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This section lists system requirements for Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL Server.
Component | Requirement |
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Microsoft SQL Server | For more information about supported versions of Microsoft SQL Server, see the VSS-Aware Applications subsection of the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide. |
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AlwaysOn Availability Groups are supported for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and higher. |
Consider the following:
- By default, the AUTO_CLOSE option for SQL server databases is set to False.
If AUTO_CLOSE is enabled, your databases might be skipped from processing.
- To restore database items from a SQL server VM that is running Microsoft Windows ReFS, the Veeam backup server or a management console must be installed on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 or higher.
- To restore data from a server that is running Microsoft Windows ReFS 3.x, the Veeam backup server or a management console must be installed on Microsoft Windows Server 2016.
- Nodes participating in AlwaysOn Availability Groups are supported, but using Availability Group Listeners as staging servers is not recommended.
Staging SQL Server Requirements
Consider the following requirements when configuring a staging SQL server:
- Make sure that the staging SQL server has the same or a higher version as the original SQL server.
- A SQL server included in Microsoft SQL Server Failover Cluster cannot be used as a staging system.
- The following versions of Microsoft SQL Server Express Editions can be used as a staging system and come as part of the Veeam Backup & Replication distribution package:
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012. For Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2016. For other versions.
- A SQL server instance can be used as a staging system.
- Databases that exceed 10 GB cannot be attached to the Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2016 Express Edition due to Express Edition limitations.