Prerequisites for Verification

Ensure all prerequisites for application backup verification:

• Verification of SQL Server and Oracle may require additional node configuration settings. See Editing a Node in the Reference Guide.

• For a DPX Enterprise that contains multiple instances of SQL, it is recommended that the default verification node remain selected. This prevents compatibility issues by verifying the backups against their original instances.

• The verification node and the source node must be running the same operating systems.

• For Oracle, the requirements of the verification node are the same as the requirements for an Oracle cloning target node. For these requirements, see Chapter 23: Oracle Databases in the User’s Guide.

• For Oracle, when a whole database is not backed up but only some tablespaces are selected, verification cannot be used, because the Catalogic DPX Verification clones the entire database.

• For SQL Server and Exchange, the verification node can be the source node, but it is not recommended.

Note. To verify a Windows Server 2012 deduplicated NTFS volume, select a verification node running Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2. To verify a Windows Server 2012 R2 deduplicated NTFS volume, select a verification node running Windows Server 2012 R2. See Catalogic DPX Block Data Protection.

• For Exchange 2010/2013, see Setting Verification Options for Exchange 2010/2013.