[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-09-04 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis page outlines the prerequisites for preparing various workloads for protection by the Backup and DR Service.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eYou can find information on configuring Google Cloud VMware Engine to work with Backup and DR protection.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThere is information to prepare Filestore and other file systems for Backup and DR Service.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe page includes details for backing up self-managed databases, including Oracle, SAP HANA, SQL Server, and other databases.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Prepare your workloads for Backup and DR Service\n\nThe following pages list prerequisites to prepare your workloads for\nprotection by Backup and DR Service:\n\n- [Configure Google Cloud VMware Engine for Backup and DR protection](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/configuration/prepare-vmware)\n- [Prepare Filestore and other file systems for Backup and DR Service](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/configuration/prepare-filesystems)\n- Backup and DR for self-managed databases:\n - [Prerequisites for backing up an Oracle database](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/configuration/prepare-oracle-prerequisites)\n - [Prepare Oracle databases for Backup and DR Service](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/configuration/prepare-oracle)\n - [Prepare SAP HANA for Backup and DR Service](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/configuration/prepare-sap-hana)\n - [Prepare SQL Server databases for Backup and DR Service](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/configuration/prepare-sql-server)\n - [Prepare other self-managed databases for Backup and DR Service](/backup-disaster-recovery/docs/configuration/prepare-otherdb)"]]
