A 3-node Microsoft SQL Always On cluster is running in a VMware environment.
The RPOs are:
• 1 day for the cluster nodes
• 15 minutes for the log files
How should the cluster be backed up?
A 3-node Microsoft SQL Always On cluster is running in a VMware environment.
The RPOs are:
• 1 day for the cluster nodes
• 15 minutes for the log files
How should the cluster be backed up?
The requirement is to have a backup with a Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of 1 day for the cluster nodes and 15 minutes for the transaction logs. Using Veeam Backup and Replication with a VMware backup job that includes the 3 nodes of the cluster and leverages Application-Aware Processing to back up the transaction logs every 15 minutes will meet these requirements. This approach ensures that both the nodes and the transaction logs are backed up appropriately, aligning with the specified RPOs.
The question is : A 3-node Microsoft SQL Always On cluster is running in a "VMware environment." Because the "vmware environnement" word, we can deduct than the nodes are VM, so the only solution for me it's A.
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/agents/cluster_always_on_hiw.html?ver=120
B does not mention to backup the transaction logs every 15 mins
I prefer answer C
Why not A?
Always On Availability Groups with no underlying failover cluster (Clusterless Availability Groups) are not supported: https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/agents/cluster_support.html?ver=120 To process Always On Availability Group, you must complete the following tasks: In Veeam Backup & Replication, create a protection group that includes Active Directory objects. Add to this protection group the failover cluster account of the failover cluster whose data you want to back up. https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/agents/cluster_always_on_hiw.html?ver=120
Always On Availability Groups with no underlying failover cluster (Clusterless Availability Groups) are not supported: https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/agents/cluster_support.html?ver=120 To process Always On Availability Group, you must complete the following tasks: In Veeam Backup & Replication, create a protection group that includes Active Directory objects. Add to this protection group the failover cluster account of the failover cluster whose data you want to back up. https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/agents/cluster_always_on_hiw.html?ver=120
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