Restoring a whole SQL Server application

With R‑Cloud, you can restore a whole SQL Server application to its original or a new location by restoring the virtual machine instance on which the SQL Server application is hosted. Depending on how you want to restore your SQL Server application, choose one of the following options:

I want to restore an SQL Server application by... Restore option to select

Restoring the virtual machine instance on which the application is hosted to its original location.

 Restore VM Instance
Creating a clone of the virtual machine instance on which the application is hosted to the same or a different location on the same cloud platform. Clone VM Instance

Important  Before you start restoring your SQL Server applications, make sure that you are familiar with all the prerequisites, limitations, considerations, and/or recommendations related to the instances on which these applications are hosted. For details, see Restoring instances.

Restore option Instructions

Restore VM Instance

  1. In the Applications panel, click the SQL Server application that you want to restore to open the Detail view.

    Note  The Detail view appears only if you click an application. Selecting the check box before the name of the application does not open the Detail view.

  2. In the Detail view that appears at the bottom of the screen, select the preferred restore point.

  3. Click Restore Files Restore.

  4. Select Restore Whole MS SQL Server, and then click Next.

  5. Select Restore VM Instance, and then click Next.

  6. Follow the procedure as described in Restoring an instance.

Clone VM Instance

  1. In the Applications panel, click the SQL Server application that you want to restore to open the Detail view.

    Note  The Detail view appears only if you click an application. Selecting the check box before the name of the application does not open the Detail view.

  2. In the Detail view that appears at the bottom of the screen, select the preferred restore point.

  3. Click Restore Files Restore.

  4. Select Restore Whole MS SQL Server, and then click Next.

  5. Select Clone VM Instance, and then click Next.

  6. Follow the procedure for your cloud platform as described in Cloning an instance.