Chapter 12: Backup and Recovery

	Excerpt from Microsoft® Operations Manager 2005 Unleashed (MOM): With A Preview of Operations Manager 2007.
By Kerrie Meyler, Cameron Fuller, Chris Amaris Published by Sams ISBN-10: 0-672-32928-X ISBN-13: 978-0-672-32928-9

In This Chapter

• Roles of Key MOM Files and Databases

• Backing Up and Restoring the SQL Server Databases

• Backing Up Management Packs

• Backing Up Reports

• Backing Up SQL Reporting Services Encryption Keys

• Disaster Recovery Planning

All production systems should have backup and recovery procedures in place, and a Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) infrastructure is no exception. Out-of-the-box, MOM 2005 does not include a backup process. If the OnePoint database becomes damaged through corruption or a hardware failure and you are without a database backup, you will have to reinstall the management group and re-create the database. This creates all kinds of headaches.