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  • Page 2 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2008. All rights reserved. “Acronis”, “Acronis Compute with Confidence”, and the Acronis logo are trademarks of Acronis, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respective owners.
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  • Page 4 Standard Software license. A standard Software License is the general license that is available to LICENSEE. Unless the Virtual Edition Software is purchased, you have purchased the standard Software License and may run on the licensed Hardware, at any one time as follows: •...
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  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    3.3 G ....................18 ENERAL ULES OF NSTALLATION 3.3.1 Installing Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Components ..........18 3.3.2 Installing Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent Remotely........19 3.3.3 Extracting Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Components ........... 22 3.3.4...
  • Page 7 5.2.4 Specifying Credentials ......................41 5.2.5 Selecting a Backup Archive Location..................41 5.2.6 Using Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Assistant ............43 5.2.7 Setting Backup Scheduling Parameters ................. 47 5.2.8 Backup Options ........................47 5.2.9 Specifying a Task Name and Providing Comments..............48 5.2.10 Backup Summary........................
  • Page 8 12.3 ....................... 83 INDOWS EVENT LOG CHAPTER 13. VIEWING LOGS ...................... 85 APPENDIX A. ACRONIS RECOVERY FOR MS SQL SERVER: BEST PRACTICES ....86 A.1 P ......86 ROTECT YOUR SERVER FROM HARDWARE FAILURE USER ERRORS AND VIRUSES Scenario ............................86 Acronis solution ..........................

  • Page 9: Chapter 1. Introducing Acronis Recovery For Ms Sql Server

    1.1 What is Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server offers a fast and reliable disaster recovery solution to protect your Microsoft SQL Server database. Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server provides proven database backup technology that will drastically reduce disaster recovery time so you can be running again in minutes instead of hours.

  • Page 10: Why Acronis Recovery For Ms Sql Server

    Comprehensive recovery requires more than just data backup. Your Microsoft SQL Server database contains tables, logs, and other components that structure the data. Using Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server, a cohesive and intuitive backup solution, is critical to ensure a secure live database backup that can be quickly recovered.

  • Page 11: Key Features

    Transaction Logs in one action • Software Development Kit (shipped separately) Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server is shipped with SDK allowing customers to tailor backups and restores in line with their processes and regulations 1.4 Key Features Storage Locations: •...
  • Page 12 • Full • Differential • Transaction Logs Backup Features: • Tune backup strategy with Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Assistant • Backup several databases at once • Backup files/filegroups • Rolling snapshots on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise •...

  • Page 13: Supported Microsoft Sql Server Versions

    Obtaining a permanent serial number depends on the way you purchase Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server: • you will find it in a CD box if you buy a licensed Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server CD • you can receive it after registering on the Acronis web site in case you...

  • Page 14: Technical Support

    Trial Serial Numbers Acronis allows you to have a trial serial number to be able to use Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server for 14 days without buying the product. You may obtain the trial serial number in one of the following ways: •...

  • Page 15: Chapter 2. Understanding Acronis Recovery For Ms Sql Server

    Recovery for MS SQL Server sends a request to the Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent to retrieve the required instance or database from Microsoft SQL Server and sends it to Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server, which backs up the selected data.
  • Page 16 Below are diagrams describing interaction between Management Console, Agent and SDK. Integration between Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server and Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agents Integration between Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server SDK and Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agents...

  • Page 17: Chapter 3. Installation Of Acronis Recovery For Ms Sql Server

    Chapter 3. Installation of Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server From this chapter you will learn how to install Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server components both locally and remotely. 3.1 Minimum System Requirements Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server requires the following hardware: •...

  • Page 18: Firewall Settings

    3.3.1 Installing Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Components There are two ways to install Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server components – local and remote. To install Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Management Console and Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent locally: •...

  • Page 19: Installing Acronis Recovery For Ms Sql Server Agent Remotely

    It is recommended that you install Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Management Console first. This will allow you to install Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent remotely from the Management Console to any networked computer (for information about the remote installation see 3.3.2 “Installing Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent remotely”).
  • Page 20 Click Next to continue. 2. Select the program you want to install on the remote computer from the list and click Next. 3. Enter a serial number for the selected product. For information about obtaining a serial number, see section 1.8 “License Policy”. The Next button will not be active until you enter a serial number.
  • Page 21 By checking the Save password you can save the password for future connections. 5. The summary page displays all operations, which will be performed. Click Proceed to install Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent on the remote computer.

