Category Archives: Data Protection

How to configure Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5.8 or 6.x with vSphere Replication?

This post covers integrating Site Recovery Manager (SRM) with vSphere based replication. There are some others post that you should read before: Site Recovery Manager (SRM): Architecture overview Site Recovery Manager (SRM): installing with embedded database Site Recovery Manager (SRM): installing with external database Installing and configuring vSphere Replication 6.0 After you install SRM and… Read More »

How to install and configure VMware vSphere Replication (Hypervisor Based Replication) 6.0?

VMware vSphere Replication (Hypervisor Based Replication HBR) is a solution included in the Essentials Plus Kit and higher editions of vSphere. As I mentioned in Site Recovery Manager: Architecture Overview and Features vSphere replication can be used with SRM for Disaster Recovery purpose. However, SRM is not necessary, just potentially VMs recovery in DR would… Read More »

How to restore Microsoft SQL databases using NetBackup?

In the previous post here I showed how to use NetBackup to backup/protect Microsoft SQL databases. This post covers restoration of SQL databases. There are two main possibilities: Restore a database at its original location. Restore a database to an alternative location. Restoring database - original location To restore a database at its original location… Read More »