System Requirements - Databases

The Backup Agent is used to protect any number or combination of database instances (including MySQL, SQL Server, and MS Exchange). See also: System Requirements - Backup Agent for Linux, System Requirements - Backup Agent for Windows.

Microsoft SQL Server | MySQL | Microsoft MS Exchange | Unsupported configurations:

Below you can find a list of database products that can be protected by Server Backup Manager.

Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft. The following SQL Server versions can be protected:

SQL Server 2014
SQL Server 2012
SQL Server 2008 R2
SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2005
SQL Server Express

MySQL

MySQL is the world's most used open source relational database management system. It runs as a server, providing multi-user access to a number of databases. Requirements for protecting MySQL databases are provided below.

MySQL Versions

Any MySQL release version 5.X or newer, including:

MySQL Community Server
Enterprise Server
MariaDB
Percona (Server)

Storage Engines

MyISAM
InnoDB / Innobase
Memory (schema only)
Archive
CSV
Merge
Blackhole (schema only)

MariaDB Storage Engines

InnoDB
XtraDB
Aria
MyISAM
Federated
OQGraph
Merge
Archive
CSV

Objects Protected and Restored

Databases
Tables
Indexes
Constraints
Triggers
Events
Views
Stored Procedures

File Systems

In order for the Server Backup Manager to protect your MySQL database, locate it on one of the following supported file systems.

Note
For proper snapshot and synchronization, all database tables and associated InnoDB log files are located on the same file system. Locating InnoDB data and log files on separate file systems or devices is not currently supported by the Server Backup.

Windows: NTFS
Linux: Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, XFS, ReiserFS

Storage Engines we do not support:

Mroonga
SphinxSE
PBXT

Microsoft MS Exchange

Microsoft Exchange Server is the server side of a collaborative application product developed by Microsoft. The following versions are supported:

Exchange Server 2013
Exchange Server 2010
Exchange Server 2007

Not supported:

Exchange Server 2003

Unsupported configurations:

MSDE (SQL Server 2000 version of SQL Express) or anything prior to 2005
Object (e.g. table) level restore
Support for Active/Active SQL Server Clusters
Log Shipping
Backup of a selection of individual databases (the feature will be added in the future)
MS Exchange 2003