To protect a Microsoft SQL server, create a backup plan or use the Backup now feature as described in the "Backup" section.
Follow these recommendations to ensure that a single-pass backup is successful.
Databases may be stored on more than one disk or volume. To ensure that all necessary files are included in a backup, back up the entire machine. This also ensures that the SQL Server will remain protected if you add more databases or relocate the log files in the future.
If you are sure that the databases and their associated files are always on the same volumes, you may want to back up only these volumes. Or, you may want to create separate backup plans for the system volume and for the volumes that store the data.
You can also exclude files and folders if you are sure they do not belong to Microsoft SQL Server.
In any case, make sure that all of the volumes containing the necessary files are included in the backup. If, for example, the log file of a database is not included in the backup, you will not be able to recover this database. Recovery of the operating system may not be possible if you did not back up boot and system volumes or excluded critical system files.
For instructions on how to find out the database paths, refer to "SQL Server database files".
Make sure that the Volume Shadow Copy Service backup option is set to Use Volume Shadow Copy Service and that the selected snapshot provider is not Software - Acronis VSS Provider. The best choice is Software - System provider.