Does backup of database supported?

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VaaS backup is disk-based but user can ensure database consistent backup by using custom quiescing scripts. It requires VMware Tools installed and running on the virtual server.

Below are some scripting samples,

Back up MySQL on Linux without stopping services or dumping the database
Running custom quiescing scripts inside Windows virtual machine with ESX 3.5 Update 2 and later (1006671)

To verify custom scripts, create a snapshot manually and make sure to,

Check the option "Quiesce guest file system"
Uncheck the option "Snapshot the virtual machine's memory"

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