Skip availability databases.
- If you have the necessary role permissions you can adjust one or more of the following settings:
Schedules and retention
Change the backup start window. For transaction log schedules, you can also edit the frequency and the retention.
Backup options and Configuration options
Adjust the performance tuning options or change or enable any options for the protection plan.
- Click Protect.
The results of your choices appear under Instances or Databases.