  • Page 22: Extracting Acronis Recovery For Ms Sql Server Components

    By connecting to a remote computer with Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent installed, you can set up backup and recovery tasks, browse logs, import existing maintenance plans for Microsoft SQL Server databases. 3.3.3 Extracting Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server...

  • Page 23: Removing Acronis Recovery For Ms Sql Server Components

    Recovery Server Components You can remove any Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server component separately by selecting Control panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> <component name> - > Remove. Component names are: Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server and Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent.

  • Page 24: Chapter 4. Getting Started With Acronis Recovery For Ms Sql Server

    Chapter 4. Getting started with Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server This chapter will help you to start working with Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server, and will guide you through connecting to a remote server, and remote installation of Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent.
  • Page 25 Connect to a Remote Computer – connect to a remote server where Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent is already installed If you select a server in the Computers pane, on which Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent is not installed, Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server workspace will contain two operation icons in the Pick a Tool group: •...

  • Page 26: Computers Pane

    (with their databases servers displayed), discovered by the system or added manually. Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Management Console allows you to connect to a remote computer where Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent is already installed, or to install Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent remotely.

  • Page 27: Help Menu

    Status Bar – enables/disables the status bar 4.2.4 Help Menu The Help menu is used to invoke help and obtain information about Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server. To view the Help panel, disable the Computers Tree option in the View menu.

  • Page 28: Management

    To connect to the server click Connect to a Remote Server in the Pick a Task pane (see 4.7 “Connecting to a Remote Database Server”). In case Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent is not installed on a server, click Install Acronis Agents in the Pick a Tool pane (see Chapter 3 “Installation”).

  • Page 29: Adding Servers

    4.6 Adding Servers If, for any reason, a server cannot be found with the Discover Computers tool, you can add it to the tree manually. You can apply any discovery operation later as required. The operation will add newly connected servers to the list in the Computers pane. At the same time, discovery will update the current status of all computers already included in the list.

  • Page 30: Connecting To A Remote Database Server

    To establish a remote connection, select a server in the Computers pane and click Connect to a Remote Computer in the right pane. If you have connected to this server before, Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server will use credentials for accessing the computer automatically. Otherwise a dialog window will be opened: •...

  • Page 31: Remote Installation Of Acronis Recovery For Ms Sql Server Agent

    4.8 Remote Installation of Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent The remote installation of Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent is described in detail in 3.3.2.

  • Page 32: Chapter 5. Creating Backup Archives

    Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server is a tool that backs up the necessary tables, data, and user-defined objects, but treats the database not just as a combination of files.

  • Page 33: Which Backup Strategy To Choose

    A full backup contains all data at the moment of backup creation – a complete database or instance. You can recover the entire database by restoring the database from a full database backup to a chosen location. Enough of the transaction log is included in the backup to let you recover the database to the time when the backup finished.

  • Page 34: Recovery Models

    Full backup once a week Differential backup twice a day For advice on creating the best strategy you can also rely upon Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Assistant while working with the Create Backup wizard. See 5.2.6 for detailed information.

  • Page 35: Backup Levels

    5.1.5 Backup Levels Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server allows backs up databases, as well as separate filegroups. You can choose to back up databases by separate filegroups when the database size and performance requirements make it not practical to create full database backups. In this case, each time the task is being executed, only one filegroup will be backed up.

  • Page 36: Backup

    1. You do not have to provide filenames for backups. 2. As soon as the tape is full and the Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Management Console is connected to the computer, a dialog window with a request to insert a new cartridge will appear.

  • Page 37: Specifying A Task Execution Account

    If you are not sure which backup strategy to choose, use Schedule a backup task with Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Assistant (selected by default). See 5.2.6 for details. If you know which backup method to use for your data, select the Schedule a backup task manually option.

  • Page 38: Selecting Objects To Back Up

    Change link (see 5.3.5 for details). Selecting Instances to Back Up When selecting an instance to back up Acronis will automatically backup all of the databases associated with this instance, including system databases. A list of instances can be obtained, with the connected user’s priviligies that cannot be changed.
  • Page 39 Change link (see 5.2.3 for details). Setting rolling snapshots options Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server supports Rolling Snapshot (for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition only). Rolling Snapshots make allow for near- instantaneous recovery of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 databases in cases of human error or logical data corruption.
  • Page 40 • Full backup is created - Rolling Snapshots will be created immediately after creation of the full backup • Differential backup is created - Rolling Snapshots will be created immediately after creation of the differential backup • Transaction log backup is created - Rolling Snapshots will be created immediately after the creation of the transaction log Please be aware that it is not possible to create Rolling Snapshots of the master and model system databases.

