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Unless you are able to shut down the SQL Server service, prior to running your &quot;baremetal' backup , the backups will be useless.
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Unless you are able to shut down the SQL Server service, prior to running your "baremetal' backup , the backups will be useless.

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Anthony Perkins:<br />
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I am talking about thirdparty software, You do not need to shut down the services for baremetal.<br />
unitrneds,acronis, symantec, etc.
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Anthony Perkins:

I am talking about thirdparty software, You do not need to shut down the services for baremetal.
unitrneds,acronis, symantec, etc.

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I am going to run a baremetal backup on sql server, this case , the barmetal will backup only the c: , but I see the server has sql apps installed on d: drive and also the data folder &nbsp;is on d: drive too.<br />
As I understand the SQL tech runs maintenance on that server and also runs &nbsp;sql backup to dump the data on a shared drive.<br />
My responsibilities is that I have to bring the server up and running , this case I have to restore the d:drive to bring the sql installation .<br />
Will it be an any issue with the sql maintence If I let my backup software to backup the d: drive?
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I am going to run a baremetal backup on sql server, this case , the barmetal will backup only the c: , but I see the server has sql apps installed on d: drive and also the data folder  is on d: drive too.
As I understand the SQL tech runs maintenance on that server and also runs  sql backup to dump the data on a shared drive.
My responsibilities is that I have to bring the server up and running , this case I have to restore the d:drive to bring the sql installation .
Will it be an any issue with the sql maintence If I let my backup software to backup the d: drive?

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