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PowerProtect Data Manager: Microsoft SQL Database Backup and Recovery
Executive summary Data Manager overview Deployment requirements Security SQL database backup
Data paths
Native view for SQL assets
Dynamic protection
Excluding databases from backup
Exclude unprotectable database
Asset assignment conflict notification
Centralized Application Direct backup workflow
Self-service Application Direct backup workflow
Application-aware backup workflow
SQL database recovery Support for existing SQL agent backups with Data Manager Disaster recovery Technical support and resources

Exclude unprotectable database

Exclude unprotectable database

  • Until Data Manager version 19.9, if a database was in an unprotectable state (offline / recovery mode), its backup would fail. Starting with Data Manager version 19.10, you can exclude the unprotectable SQL databases from all backups. This is a protection policy option to exclude unprotectable SQL databases from the Data Manager UI.

    For example, the following SQL Server has two online databases (database01 and database02) and one offline database (database03).

    Select “Exclude Unprotectable Database” on the Protection > Protection Policies > Add Policy > Options page.

    By selecting the option “Exclude Unprotectable Database” in the protection policy, Data Manager provides the ability to skip the unprotectable database (offline / recovery mode).

    Once the backup is complete, the reason for the Skipped status appears in the errors section, as shown here: