Backing up and verifying a CCR replica database and production database

You can back up and verify a CCR replica database and production database using SnapManager Backup.

Steps

1. In the SnapManager console, select the Continuous Cluster Replica (CCR) node on which you want to create the primary backup.
2. Click Backup either in the CCR Active node or passive node in the Scope pane.
3. Click Backup Wizard in the Actions pane.
4. Select the storage group that you want to back up or verify.

5. In the Backup or Verify Databases and Transaction Logs window, do either of the following:

   If you want to...	Then do this...
   Back up databases and transaction logs in the selected Storage Group	Select Back up databases and transaction logs.
   Verify the databases and transaction logs in an unverified backup	Select Verify databases and transaction logs in the most unverified backups.

6. In the Backup Management Group window, select the management group for this backup operation.
7. In the Select the naming convention for the newest backup window, select Use generic (“_recent”) or Use unique (“time stamp”) according to your requirement.
8. To delete older backups, enter the number of backups to be retained or the number of days to retain the backups in the Delete Older Backups window.
9. In the Retain Up-to-The-Minute Restore ability for Older backups window, do either of the following:

   If you want to...	Then do this...
   You do not want to delete the transaction logs that are saved in the SnapInfo directory	Select Yes, the retain up-to-the-minute restore capability for older backups.
   You want to delete the transaction logs that are saved in the SnapInfo directory	Select No, allow older backups to become point-in-time only.

10. To back up the truncated logs, select Yes, backup truncated transaction logs in the Truncated log backup window.
11. In the Verify the Databases and Transaction Logs in this Backup window, do either of the following:

    If you want to...	Then do this...
    Verify the physical integrity of the databases and transaction logs	Select Yes, I want to verify the databases and transaction logs after this backup is complete. Note: Click Verification Settings button to launch the Databases Verification Settings dialog box to select the SnapMirror relationship for the integrity verification.
    Verify the physical integrity of the databases and transaction logs later	Select No, I want to verify the databases and transaction logs in this backup later.

12. In the Update SnapMirror After Operation window, do either of the following:

    If you want to...	Then do this...
    You want to request a SnapMirror update	Select Yes, request a SnapMirror update after operation.
    You do not want to request a SnapMirror update	Select No at this time.
    You want to run integrity verification on the Exchange databases and transaction logs that are stored on the destination volume	Select Verify on available SnapMirror destination volumes.
    You do not want to run integrity verification on the Exchange databases and transaction logs that are stored on the destination volume	Clear Verify on available SnapMirror destination volumes.

13. To run a command after the backup is complete, select Yes, run a command after this operation in the Run Command After Operation window.
14. In the Complete the Backup wizard window, verify the backup settings and click Finish.
15. You can also schedule a backup process by selecting the Schedule button in the Complete the Backup wizard screen.
16. In the Backup Status window, click the Start Now button to initiate a backup process.