Review the Prerequisites and Considerations
Verify that you have completed the following prerequisite tasks:
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Log into the Console.
- (Optional) Create data store to store the backup data.
- Review the prerequisites to back up an Oracle database.
- Review the Prerequisites to back up Microsoft clustered nodes and shared disk.
- (For backup of SQL when database is in full mode) Review How to enable log truncations when SQL Database is in full recovery mode.
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Review the Compatibility Matrix that provides the supported operating systems, databases, and browsers.
The following prerequisites are for hardware snapshots:
- Install a VSS hardware provider that supports hardware snapshot on the Arcserve UDP Agents. A typical configuration of a VSS hardware provider includes:
- Specifying a server that controls the LUN.
- Specifying the disk array credentials to access the disk array.
- Note: For more information on configuring the VSS hardware provider, contact your hardware provider vendor.