Subclient Properties (Server Selection)

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Use the Server Selection tab to select the Database Availability Group (DAG) servers.

Server Selection

  • Automatic Selection

    When this option is selected, all the available DAG servers are selected automatically. In the DAG Options area, you can define the backup conditions that are available.

  • Manual Selection

    When this option is selected, you can assign any server that is available within the DAG to each database individually.

  • Discover

    When Manual Selection is selected, click this button to discover which servers are available. The servers appear in the Server Associations list.

DAG Options

  • Backup from Passive Copy

    When this option is selected, backups run on the first available passive server. This option is selected by default.

  • Backup from Active Copy if No Passive Copy is Available

    When this option is selected, backups run on the active server if no passive server is available.

  • Use Last Activation Preference to Select Passive Copy

    When this option is selected, backups run on a server with the highest activation number. This ensures the backup runs on a server that is least likely to become active in a failover case.

    Note

    If Automatic selection is selected, but all the DAG options are cleared, the backups run on the active server. In this case, backups run on the passive server only when no active server is available.

Server Associations

This field lists the names of the servers that were found during discovery.

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