You must complete the required steps to configure a client resource using the Client Backup Configuration wizard.
Procedure
1. Open the NMC > NetWorker Administration GUI.
2. Click Configuration and perform either of the following steps:
l Select Configuration > New Client Wizard.
l Right-click the client and from the menu that appears, click Client Backup Configuration > New Client Wizard.
The Specify the Client Name and Type page appears.
3. Type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the NetWorker client computer in the Client Name field.
4. Select the Traditional NetWorker client option.
5. Click Next.
The Select the Backup Configuration Type page appears.
The client operating system and the NetWorker version being used in the
configuration setup are automatically displayed in the Client Operating System field and NetWorker Client Version field respectively.
6. Select SQL Server.
7. Click Next.
The Specify the Client Backup Options page appears.
The Client Direct option is selected by default. The Client Direct support provided by NetWorker 8.2 and later is available in NMM. The NetWorker Module for Microsoft Administration Guide and NetWorker Administration Guide provide details about this feature.
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8. Select the Parallel save streams per save set option to enable multiple save streams for each save set during backup.
9. Leave the Target Pool field blank so that no client is associated to any pool.
10.Select one of the following options under Deduplication:
l Select the None option, if you have not set up data deduplication.
l Select the Data Domain backup option, if you are using a Data Domain device for data deduplication.
l Select the Avamar backup option, if you are using an Avamar device for data deduplication.
11.Click Next.
The Select the Backup Objects page appears, containing a list of all instances and their components.
12.Select the SQL Server instance at root level or individual databases for backup.
Ensure not to select databases from two separate instances for backup. All databases that are selected must be from the same instance. Also, databases that are in offline, restoring, or loading state are unavailable for selection.
13.Click Next.
The page that appears next depends on your application setup:
l If a client resource is being configured for SQL virtual server, or SQL Server 2012 or later backups, the Client Backup Configuration wizard displays the Specify the Virtual Server Credentials page. Continue with step 15 on page 58.
l If a client resource is being configured for other SQL Server version backups, the Client Backup Configuration wizard displays the Specify the Backup Options page.
Continue with step 16 on page 58.
14.In the Specify the Virtual Server Credentials page, enter the Remote user name and Password, and click Next.
The Specify the Virtual Server Credentials page is not displayed when other SQL Server versions are used.
Before performing this step, ensure that for Windows Server 2008 R2 the User Account Control is disabled for administrators. Overview of SQL Server VDI on page 15 and esg114125 on the EMC Online Support (http://support.emc.com) provide details.
15.In the Specify the Backup Options page, select the following options:
l Select Compression/Encryption Options > NetWorker compression or 256-bit AES software encryption option to select if using 256-bit AES software encryption.
l If using SQL Server 2008 or later, select the SQL Server compression option.
l If using a SQL server 2005 or later, under Checksum Options, select the Perform checksum before writing to media option, and then if required, the Continue to backup even on checksum error option.
l Select Log Truncation Option to select when backing up transaction logs for a SQL server 2005.
l Under Skip Database Option, select the Skip simple databases during incremental backup option to select when performing instance level backup. If this option is not selected when performing database level backup, the database is not skipped and the simple recovery model database is promoted to full backup.
The simple database is skipped when the NSR_SKIP_SIMPLE_DB environmental variable is set to TRUE in client Application Information. Otherwise, the
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l Under Stripes Option, select Specify the number of stripes option to select when using stripes during backup.
l Under DBCC Consistency Check Option, select the Select all databases option to run consistency checks for all the databases. If the DBCC check fails, then the database backup is skipped and backup status of the group appears as failed.
This ensures that all backed up database is suitable for recoveries. This option is available with SQL Server 2005 or later instances.
To specify certain databases for the DBCC check, type the database names in the Databases field.
l Click Next.
The Select the NetWorker Client Properties page appears.
16.Select the browse policy, retention policy, and backup schedule for the backup.
17.Type a comment for the client in the Client comment field.
18.Leave the Remote access field blank.
19.Click Next.
The Specify the NetWorker Backup Group page appears.
20.Select Add to an existing group option to select a group from the existing list. Only groups without snapshot policies are available for selection.
21.Select Create a new group option to create a new group. To create a new group, select the following options:
a. Type the a group name.
b. Select the client retries.
c. Choose the schedule backup time in the Schedule Backup Start Time.
d. Select the Automatically start backup at the scheduled time to start the backup automatically at the designated time.
If a storage node is being used in your configuration setup, the Specify the Storage Node Options page appears.
Ensure that the newly created group is associated with a backup pool (and
associated backup device) of your choice. To associate a backup group with a pool resource, go back to the pool resource, right-click and select Properties. Now select the newly created group listed under Basic > Data Source > Groups. This step can be performed only after exiting the Client Backup Configuration wizard.
22.Click Next.
The Specify the Storage Node Options page appears.
23.Under Backup Storage Nodes, select either of the following options and click Next:
l Select the Automatically select the storage node and devices for the client option to select the storage node or device that is available.
l Select the Backup to NetWorker server only option when a NetWorker storage node is not being used.
l Select the Backup to the following storage nodes options to select the NetWorker storage node name and other details.
The Backup Configuration Summary page appears.
24.Check the details in the Backup Configuration Summary page to make sure that the configuration choices made are correct. Select Back to revisit the previous pages and make changes, or select Create to configure the client resources.
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The Client Configuration Results page appears with details about the client resources that have been created for a required SQL Server.
25.Click Finish.
26.To verify the details for the client, select the client, right-click and view the Client Propertiespage in the NetWorker Management Console.
27.To make changes to the configuration that was created earlier, right-click on that client resource and select Client Backup Configuration > Modify.