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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ for Microsoft SQL Server Administrator's Guide
  3. Managing SQL Server objects for use with SQL Server Intelligent Policies
  4. Deactivating or activating an instance
Veritas NetBackup™ for Microsoft SQL Server Administrator's Guide

Deactivating or activating an instance

You can make an instance inactive in NetBackup so it is excluded from a backup. For example, if the instance is under maintenance.

To deactivate an instance

  1. Expand NetBackup Management > Applications > Microsoft SQL Server.
  2. Select the Instances node.
  3. In the right pane, select the instance that you want to deactivate.
  4. From the Actions menu, select Deactivate.

To activate an instance

  1. Expand NetBackup Management > Applications > Microsoft SQL Server.
  2. Select the Instances node.
  3. In the right pane, select the instance that you want to activate.
  4. From the Actions menu, select Activate.

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