APPENDIX: Guidelines to Backing Up Zerto Virtual Replication
If you need to back up your Zerto Virtual Replication database, use one of the following procedures, based on the environment at your site.
The following procedures apply only to environments where both the protected platform and the recovery platform is vCenter.
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Back up an embedded Zerto Virtual Replication database
■ When the SQL database, which contains the Zerto Virtual Replication database, runs on the same virtual machine as Zerto Virtual Replication.
Backing Up an Embedded Zerto Virtual Replication Database
Back up a single, or multiple external Zerto Virtual Replication database
■ The SQL database, which contains the Zerto Virtual Replication database, runs on a separate virtual machine to the Zerto Virtual Replication machine.
■ The Zerto Virtual Replication database is the only database on the SQL Server.
Backing Up an External Zerto Virtual Replication Database - a Single Database on the SQL Server
■ The SQL database, which contains the Zerto Virtual Replication database, runs on a separate virtual machine to the Zerto Virtual Replication machine.
■ The Zerto Virtual Replication database is one of many databases on the SQL Server.
Backing Up an External Zerto Virtual Replication Database - Multiple Databases on the SQL Server