Enabling protection of passive copies of the Exchange database with VMware backups
For DAG nodes, only the active copies of the database on a VM selected for backup are cataloged. The passive copies of the databases are not cataloged. Log files are truncated for the passive copies as long as the Veritas VSS provider is installed.
To protect passive database copies, create the registry value that is described in the procedure. Designate a VM in the DAG to serve as the backup server in the DAG. Then set the registry value on that server. This backup server should have a passive copy of each database in the DAG.
To enable protection of passive copies of the Exchange database with VMware backups
- On the VM that serves as the backup server, launch regedit.exe.
- Open the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VERITAS\NetBackup\CurrentVersion\Agents
- Create a new String Value named VM_Exchange_Backup_Passive_DBs.
- Right-click on the new value and click Modify.
- In the Value data box, type Yes.
- Click OK.