Data backup overview

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IBM Storage Protect Snapshot can use the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) framework to produce a point-in-time, consistent, online copy of Exchange Server, SQL Server, file system, or custom application data.

  • Database backup types With IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Exchange Server and IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for SQL Server, you can use the common interface in the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) framework to create database backups.

  • Data backup methods

    With IBM Storage Protect Snapshot, you can use Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to back up Exchange Server and SQL Server data. For SQL Server, you can also run legacy backups that create a copy of all or part of an SQL database or logs on IBM Storage Protect storage media.

  • Policy management with IBM Storage Protect Snapshot

    With IBM Storage Protect Snapshot, you can manage and configure storage management policies for backups. A backup policy determines how backups on local shadow volumes are managed and retained.