VMware and Microsoft VSS

How to correctly back up and recover Microsoft SQL, Exchange, Active Directory and SharePoint in a VMware environment.

Written by: Anton Gostev, Product Manager, Veeam Software

More and more organizations are choosing VMware Infrastructure to virtualize their mission - critical applications (SQL Server, Exchange, Active Directory, SharePoint,) to create a flexible, easily administered virtual infrastructure.

Virtual machines (VMs) and the applications they run must be protected against failure. The proper backup and recovery of virtual systems is of equal importance to the protection of physical systems. However, virtual system backup is typically done differently from physical system backup.

Download this informative white paper to learn how to ensure that your VM backup application promotes complete VSS support. Producing transactionally consistent backup images, and performing the correct restore procedure for all of the applications hosted inside the VM images will ensure your VM backup application is providing optimal protection.