Backing up a Horizon Connection Server
The information required to restore a Horizon Connection Server is stored in two different databases:
Horizon Connection Server AD LDS database
vCenter Server database
Horizon Composer, described in Chapter 3, Implementing Horizon Composer, also uses a database that contains critical Horizon configuration information. Horizon installations that utilize Horizon Composer will also need to back up the Composer database as part of their backup and recovery plan.
Backing up the vCenter Server database
The vCenter Server database should be backed up using whatever method is available within your environment. This includes options such as:
Native backups based on the capabilities of the database platform, such as Microsoft SQL Server backup or Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) backup
Third-party database backup solutions
There are no specific requirements with regard to database backup methodologies, so long as you can recover the database to a previous state; either...