Performing Backup Procedures; Backing Up The Database - VMware VCM 5.3 - RECOVERY GUIDE Manual

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Performing Backup Procedures

The following steps should be taken to ensure that all required databases have been properly backed up in
compliance with your corporate standards. The maintenance plan created for this process should be used
in addition to other database integrity and re-indexing maintenance plans. Although both backup plans, as
well as other maintenance tasks, may be combined into a single SQL Maintenance Plan, creating separate
plans can assist in future troubleshooting and Maintenance Plan organization.
I Although the procedures in this document apply to SQL Server, you should apply the
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concepts about backing up your data to any third-party software you are using.

Backing Up the Database

The example provided in this guide assumes a weekly full backup and a daily differential backup of each
database. Transaction log (point-in-time) backups are not available, as the VCM databases are configured
in Simple Recovery mode and should not be modified.
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