Chapter 8

Understanding SnapManager Backup

This section provides background information about SnapManager Backup and SnapManager backup sets. The following topics are covered:

• How SnapManager Backup works
• How SnapManager backup data is organized
• How SnapManager checks database integrity in backup sets
• Ways to manage the number of backup sets kept online
• Ways to manage the backup and deletion of transaction logs
• When to run a SnapManager backup
• About Exchange options and Exchange System Manager

  Attention
  You must run SnapManager from the system console, not from a Terminal Services client. Do not use Terminal Services for any type of SnapManager administration, because you might miss critical information that is displayed only in pop-up boxes at the system console.

Related topics

• Chapter 9, Backing Up Databases with SnapManager
• Chapter 10, Restoring Databases with SnapManager
• Chapter 11, Managing Backup and Restore Snapshots

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