Snapshot and backup checkpoints

The following table lists the checkpoints for you to take VM snapshots and database backups during the installation and post-installation process. Taking these backups and snapshots helps you to recover from a failed installation.

After you complete the installation successfully, you can delete all intermediate snapshots to ensure that your host has enough resources available for the other applications to run.

In the table, "Before you begin the installation" means taking database backups and VM snapshots after you prepare the target host and after all the prerequisites are met — for example for BMC Network Automation, after the JDK is installed, and the OS user, database, and database users are created (as required by the product).

Important installation checkpoints

BMC product	VM or equivalent machine backup checkpoints	Database backup checkpoints
BMC Remedy AR System & BMC Remedy IT Service Management Suite – Primary	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC Remedy AR System & BMC Remedy IT Service Management Suite – Primary After post-installation configuration of BMC Remedy AR System After configuring the DSO mapping After installing Cloud Portal Extensions After installing BMC Atrium Core Web Registry	Before you begin the installation After installing BMC Remedy AR System & BMC Remedy IT Service Management Suite – Primary After post-installation configuration of BMC Remedy AR System After configuring the DSO mapping After installing Cloud Portal Extensions After installing BMC Atrium Core Web Registry
BMC Remedy AR System Cloud Database	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC Remedy AR System After installing BMC Atrium Core After configuring the DSO mapping After installing the Cloud Database Extensions After installing Cloud Platform Manager	Before you begin the installation After installing BMC Remedy AR System After installing BMC Atrium Core After configuring the DSO mapping After installing the Cloud Database Extensions After installing Cloud Platform Manager
BMC Remedy Mid Tier	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC Remedy Mid Tier	Not applicable
BMC Atrium Core Web Registry	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC Atrium Core Web Registry	Before you begin the installation
BMC Server Automation – File Server	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC Server Automation – File Server	Not applicable
BMC Server Automation – Application Server & Console	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC BladeLogic Operations Manager After installing BMC Server Automation Console After post-installation configuration of BMC BladeLogic Operations Manager After installing BMC ProactiveNet Central Server After installing BMC ProactiveNet Data Collection Host	Before you begin the installation After installing BMC BladeLogic Operations Manager After installing BMC Server Automation Console After post-installation configuration of BMC BladeLogic Operations Manager After installing BMC ProactiveNet Central Server After installing BMC ProactiveNet Data Collection Host
BMC Server Automation – Multiple Application Server (MAS)	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC Server Automation – Multiple Application Server (MAS)	Before you begin the installation After installing BMC Server Automation – Multiple Application Server (MAS)
BMC Atrium Orchestrator Server	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC Atrium Orchestrator Server	Not applicable
BMC Atrium Orchestrator Server – Configuration Distribution Peer (HA)	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC Atrium Orchestrator Configuration Distribution Peer (HA)	Not applicable
BMC Network Automation	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC Network Automation	Before you begin the installation After installing BMC Network Automation
BMC ProactiveNet Central Server	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC ProactiveNet Central Server	On Linux: After installing BMC Server Automation Operations Manager After installing BMC Server Automation database server Before installing BMC ProactiveNet Central Server After installing BMC ProactiveNet Central Server
BMC ProactiveNet Server	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC ProactiveNet Server	On Linux: Before installing BMC ProactiveNet Server After installing BMC ProactiveNet Server
BMC ProactiveNet Data Collection Host	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC ProactiveNet Data Collection Host	On Linux: Before installing BMC ProactiveNet Data Collection Host After installing BMC ProactiveNet Data Collection Host
Cloud Database Extensions	After installing Cloud Database Extensions	After installing Cloud Database Extensions
Cloud Platform Manager	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing Cloud Platform Manager	Not applicable
Cloud Portal AR Extensions – Primary	Before you begin the installation After installing BMC Remedy AR System Server & IT Service Management Suite – Primary After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing Cloud Portal AR Extensions – Primary	Before you begin the installation After installing BMC Remedy AR System Server & IT Service Management Suite – Primary
BMC Remedy AR System & BMC Remedy IT Service Management Suite – Secondary	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC Remedy AR System & BMC Remedy IT Service Management Suite – Secondary	Before you begin the installation After installing BMC Remedy AR System & BMC Remedy IT Service Management Suite – Secondary
BMC Remedy AR System – Cloud Database Secondary	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC Remedy AR System – Cloud Database Secondary	Before you begin the installation After installing BMC Remedy AR System – Cloud Database Secondary
Cloud Portal AR Extensions – Secondary	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing Cloud Portal AR Extensions – Secondary	Before you begin the installation After installing BMC Remedy AR System & BMC Remedy IT Service Management Suite – Secondary
PXE Server	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing PXE Server	After installing PXE Server
BMC Server Automation – Advanced Repeater	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC Server Automation – Advanced Repeater	Not applicable
BMC Network Automation – Device Agent	Before you begin the installation After installing the BMC BladeLogic RSCD Agent After installing BMC Network Automation – Device Agent	Not applicable

Snapshot and backup checkpoints

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