You can configure application-aware backups for VM groups to protect in-guest, application plug-ins that help the Virtualization software to quiesce file systems and applications and support the recovery of granular application data.
A VM group can contain VMs that run multiple applications that are supported for application-aware backups. Create a separate VM group for each application type that is included in an application-aware backup.
Create a different VM group for each set of VMs in the same domain.
Before You Begin
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Verify that all VMs and applications in the VM group can be accessed using the same domain credentials.
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The VMs that you identify for application-aware backups vary depending on the application you are protecting:
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You can include virtual machines running Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, or Oracle applications.
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For Active Directory, include virtual machines that act as Active Directory domain controllers.
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For application-aware backups of Microsoft SharePoint, the content must be a virtual machine running a SQL Server configuration database that supports SharePoint operations.
In the VM group content, do not include the web servers that serve SharePoint data to users.
Application-aware backups set up a maximum of two SharePoint web servers that provide front ends for SharePoint operations. Any additional SharePoint web servers that point to the same configuration database are ignored.
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If a specific VM requires unique credentials, specify the credentials for that VM directly as part of the VM group content.
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Do not filter virtual machine disks. If a virtual machine disk is filtered, the VSA backup job completes with errors and the application backup job fails. You will not be able to restore application data.
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The server plan that is associated to the VM group must have 1 or more snap recovery points configured.
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To configure application-aware backups for Nutanix AHV when IntelliSnap backups are enabled, see Enabling Application-Aware IntelliSnap Backups for Nutanix AHV.
Procedure
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From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtualization.
The Overview page appears.
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On the VM Group tab, click the VM group.
The VM groups page appears.
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On the Configuration tab, in the Options area, click Edit.
The Edit options dialog box appears.
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Under Virtual machine backup type, select Application Aware.
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To specify credentials for guest VMs in the VM group, click the Edit Credentials button
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Click Save.