Backup Recovery

You can use rollback scenarios to set up an automated backup policy that creates a physical snapshot or a virtual snapshot on a backup media server. Virtual snapshots are preferred for backups.

Important: A data rollback can be only performed once. After the data is rolled back, the protection plan cannot be rolled back to another point in time. Before performing a rollback, use a virtual snapshot or a physical snapshot first to ensure that you are selecting the appropriate rollback time period.

When you create a rollback scenario, the protection plan status does not change. The rollback has no affect on the protection plan until you run it. This means you can create the rollback scenario for the protection plan before you need it for disaster recovery. The rollback scenario saves you recovery time at the secondary location in the event of a disaster. To run a rollback scenario, see Run a Backup/Rollback Scenario.

Use rollback scenarios in an asynchronous replication configuration to set up a policy for rolling back data that is saved on the secondary site.