  • Page 41: Specifying Credentials

    The domain name must also be specified if the user is a member of a domain DOMAIN\Username 5.2.5 Selecting a Backup Archive Location Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server supports the following places and media for backup destinations: • Acronis Backup Server (shipped with Acronis True Image Echo™ Enterprise Server) •...
  • Page 42 We recommend you to store the archives of each task in a separate location to avoid confusion during recovery. Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server guarantees the integrity of the backups chain only in a separate archive. Thus, creation of a new archive will start a new chain of backups.

  • Page 43: Using Acronis Recovery For Ms Sql Server Assistant

    Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server allows you to clean storage places to avoid storing out of date archives. See Chapter 8 “Backup Location Clean-up” for details.
  • Page 44 At this step specify a period of time when data changes significantly. This will help the Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Assistant define the schedule for backup creation – how often to run the backup operation and which backup method to choose.
  • Page 45 Click Next to continue. Server Load During a Day Specify workload distribution on the database server throughout the day. As in the previous step, this information will help to define a backup schedule according to your company’s server’s load. In the table there are three rows representing three levels of load (High, Medium and Low), and twenty four columns representing 24 hours of the day.
  • Page 46 The table below describes different backup strategies according to your requirements for storage space and speed. The final strategy created by the Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Assistant will be displayed in a Schedule page (see 5.6.3 for details).

  • Page 47: Setting Backup Scheduling Parameters

    To quit task scheduling without saving, click Cancel. Note, Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server allows you to set multiple schedules for one task. For example, you should not only backup your data once a week, but also on the last day of each month.

  • Page 48: Specifying A Task Name And Providing Comments

    5.2.9 Specifying a Task Name and Providing Comments On the Task Name and Archive Comments wizard page, you can provide a name and comments for the backup task. Enter a task name in the Task Name field to identify and organize tasks by operation (edit, delete, etc.).

  • Page 49: Setting Default Backup Options

    5.3 Setting Default Backup Options Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server lets you set the backup options you want to use as default for future tasks. To edit the default backup options, select Tools -> Options from the main program menu.

  • Page 50: Pre/Post Commands

    5.3.1 Pre/Post Commands You can specify commands (or even batch files) that will be automatically executed before and after the backup procedure. For example, you may want to start/stop certain Windows processes, or check your data before starting the backup operation. You can use commands set by default, as well as specify your own commands.

  • Page 51: Backup Priority

    5.3.3 Backup Priority You can set up the backup process priority: • Low - the backup process will run slower, but it will not influence other processes running on your computer • Normal - the backup process will run with normal priority •...

  • Page 52: Backup Protection

    Enter a password in the text field and confirm it. The password is case sensitive. Please keep in mind that in the Restore Data wizard, Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server will ask for a password after you select a folder within the archive location. Only those archives that were protected with the password you typed in or non password- protected archives will be displayed.

  • Page 53: Bandwidth Throttling

    You can specify the behavior of Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server when creating differential backup or backing up transaction logs of databases with the Simple recovery model: • Create a differential backup if transaction log backup creation is impossible; Create a full backup if a differential backup creation fails –...

  • Page 54: Additional Settings

    5.3.7 Additional Settings Validate backup archive once it has been created When enabled, the program will verify the integrity of the archive immediately after it’s created. To validate archive data integrity you must have all of the backups in the series (full, differential and transaction log backups) available in the same location.

  • Page 55: Chapter 6. Disaster Recovery Plan

    Chapter 6. Disaster Recovery Plan It is extremely important for all organizations and users to have detailed instructions describing the process for recovering data quickly and efficiently in case of disaster – a Disaster Recovery Plan. This plan should contain all of the required information to guide someone through the recovery process.
  • Page 56 2. Select the databases you want to obtain the Disaster Recovery Plan for 3. Choose whether you want to receive the Disaster Recovery Plan by e-mail or to view it in HTML format 4. If in the previous step you selected to receive the Disaster Recovery Plan by e-mail, you will need to specify the e-mail parameters Specify the e-mail account that will be used for sending the Disaster Recovery Plan.

  • Page 57: Scheduling Receipt Of The Disaster Recovery Plan

    5. The final stage of the Disaster Recovery Plan Creation wizard is the summary window, which display the list of operations to be performed. Click Finish to obtain the Disaster Recovery Plan immediately. In the latter case an e-mail will be sent to the address you specified or a HTML version of the Disaster Recovery Plan will be opened in your web browser after you click Finish.

