Using the Windows backup utility to archive your SnapManager backups enables you to select exactly which data you archive; however, you must be careful to avoid scheduling any backups while the archiving is performed.
Advantages
- Because you are archiving NTFS data rather than raw LUNs, you can archive exactly the data that you need, and no more.
- The procedures and tools used for this method are familiar and available to you.
Disadvantages
- Because this method relies on mounting a Snapshot copy, you must be careful to avoid scheduling any backups during the archive process, because creating a Snapshot copy of a mounted Snapshot copy results in a Snapshot copy that cannot be deleted.
- You must make sure that you get the SnapInfo directory backed up directly from the Exchange server and the Exchange data extracted from the LUN backed by a Snapshot copy from different locations into the same archive.
