Enable SQL Database exclusions from application-aware image processing
Challenge
A SQL Database can be excluded from Veeam Application-Aware image processing
Solution
The solution below will instruct you on how to enable and use the DBExclusion menu that is built-in to Veeam Backup & Replication v7 or newer.
- Connect to the server where Veeam Backup & Replication is installed
- Close any open Veeam Backup & Replication console windows.
- Open Regedit.exe
- Navigate to the key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\
- Add a new DWORD ‘EnableDBExclusions’
- Set the Value to 1
- Close the Registry Editor and open Veeam Backup & Replication
- Open “Database Exclusions” from the Main Menu
- In the window that pops up, click Add.
- Specify the DNS name (case sensitive) or the IP address and the instance name (case sensitive) containing the data that you wish to exclude from VSS Freezing and being Quiesced.
- Specify the Database name (case sensitive) that you wish to exclude from application-aware image processing.
More information
NOTE: The key works only for Microsoft SQL server databases.
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