The following Microsoft SQL Server
configurations and technologies are supported:
- Standalone Microsoft SQL Server with one or more instances and databases located on supported block storage.
- Microsoft SQL Server Instances using Windows Failover Cluster with databases located on supported block storage.
- Microsoft SQL Always On Availability Groups consisting of both clustered as well as standalone instances.
The following data protection technologies are supported:
- Block based snapshots.
- Local and remote replication of databases.
The following technologies are not supported:
- Transaction log backups using Protector. Transaction logs can be protected with the toolset provided by Microsoft or 3rd party tools.
- BLOBs which are stored outside of the database.
- Databases on Cluster Shared Volumes utilizing ReFS instead of NTFS.
- Databases on unsupported Block storage {see Hitachi Block prerequisites}
- Distributed and read scale availability groups.
- Always On Availability group on FCI Cluster Shared Volume.