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Database backup and restore tool: do regular backups?

snmdla

As a new feature of Sophos Enterprise Console Version 5.1, Sophos
delivers the DataBackupRestore.exe program "to backup and restore your
management server's data and configuration" (Article ID: 114299).

My question: is this tool only meant to do backups before upgrades, or
would it be a good idea to use this tool do regular backups (weekly or
so)? I think that the docs do not say anything on this.

Tx, Thomas

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    Christian,

    thanks for your explanation. Of course we do have regular backups of this server, but these are "hot" file level backups, with no shutdown of the Sophos MS Sql Server DB.

    Thus, I doubt, if this would give a valid backup of the database files (which appear to be in a path like C:\Programme\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.SOPHOS\MSSQL\DATA).

    So again, would it be worth the effort to do regular runs of the tool to get valid DB server backups?

    Thanks, Thomas

    :47890
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    Christian,

    thanks for your explanation. Of course we do have regular backups of this server, but these are "hot" file level backups, with no shutdown of the Sophos MS Sql Server DB.

    Thus, I doubt, if this would give a valid backup of the database files (which appear to be in a path like C:\Programme\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.SOPHOS\MSSQL\DATA).

    So again, would it be worth the effort to do regular runs of the tool to get valid DB server backups?

    Thanks, Thomas

    :47890
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