VSS-aware backup sets (Windows)

Working with backup sets : VSS-aware backup sets (Windows)

About VSS-aware backup sets

VSS-aware backup sets use the target backup computer’s Microsoft VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) components to perform online backup. This kind of backup set is available in Windows DS-Clients only.

VSS-aware backup sets can be created for the following server types:

• Microsoft SQL Server

NOTE: If you plan to integrate a Microsoft SQL Server backup set with Nimble Storage, see the section on Nimble integration in the Knowledge Base article “Backup / Restore of Microsoft SQL Server (VSS-aware backup sets)”.

• Microsoft Exchange Server

• Microsoft Hyper-V Server (virtual machine)

• Microsoft Hyper-V Server Cluster (virtual machine)

• Microsoft SharePoint Server

NOTE: The VSS-aware backup set type does not support backup of Microsoft SharePoint Servers configured with RBS - Remote BLOB (Binary Large Objects) Storage. Microsoft’s VSS writers are not able to access remote BLOB data files. To backup Microsoft SharePoint Servers configured with RBS, use the ‘classic’ Microsoft SQL Server backup set type (with VDI).