After the Windows Agent and required plug-ins are installed on cluster nodes and added in Portal as described in Add a Windows cluster, you can add backup jobs to protect the Windows failover cluster.
To fully protect a Windows cluster, you must back up:
•the quorum disk
•each physical node in the cluster
•cluster volumes
In a SQL Server cluster, you must also back up the SQL Server databases to provide point-in-time database recovery.
When a backup job runs on a virtual server, the job is automatically directed to the active cluster node. However, if failover occurs when a backup is in progress, the backup will fail and must be run again.
To add backup jobs for a Windows cluster:
1. In Portal, add the backup jobs shown in the following table:
|
Job |
Computer where job is created |
Cluster component protected |
Job description |
|
A |
Virtual server for the cluster core |
Quorum disk |
Image or local system job that backs up the quorum disk. See Add an Image backup job or Add a Windows backup job. |
|
B |
Each node in the cluster |
Physical nodes in the cluster |
On each node in the cluster, a Bare Metal Restore (BMR) backup job created using the Image Plug-in or Windows Agent. See Add an Image backup job or Add a Windows backup job. |
|
C |
Virtual server for each cluster role |
Cluster disks |
On the virtual server for each cluster role (e.g., file server or SQL Server), an Image or local system job that backs up cluster disks for the role. See Add an Image backup job or Add a Windows backup job. |
|
D |
Virtual server for the SQL Server role |
SQL Server databases |
SQL Server Plug-in job that backs up all SQL Server databases. See Add a SQL Server Plug-in backup job. |
2. Schedule the backup jobs to run in the order shown in Step 1.