  • Page 58: Summary

    4. The final stage of the Disaster Recovery Plan Creation wizard is the summary window which displays the list of operations to be performed. Click Finish to schedule receipt of the Disaster Recovery Plan after each update. Summary Thus, in case of disaster, you only need to take the most recent version of the Disaster Recovery Plan and follow the instructions to restore your databases.

  • Page 59: Chapter 7. Import A Maintenance Plan

    Chapter 7. Import a Maintenance Plan With Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server, you are able to import an existing Microsoft SQL Server Maintenance Plan for a database and convert it into an Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server task. Later on, you can work with the imported task, as with the regular Acronis backup task i.e.: launch the task, edit the tasks’...

  • Page 60: Selecting A Maintenance Plan

    In the final step, the import summary is displayed. Up to this point, you can click Back to make changes in the created task. If you click Cancel, no maintenance plan will be imported. Clicking Proceed will launch the task execution – importing the SQL Maintenance Plan and converting it to an Acronis task.

  • Page 61: Chapter 8. Backup Location Clean-Up

    8.2 Selecting the Backup Archive Location Select the backup location you want to clean from the tree, or manually specify the path to it in the Path field below the tree. You can also select Acronis backup locations (such as Acronis Backup Server).

  • Page 62: Providing A Password

    8.3 Providing a Password If there are any password-protected backup archives in the location you have selected (see 8.2), you will need to enter the password to clean up the archive location. Click Next to continue. 8.4 Specifying Cleaning Options Specify the maximum lifetime of an archive and the maximum number of full backups to store.

  • Page 63: Schedule Cleaning

    8.5 Schedule Cleaning Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server allows you to schedule backup location clean-up. Specify the schedule that would be the best for your needs (see Chapter 10. “Scheduling Tasks” for detailed information).

  • Page 65: Chapter 9. Restoring The Backup Data

    Chapter 9. Restoring the Backup Data Launch the Restore Data wizard by clicking on the restore operation icon in the main workspace. 9.1 Restore 9.1.1 Restoration Time Selection In the first step of the Restore Data wizard you will select when to run the restoration process.

  • Page 66: Selecting A Database Backup Location

    Select the appropriate backup location in the tree or specify the path to it manually in the Path field below the tree. Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server stores up to ten locations for the last archives created in a special folder – Recent Backup Locations - so you can easily locate the appropriate archive.

  • Page 67: Providing A Password

    - Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server allows you to specify a date and time to restore your data from. As with restoring to the point of failure, Acronis...

  • Page 68: Content Selection

    Log. After selecting the appropriate option click Next to continue. 9.1.7 Content Selection Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server allows restoring instances, single databases and filegroups. Select a database server from the tree in the left pane. Restoring Instances Choose an instance to restore. Information about this instance will be displayed on the right.
  • Page 69 If you do not define the full path, the files will be added to the default data directory of the current instance. Note, existing paths for data and log files will be used as default. Also, Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server allows you to specify paths for separate files.
  • Page 70 Click OK to continue. Restoring System Databases System databases can only be restored from a backup created in the Microsoft SQL Server version that the server instance is currently running. The master database must be accessible to run a Microsoft SQL Server instance and to restore databases.

  • Page 71: Restore Options

    If the filegroup restore completes with an error message about the database checksum validation failure (824), the database is not consistent after restoring. You should restore the entire database. After defining all the required parameters click Next to continue. 9.1.8 Restore Options Select the options for the restoration process (Pre/Post commands, restoration process priority etc.).

  • Page 72: Restore Summary

    9.1.10 Restore Summary In the final step, the restoration summary is displayed. Up to this point, you can click Back to make changes in the created task. If you click Cancel, no databases will be restored. Click Finish to save the schedule or start the restore task immediately. 9.2 Setting Default Restore Options To view or edit the default restore options, select Tools ->...

  • Page 73: Pre/Post Commands

    9.2.1 Pre/Post Commands You can specify commands or batch files to be automatically executed before and after the restore procedure. Click Edit to open the Edit Command window and input the command, its arguments and the working directory, or browse folders to find a batch file.

  • Page 74: Additional Settings

    9.2.3 Additional Settings Backup archive validation Before data is restored from the archive, Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server can check its integrity. If you suspect that the archive might have been corrupted, select Validate backup archive before restoration. Databases overwriting mode This option allows you to keep useful data changes made since the restored backup was completed.

  • Page 76: Chapter 10. Scheduling Tasks

    Chapter 10. Scheduling Tasks 10.1 What is a task? A task is a job you execute for a database that includes the type of operation (backup, restore, etc.), parameters of the operation (what to backup, what to restore, etc.) and a schedule (optional).
  • Page 77 Daily - the task will be executed daily at the specified time. You can set the following parameters: Parameter Description Recur every (…) The task execution frequency days Start time Time for starting the task. The current time is set by default Repeat Task execution frequency: Once for a single execution and Every (…) for periodic executions throughout the day (in...
  • Page 78 End date Select this check box to specify the date when this schedule will be disabled Monthly - the task will be executed monthly at the specified time and day. You can set the following parameters: Parameter Description Months Select months for the task execution from the drop-down list. Then choose one of the following parameters: Days - choose this parameter to specify days of the selected months for task execution.
  • Page 79 To quit task scheduling without saving, click Cancel. Note, Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server allows you to set multiple schedules for one task. For example, you can backup your data not only once a week, but also on the last day of each month.

  • Page 80: Chapter 11. Managing Tasks

    Tools -> Manage tasks menu item. All the scheduled tasks appear in the Scheduled Tasks pane in the Manage Computer Tasks window of the Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Management Console. Information about the task name, credentials, the type of backup, its status (completed, scheduled), the task’s schedule and the date and time when it was run...

  • Page 81: Editing A Task

    11.1 Editing a Task To edit a task, select it in the Tasks window and click Edit Task on the left. Follow the wizard’s instructions on the screen. 11.2 Deleting a Task To delete an existing task, select it in the Tasks window and click Delete Task on the left.

  • Page 82: Chapter 12. Notifications

    Chapter 12. Notifications Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server can notify you when a task is complete using an SNMP service or via e-mail. By default all notifications are disabled. 12.1 E-mail Notifications Specify the default e-mail account that will be used for notifications regarding the backup operation process.

  • Page 83: Snmp

    You can check if the settings are correct by clicking the Send Test E-mail Message button. 12.2 SNMP You can choose whether to send event log messages issued by Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server to computers running SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) management applications.
  • Page 84 • Warnings and errors - warnings and error messages will be recorded to the Windows Event Log • Errors only - only error messages will be recorded to the Windows Event...

  • Page 85: Chapter 13. Viewing Logs

    Chapter 13. Viewing Logs Users can view the Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server working logs. The logs provide information about scheduled task results, including failure reasons, if any. To view logs, click the Logs item in the Pick a Tool group.

  • Page 86: Appendix A. Acronis Recovery For Ms Sql Server: Best Practices

    Agents on the server where Microsoft SQL Server instances are located For every Microsoft SQL Server instance perform the following actions: 2. Connect to the server from the Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Management Console using the appropriate credentials 3.
  • Page 87 2. Install Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent on the server 3. Connect to the server from Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Management Console using the appropriate credentials 4. Launch the Restore Data wizard and follow the instructions to restore the database: a.

  • Page 88: Protect Your Server To Guarantee Minimal Data Loss

    1. Recover the server from viruses, reinstall the operating system or replace the server with a new one. 2. Connect to the server from Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Management Console using the appropriate credentials 3. Launch the Restore Data wizard and follow the instructions to restore the database: a.

  • Page 89: Acronis Solution

    2. Set the old database to StandBy mode. 3. Create a backup of the old Microsoft SQL Server instance using a previously created task (running it from the Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Management Console) or create a new task (full backup).

  • Page 90: Acronis Solution

    Acronis solution The database administrator can use previously created backup tasks and start them manually from the Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Management Console. Another option is to start a new task for creating full backups. The administrator can...

  • Page 91: Appendix B. Installing Acronis Recovery For Ms Sql Server From Command Line

    Appendix B. Installing Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server from command line Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server supports the Microsoft Installer utility msiexec.exe ) with all its commands. Here is the MSI installation command and options: Install Options /i <Component.msi | ProductCode>...
  • Page 92 This option ignores any property values you specify at the command line. To install the component with elevated privileges, use Example msiexec /jm C:\Agent_MSSQL.msi Advertises Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent for all users of the computer. Logging Level Options LogFile msiexec /L [i][w][e][a][r][u][c][m][p][v][+][!] .txt...
  • Page 93 Example msiexec /i C:\Agent_MSSQL.msi /Lime logs.txt logs.txt Installs Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent and creates log file containing information about the status, out-of-memory and error messages. Applying a Patch Options /p PatchPackage /p - Applies a patch...
  • Page 94 The modal box is not displayed if the user cancels the installation. Example msiexec /qb Agent_MSSQL.msi Displays the basic user interface options during the Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Agent installation. Copyright Information Displaying Options msiexec {/?|/h} Displays the Windows Installer version and copyright information.

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