SQL Server legacy backups

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With Data Protection for SQL Server, you can run legacy backups and store the backup on IBM Storage® Protect server.

  • Legacy backups are a stream of bytes that Data Protection for SQL Server stores on the IBM Storage Protect server. With Data Protection for SQL Server, you cannot do legacy backups to your local system. You can only do so to IBM Storage Protect server.
  • Unlike VSS backups, volume and file-level data are not backed up using the legacy backup method.
  • With legacy backups, you can do backups of your transaction logs.