About instant recovery backup sets
You can use instant recovery backup sets to save uncompressed and unencrypted backup data in its native format to a configured storage location called the instant recovery vault.
The following kinds of backup sets can be configured for instant recovery:
• File System
• Microsoft Exchange Server (VSS-aware)
• Microsoft Hyper-V Server (VSS-aware)
• Microsoft SharePoint Server (VSS-aware)
• Microsoft SQL Server (VSS-aware)
• VMware VADP
Two backup set configurations can send backup data to the instant recovery vault:
• Instant recovery backup set type — This is the dedicated backup set type for instant recovery. Each time a backup is run, a new generation is stored in the instant recovery vault up to the maximum number of generations configured for the backup item.
• Online backup set type with the Save in instant recovery vault option — This configuration backs up data to both online storage and the instant recovery vault.